What Happened to THE BEST TRIPLE OPTION QB EVER? (Justin Thomas)

Justin Thomas is known as the best triple option QB of all time, but despite a superstar career at Georgia Tech, he never made an impact in the NFL, what happened to Thomas and what went wrong? Enjoy!
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[@swoopnscore3056]

Joshua Nesbit, Johnathan Dwyer, & Demaryius Thomas was golden. That might be before many of y’all’s era.

[@greatgasby7090]

The ironic part is that they were drafted by Chan Gailey as pro style offense players and Paul Johnson utilized them to make his triple option elite. Those days were awesome because he had 4 and 5 star players in his offense. After that it wasn’t the same because highly ranked recruits didn’t go there because that offense doesn’t get you NFL ready.

[@forever_noir_2155]

That was only like 10 years ago lol

[@hardhatjack2207]

The three guys that made me a fan!

[@michaelpolak264]

That was my childhood

[@ProjectChaos77]

I remember when GT had Megatron aka Calvin Johnson.

[@thecreekrat69]

As a VT fan. I’ll tell you this dude was a nightmare. Had me picking GT on NCAA 14 sometimes lol

[@michaelpolak264]

2009 we ruined your natty dreams. And tore down out goalpost, and knocked some lady out in the process. Good times.

[@neen4347]

Bro lol i literally just came to the comments to type this same thing

[@rileypriest3835]

he’s my high schools qb coach i stg

[@richardlellip.e.m.b.a.7969]

Orange Bowl against Dak Prescott was phenomenal -- surprised his 4.3 speed didn't stick in the NFL.

[@dylanhutchins2473]

Thomas, laskey, and days were a phenomenal trio to have in the backfield. I miss those days more and more.

[@tankdome37]

He was great at Prattville! I stay 30 minutes from there! I use to go to his games while he was in High school

[@RJ-qs6nm]

thank you scott! I asked for this video for over a year, I'm so glad you made it! My favorite college football player ever ! Thank you 🙏🙏🙏

[@grantbirnberg5]

2016 GT was pretty good . 9 and 4 and win over UGA

[@rom7633]

Man, I hope GaTech comes back and becomes a good team again.

[@willpsone]

Slight correction- at 4:02 you mention that Thomas was immediately named starter upon arriving at Tech but that's not true, he backed up Vad Lee his first year hence the low stats. He only became starter when Vad transferred

[@chonduu_]

Smoov was awesome. After the last UGA win we met the team back at the Edge building. He stayed and signed autographs for every fan that met the bus. He didn't have to take the time but he did. That means a lot to me.

[@jacobtramel615]

As a Tennessee fan. The only Georgia Tech QB I remember was TaQuan Marshall. Mans had like 230 rushing yards on us in that chic-fil-a season opener

[@joeleder]

The hard thing about Georgia Tech is losing that offense to me has caused their downturn. That offense was part of the school's identity in a way. I love the offense so I always watched them and the service academies, but Tech just did it better.

[@june1889]

You should do a video about his high school team. His senior year and he ane his back up both went D1 and they won state with a roster that had like 16 college commits. Crazy considering Prattville is a middle of nowhere alabama school

[@joshuajones2134]

I’m from prattville, it’s not crazy tbh we have the best high school team most years.

[@bouche8503]

Roman Harper

[@june1889]

@@joshuajones2134 definitely do not lol yall are always competitive no doubt but ***most*** years is a big stretch. Regardless, that particular season was an anomaly for basically any public school to produce on that level.

[@june1889]

@@bouche8503 he was great but im saying this one particular team produced double digit college recruits not just one big name

[@ryanmartin73]

Pratville is 6A and had some really good squads over the years.

[@glenwest1911]

Great topic to cover. Thanks Scott!

[@TheAICoverHub]

so glad you did a video on JT. one of my favorite college Q’s ever

[@justice2133]

No QB was better at running the option offense then Frazier, he was literally a missed FG away from winning 3 straight national titles...

[@Thegoldenchopsticks]

The leg

[@ryansaunders65]

Tommie was the best option QB I've ever seen. I consider him #1

[@user-re3cp5pm2l]

Coach Smooth is now coaching our qbs at Prattville HS

[@johnwalker6393]

justin is coaching qb's now? is he still in shape? God bless

[@keithcrownover]

Best option QB - Tracy Hamm of Georgia Southern late 80’s. Also a Paul Johnson product.

