Oregon speedster De’Anthony Thomas represents a growing trend in college football in two ways. First, he is a player who can rotate through different positions in an offense, presenting a unique and electrifying offensive threat at several spots on the field.
The List: 2013 college football recruits whose names start with ‘De’-’
Twenty of them, to be exact.
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Second, he was one of fourteen recruits in his class to carry a name starting with “De’-”, another quantifiable college football trend of note. For reference, we include this extremely scientific graph representing the rise of the “De’-” era in college football, compiled with research by SB Nation recruiting guru Bud Elliott.
This year's national recruiting class features at least twenty "De'-" names. The 2013 class, in no particular order:
1. De'Asian Richardson
2. De'Niro Laster
3. De'Mario Evans
4. De'Marieya Nelson
5. De'Vondre Campbell
6. De'Runnya Wilson
7. De'Ondre Wesley
8. De'Vante Scott
9. De'Quann Ruffin
10. De'Shawn Beck
11. De'Juan James
12. De'Andre Simmons
13. De'Marcus Paige
14. De'Shaun Wells
15. De'Xavier Lancaster
16. De'Quan Pettway
17. De'Von Bollinger
18. De'shone Randall
19. De'Shawn Ford
20. De'Rahjai Robinson
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