Classic Tailback - Blair Thomas Penn State Highlights

A compilation of some Blair Thomas' collegiate highlights at the Penn State University. While he is now infamous for being a huge draft bust AKA the guy that was picked over Emmitt Smith, there was a reason he was such a high pick back in 1990. Blair Thomas was one of the best backs in America during his final two years in Happy Valley, and looked like a sure-fire superstar while he cut and juked through hapless defenses.
The games I used to take the clips from can be found on Stephen Barnett's youtube channel (and there were a few other channels I used as well that you can find if you look around): / sbbarnet. .
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[@Tap02]

I can see why he was a jets bust now. The offensive line was stellar, they opened holes my grandma could run through. Lack of breakaway speed, lacks strength (DBs tackled him easily). He's not a north/south runner but a cutback. Cutbacks need a great offensive line...this is really a highlight of the offensive line. Also, I have a feeling that the owner really wanted him and made the gym draft him.

[@PockyCandy]

You hit the nail on the head. I think that he did have breakaway speed before his injury (I found some more highlights from his earlier games with DJ Dozier and the dude was fast) and his hands weren't terrible. But he did lack strength. After the knee injury, I think that he would've made a decent 3rd down back for a decade, but that's not what happened.

[@stephenbianchi7141]

I was just thinking "great highlights but I can see why it didn't work"

[@43captrexkramer]

@@PockyCandy Dozier was another whom I had higher expectations for.

[@allanhee]

There are a number of runs through wide-open holes that a great RB would have taken much farther.

[@aaronrider4051]

Uh, you know the Jets sucked, right?

[@mojo5763]

My all time favorite player.

[@johnpoulton9446]

GREAT TB and GREAT KR too !! SO fun watching him play !! speed , strength, quickness! he had it all !!!!!

[@mojo5763]

Hands down my favorite RB when you’re was a kid. I still have a pic of me holding a football that says #32 Thomas that I wrote with a sharpie.

[@scottymatlock6799]

I remember watching him va byu in the holiday bowl. Even though I was a young razorback, I really liked penn state from that day on. I was like 10 yrs old.

[@ianmiles8635]

How in the world does this video 📹 only have 11 likes?!?!

[@PockyCandy]

Because this video sucks. There was a lot of footage that I could've used that had long touchdowns. Instead, all this video contains are short runs.

[@ianmiles8635]

PockyCandy I thought it was great. This shows Blair Thomas running threw over and past players. It even shows his catching abilities. What more do the viewers want?!?!

[@ianmiles8635]

PockyCandy LOL

[@ianmiles8635]

PockyCandy your funny bro.

[@ianmiles8635]

Hey PockyCandy, how about an Anthony Thompson of Indiana University, Ricky Watters or Anthony Johnson of Notre Dame.

[@43captrexkramer]

Good call, I remember the whole who was better Anthony or Minnesota's Darrell Thompson.

[@melissarose9820]

Goat

[@nothingtoseehere1336]

Hes my football coach now 😂

[@BrycexHunter]

Same

[@kdeb92968]

Where does he coach ?

[@43captrexkramer]

So disappointed, I had very high expectations for both he and Richie Anderson in the NFL. But were still great at PSU.

[@mukinmukin6352]

Had a pretty good start to his Jets career, then had a costly fumble vs Chicago on MNF in 1991 and it seemed to be all downhill from there, turned into a bust.

[@xniqhthd5420]

He'd my dad

[@xniqhthd5420]

He's

[@BreuckelensFinest]

xNiqhtHD Well, I loved watching your dad as a kid. I was a RB in HS when he was at Penn State & he was one of the best RBs I've ever seen at that time. So sorry about his knee injury, if it wasn't for that, I believe he would have went on to be an NFL Hall of Famer.

[@xniqhthd5420]

BreuckelensFinest He is in the hall of fame

[@malcontent7976]

@@xniqhthd5420 did your mom just tell you this is your dad? Cuz he sure doesn't know who the hell you are

[@maineventzent2923]

Lol

[@bigal1024]

He should have been a FB not a RB... he was utilized wrong in the NFL

[@e2go]

Yeah, he was like 5'11" 190. Great size for a FB😂🤡

[@bkdub6449]

Good college running back but NFL BUST

[@buster60341]

Blair Thomas was suppose to be better than Emmitt Smith in the 1990 NFL Draft but Emmitt Smith had a better NFL career than Blair Thomas

[@logandepaoli4931]

Blair Thomas was terrible

[@buster60341]

@@logandepaoli4931 I agree but he was a good college football player

[@43captrexkramer]

What an astute observation, Sammie Smith was supposed to be better than Emmitt too.

[@blackprometheus3484]

He had no speed I see why he was bust in the nfl

[@e2go]

black prometheus LOL he ran a 4.3 40 in the majority of the clips in this video.

[@theauthorparrishgorejack6409]

Jimmy and Jerry traded up in the draft to take Thomas but the Jest jumped ahead of them and took Thomas. Next on Jimmy's board was Emmitt. Which is why Dallas ended up with Smith. I didn't think Thomas was that good. I saw Emmitt a lot and he was exceptional at finding holes and had a good burst and great balance. IDK what everyone saw in Thomas. He was a good back with a great Oline. But his open field moves were slow and he didn't get through holes very fast. You see this a lot from back then with northern players. They were hyped up by the media so much because of where they played. There's always been this biasedness with the media regarding northern players and college's. That's why there were more NC's from the north back then. Since teams have had to actually play for the NC, there's been few that have won it. Ohio State won twice since the BCS and that's about it. Since the BCS southern teams have dominated college football. Something they would have been doing if there was a playoff system back when Thomas played.