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beast10 · 02-07-2016, 11:29 PM

Josiah Thomas

UNF Receives First Ever Commitment

Oct. 8, 2015

JACKSONVILLE, Fla — Five thousand percent.

That’s how much easier North Florida football coach Brian Jenkins believes recruiting will be this year.

“When I say 5,000 percent I’m exaggerating, but not by much,” Jenkins said.

UNF nabbed its first football commitment, Tuesday, in school history. Josiah Thomas (Port Charlotte, FL), a two-star offensive lineman, handed the inaugural program his verbal. Thomas mulled over the chain of regions; North Florida, South Florida, and Central Florida. At the end, the Ospreys came away with the in-state recruit.

“The idea of coming out to play football for a brand new program is one of the most intriguing things to many of these young men,” Jenkins said, a main benefactor in the recruiting circuit so far. “They’re all thinking ‘hey, I could be a star here’, and quite frankly at this point, if they work hard enough that can very well be the case.”

Josiah Thomas, of Port Charlotte High School, is a hulking prospect at 6-foot and 297 pounds. The all-conference nose guard earned the attention of multiple Division-1 programs over the summer after turning in notable numbers in multiple combines. Not only did Thomas squat 620 pounds, but the near-300 pound lineman also clocked a 4.72 forty, the fastest amongst all lineman recorded in the Sunshine State.

“That’s the type of young man that shows, not tells,” said Jenkins. “You look at his tape and it’s not hard to see the improvement. He’ll be a big piece for us moving forward.”

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beast10 All Star OVR: 36 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: On The Hardwood Blog Entries: 3	Re: UNF Ospreys Football: The Newest Addition to the Sunshine State Josiah Thomas UNF Receives First Ever Commitment Oct. 8, 2015 JACKSONVILLE, Fla — Five thousand percent. That’s how much easier North Florida football coach Brian Jenkins believes recruiting will be this year. “When I say 5,000 percent I’m exaggerating, but not by much,” Jenkins said. UNF nabbed its first football commitment, Tuesday, in school history. Josiah Thomas (Port Charlotte, FL), a two-star offensive lineman, handed the inaugural program his verbal. Thomas mulled over the chain of regions; North Florida, South Florida, and Central Florida. At the end, the Ospreys came away with the in-state recruit. “The idea of coming out to play football for a brand new program is one of the most intriguing things to many of these young men,” Jenkins said, a main benefactor in the recruiting circuit so far. “They’re all thinking ‘hey, I could be a star here’, and quite frankly at this point, if they work hard enough that can very well be the case.” Josiah Thomas, of Port Charlotte High School, is a hulking prospect at 6-foot and 297 pounds. The all-conference nose guard earned the attention of multiple Division-1 programs over the summer after turning in notable numbers in multiple combines. Not only did Thomas squat 620 pounds, but the near-300 pound lineman also clocked a 4.72 forty, the fastest amongst all lineman recorded in the Sunshine State. “That’s the type of young man that shows, not tells,” said Jenkins. “You look at his tape and it’s not hard to see the improvement. He’ll be a big piece for us moving forward.”