2012: Played in every game, starting one... Caught three passes for 16 yards and scored one TD.

2011: Starting fullback in most games... Ran seven times for 34 yards... Caught 11 passes for 88 yards and one score.

2010: Earned valuable varsity time as No. 4 RB when injuries hit backfield... Played in five varsity games and had 14 carries for 26 yards.

At Gates-Chili High School: 2009 first-team All-Greater Rochester… Three-time all-county… Played FB, LB and DE… Two-time team captain… 2008 Section V championship team… Played one year of varsity basketball and team won 2008-09 Section V title… Academic Varsity Letter with two chevrons… Two-time Monroe County Scholar-Athlete Award… Ontario Honda Scholarship… Three-time New York State Scholar-Athlete… National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete… RIT Computing Medal and Scholarship… American Chemical Society Student Recognition Award… Joseph Villareale Memorial Scholarship… No. 2 in a class of 388… Personal: Elijah Thomas is the son of Stephanie and Chris Thomas… Volunteered at the Seabury Woods Senior Community...Silliman College resident.