Julius Thomas

Julius Thomas (born June 27, 1988) is an American football tight end for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played collegiate football at the Portland State University.

College career
Thomas was a First-team All-Big Sky Conference selection in 2010. He ended the season with 29 receptions for 453 yards and two touchdowns. Thomas had not played collegiate football prior to 2010. He played four seasons for the Portland State basketball team.

In hoops, Thomas set school records for career games played (121), career wins (78), and career field goals percentage (.663), and also participated on one Big Sky regular season championship team and two Big Sky tournament championship teams as well two NCAA Tournaments (2008 and 2009). He was twice named to the Big Sky All-Tournament team. As a senior he averaged 10.8 points, 5.9 rebounds, and shot a school-record .671 from the field.

Denver Broncos
Thomas was taken 32nd in the 4th round, 129th overall, by the Denver Broncos in the 2011 NFL Draft.