Elijah Thomas Award Special Teams Player of the Week Week Of 10/8/2018 Sport Football School Loras College Year Freshman Position Hometown Zephyrillis, Fla. High School Zephyrillis Football – Special Teams Player of the Week Elijah Thomas, Loras College Fr., RB/KR, Zephyrillis, Fla./Zephyrillis Thomas recorded a career-high 145 kick return yards. He fielded four kick returns on his way to averaging 36.3 yards per return. Thomas longest return of the day was 51 yards. As a punt returner he averaged 5.7 yards on three returns. From the running back position, he added 64-yard run for TD in third quarter and totaled 132 yards rushing on 12 attempts. In three league contests Thomas has the second ranked kick return average at 28.6. This is Thomas’ second Special Teams Player of the Week honor (10/8/18, 9/9/18).