[@jdwilmoth5968]

These guys are bums compared to Jamel Holloway in case you don't know who he is he's the kid that replaced Troy aikman at Oklahoma and won the Heisman trophy as a true freshman he is the best option quarterback to ever play the game

[@tedoakley5600]

Thomas was awesome but he wasn't Tommie Frazier from those 90's Nebraska teams....Joe Hamilton from GT was great too

[@NeverKnow225]

Fax

[@tonybriggs280]

Jamelle Holloway > Tommie Frazier

[@NeverKnow225]

@@tonybriggs280 really? He had to be a beast.

[@NeverKnow225]

@@tonybriggs280 Tommie Frazier won back to back national championships and he was 33-3 4,000 yards passing and 2,200 rushing in his career at Nebraska

[@MyPopper1]

@@NeverKnow225 he played for Nebraska, not Oklahoma.

[@huskertok2527]

How Do you Forget Tommie Frazier the TRUE Triple Option GOAT

[@bouche8503]

Facts

[@MyPopper1]

Came here for this. Glad someone said it.

[@charlesshankle3178]

Frazier is probably the overall best triple option QB. The only others I would put anywhere near him are Lance McIlhenny, Jamelle Holloway and Darian Hagan. Eric Crouch was darned good also.

[@dexterwestin3747]

Yes (and maybe the greatest overall college QB until Joe Burrow) and nothing against Thomas but Navy's Ricky Dobbs, Air Force's Beau Morgan and the guys Charles has listed especially Holloway were up there too.

[@charlesshankle3178]

@@dexterwestin3747 VY was also exceptional. But, to your point, Frazier was outstanding. All of the men you mentioned are

[@user-dz8ji1tv8u]

Justin Thomas was a BEAST

[@user-dz8ji1tv8u]

Coach Paul Johnson might be one of the greatest offensive minds in history

[@bennettjohnson2631]

Should’ve gone to the nfl at some point that would’ve been sick at least as an assistant

[@Theflyingbuttfloss]

Triple option? No, that scheme alone made Tom Osborne the great coach he was.

[@mcoltrane5]

@@Theflyingbuttfloss Tom Osborne didn't run the triple option. He ran power option

[@drakeaamold7577]

God bless

[@gregoryporter8627]

@@mcoltrane5 Your right! It's a difference. Triple option takes much more discipline to defend. Where as the power option is exactly what it sounds like. Whoever's more physically dominate should control the game.

[@D.dot.]

My favorite GT QBs of all time: Joe Hamilton, Justin Thomas, Josh Nesbitt

[@nickfinamori9992]

Definitely should do Reggie Ball next, a forgotten jacket star.

[@JohnDoe-le4nr]

I always wonder what happened to him. He was clutch, coming from a Clemson fan

[@johnquach8821]

Thank you so much! Maybe a "Texas: Worth the hype now with Arch Manning?"

[@jpselfmade2396]

Bring back the flexbone GT! I miss seeing it on tv

[@carlosmark9840]

Good video

[@harryking8498]

How do you define "recent memory?" I love JT5 as much as anyone, but Joe Hamilton deserves the title of best in recent memory, IMHO. Runner up Heisman, and if we're going to be honest, he deserved it over Ron Dayne. Against eventual National Champ FSU, Joe went 22-25 for 389 yards and 4TD's, with a 5th rushing. Best single game I've ever seen a QB play, though we lost (and if we had instant replay, I bet Travaris Tillman's pick of Weinke would have been ruled an INT, rather than out of bounds, and we win).

[@2013HotNewMusic]

"Best game I've ever seen a QB have" Joe Burrow laughs.

[@harryking8498]

@@gooser__43 Was thinking best Tech QB, not best TO QB.

[@jakecummins3419]

i don’t remember the last time i went on youtube and didn’t watch a scott fisher video ❤️

[@jaxonhorn1047]

You should do a video over Marcus Dupree. The best running back that never was. He played for OU

[@tomc5435]

Why tf would we need that? There's already a 30 for 30 on him.

[@louieo.blevinsmusic4197]

As someone who has always been a Bama fan cause my dad grew up in N. Ala watching The Bear coach UA, I grew up mainly in Georgia and have always had Tech as my #2 team. I remember in Saban’s second year not only did Bama win the Iron Bowl for the first time in a good while, Ga Tech beat UGA. Also loved the ‘15 season when Ga Tech beat UGA. Have nothing against UGA either I just always loved the Ga Tech Ramblin’ Wreck. No where I’d rather be in the state than Athens, tho. Fun fact (if you didn’t mention it, ADD is a funny thing) Justin Thomas was Bama commitment but Bama didn’t want him as a QB so he went to Tech.

