Where Have You Gone, Johnny Thomas?

Johnny Thomas played one season at the University of Nevada and bounced around the football world. The highly touted defensive tackle played his first two seasons at Holmes Junior College and garnered All American honors after making 78 tackles and 13 sacks. In 2001, at Nevada, he played in 9 games and started 2. In his only D1 campaign he recovered one fumble, made 39 tackles and one sack.

The following season he briefly enrolled at Alabama State but never suited up and declared himself readly for the 2002 NFL Supplemental Draft. All teams passed on Thomas but the Dolphins invited him to their 2003 camp but he was injured in camp and did not make the final roster. He was also listed on the roster for the Frankfurt Galaxy in 2003. From 2004 - 2005 he played Arena Football for Chicago and New York.