[@Icecreamtyler]

Justin was the QB to my high school team the prattville lions. he led us to many championships

[@mpgsnipe3601]

I played at Wetumpka (your rival) and I can say this statement is false. Beat you guys twice in one year including knocking y’all out the playoffs his(Justin Thomas) JR year

[@Icecreamtyler]

@@mpgsnipe3601 you are so wrong lol from 06-09 prattville was number 1 in the state lol

[@xdaytellem4ever]

Thank you JT. I believe he was the best QB at GT. He was smooth and ran the offense with ease.

[@jdubbs.7469]

Smooth was awesome 😎👍

[@kirkchalmersjr.2199]

What about Josh Nesbit? He was a dawg at GT in Paul Johnson era

[@dariusgraves24]

Should definitely do Macho Harris Virginia Tech

[@WISHBONEL7]

Thank you , my user name says it all . Please consider going way back , and doing a video on Scott Frost .

[@jacobwatson1406]

I remember this guy as a dawg fan 😳

[@fucca9-593]

His backup in hs Jalen Whitlow coached qb’s at my high school

[@jamesbeachem2003]

If you were from Alabama, you would know you gotta say Prattville with more energy. They are one of the power schools in the state.

[@tpvn8377]

Can you do what happen to Everett gholston

[@corysmith8977]

As a Tech fan Im ready for a season to look forward to between Tech and the Falcons I want to be excited about football but all I look forward to is baseball the braves and yellow jacket baseball. Basketball is great but I love football and baseball

[@warrenford4394]

I loved Joey Hamilton !!

[@willcosper1696]

You should do a video on Stanford’s RB Bryce Love

[@StevieKeyes]

I’m 2019 I was told I played like this guy😂😂💀

[@Rock33b]

Tommie Frazier best option quarterback ever In my opinion Nebraska ran triple option most of the time during his career

[@qerspective4931]

I remember him becus he is from Alabama he played at Pratt & smacked my high school team😂😂 then he went to GT & im also a Georgia fan so I still had to deal w/ him lol

[@vintagedave393]

J.C. Watts just took his shirt off

[@ScottFisherCFB]

Who should I do next?

[@ohiostatefan1012]

You do what happened to JT Barrett

[@tywhetstoneholley4122]

I played against him in high school

[@jakkejohnson1111]

It hurts to say since I'm a hokies fan but Josh Nesbit was always a problem for us!!

[@baronvonbear8285]

I would say Dee Dowis or Tommy Frazier is the best but I respect this either way

[@dorianvick8932]

They (GT) have the Adidas curse. When is the last time a non-Nike school won a Chip in football….I will wait!

[@Zooveli6]

Played against him my JR year at Miami Central when Prattville came down. He was like that! We beat they ass doe

[@frankfort332]

Well yeah you went to Miami Central. If they lose to anyone besides Northwestern or IMG they should be embarrassed

[@chasekozak7206]

Keenan Reynolds and Tommie Frazier would like a word on who the best option QB of all time is

[@theempireofjudah9315]

Eric Croch from Nebraska

[@davidwadsworth8982]

Steve Davis at Oklahoma was the best. Bradshaw at Army was #2.

[@timewithoutconsequence4611]

Fire Paul Johnson hasn’t aged well.

[@charleshaynes5524]

I believe if had listened to Saban he would have been a great DB and be playing in the NFL

[@johnwalker6393]

can justin still run the option now. is he still in shape?

[@jrsgaming0]

He from my home town

[@poppashotta9732]

What happened was LSU in the bowl game... they also shut down Lamar in that bowl game.

[@alexbradish2422]

If your name isn't Tommie Frazier then you aren't the best option QB ever. Dude was the most dominant player on the most dominant team of all time just ask the 95 Florida Gators defense.

[@vintagedave393]

@fredwill13 Only toward women and a few inmates

[@mikedat276]

So....where is he now?

[@bcperry1973]

Wofford = WAHF ford. WAHF as in "waffle," not "whoa"

[@MustCTV24]

what about tommy fraizer or jameel holiday ? tony rice? just asking

[@tonybriggs280]

Jamelle Holleway of Oklahoma was the best pure option qb. Fixed that for you. B

[@coreyoden2866]

Agreed...but I gotta put CU's Darian Hagan up there somewhere too.

[@mrjohnnyd2172]

*Tommie Frazier has entered the chat*

[@Airi_Iwin]

So I guess Keenan Reynolds doesn’t exist man had 31 rushing tds

[@ScottFisherCFB]

Who is your favorite college football QB of all time?

[@bouche8503]

Michael Vick, Vince Young and Russell Wilson

[@coreyoden2866]

Charlie Ward

[@johnwalker6393]

what he doing now?

[@pashtrame]

ARCH MANNING TO TEXAS BABY

[@braedendavis8972]

Our QB room is STACKED!!! We might actually have a team soon!

[@jawsplays5016]

Still going 5-7

[@qthomm2923]

10 years later... What happened to Arch Manning 🤣

[@MrMpwood12]

Go Dawgs!!!

[@fadercreek]

mcnabb and Cordell stewart were the only option qbs that transitioned to pro football properly

[@dave011679]

Those guys also ran pro style systems with option sprinkled in. Syracuse and Colorado weren't triple option teams like Georgia Tech or the Service academies.

[@bouche8503]

Mcnabb was never an option qb

[@dave011679]

@fredwill13 Syracuse used to run what they called "freeze option" a lot in the 90's. They were not an option offense but they would run some option plays.

[@zxmoore1]

Of All Time?? No. But he is up there in top 10 probably. Players like Nebraska Tommie Frazier and Eric Crouch, Navy Keenan Reynolds, Notre Dame Tony Rice, Colorado Darian Hagan and of course Oklahoma with J.C. Watts, Steve Davis, and the greek god of the wishbone and my personal GOAT of triple option...Jamelle Holieway. If you havent seen Jamelle Holieway run a triple option, do it. Its....beautiful.

[@ROLLIN-DUB]

Have they changed from that triple option yet?

[@ROLLIN-DUB]

@@gooser__43 ahhhhh, I think Oregon at one point used the gun as well. In order for GT to stay competitive which offense should they use?

[@ROLLIN-DUB]

@@gooser__43 gotcha thx

[@unrulysimian3897]

Best triple option QB ever? Tracy Ham. What happened to him? Had a solid career in the CFL.

[@willbrogan2284]

Tommie Frazier might beg to differ

[@troylund3346]

Tommie Frazier #1, Eric Crouch #2. I included every level every team everywhere.

[@jasonbright6294]

Best in recent memory? Maybe you guys are too young to remember a guy named Joe Hamilton...

[@tomwaters5651]

I really don't see Collins as a man to fix the program. I really haven't paid any attention to the gt football after Johnson's era. As I recall, his last year was a real bust. Tech is a school with a football team, not the other way around. I'm proud to be a jacket

[@bobbyjones5821]

Nick Saban knew what was best.

[@Lfg117]

Dual-threat QBs>Thomas: Ward (FSU), Bishop (KSU), Frazier (Neb) & Holieway (OU). Vick (VT), Newton (UA) & VY (TX)=their own category (?).

[@jamescampbell9533]

Jamele Holliway made Troy Aikmam transfer. Nuf said.

[@Heartf3ltmediaMusic]

What happened to DVaughn Pennamon. 4 star number 5 all purpose back from 2016 ole miss

[@DetectiveLawliet]

We still own Georgia tech #Noles

[@dupreehundo3070]

U must’ve never saw joe Hamilton

[@GetDoughJ]

It’s pronounced “Waah-Ferd” haha coming from a SC native

[@AugustTha2nd]

I wonder if he listened to Saban would he have had a decent NFL career? who knows

[@j12m888-fakeaccount]

It’s Wofford but it’s pronounced WA-ford. It’s a South Carolina accent thing.

[@stevemartinez7470]

Coastal carolina?

[@billsmith9711]

I wonder if he ever graduated?

[@Robcadams1974]

The best one played for GA Southern under PJ. No such thing in power five.

[@nickwanamaker2089]

Tommie Frazier was the best option QB ever.

[@ericdavis4894]

I love your videos, but Nesbit by far was the best Georgia Tech Qb, this coming from a VA Tech fan.

[@shaneslyter5347]

Lol at Russel jerseys

[@NeverKnow225]

Kwane Doster Vanderbilt

[@markmoton5780]

The triple option does not prepare quarterbacks for the next level.

[@theheartlandgroup757]

It’s not supposed to.

[@williamhancock1029]

Makes you wonder if he would've had a pro career if he went with Saban & switched to DB in college.

[@koldkaii320]

he was just a generation to early. to be a shorter black QB