ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia’s smallest player has been coming up big.
Carlton Thomas scored the first two touchdowns of his college career last Saturday during the 43-0 defeat of Vanderbilt. The 5-foot-7, 176-pound redshirt sophomore from Frostproof, Fla., began this season buried behind the tailback tandem of Washaun Ealey and Caleb King, but Ealey and King have been sidetracked by fumbles and arrests.
“I knew what my role was on the team, and I feel like I’ve gotten more than the coaches expected me to get,” Thomas said. “They have given me a lot and have put me in a lot of situations. Unfortunate incidents put me in those situations, but I think I’ve made the most of them.”
Thomas has played in every game but one, missing the win over Tennessee with a hamstring injury. He led the Bulldogs with 61 yards on 13 carries against Louisiana-Lafayette, earned his first career start at Colorado and had 40 yards on four carries last week.
With King suspended for a second straight game, Thomas is scheduled to back up Ealey this week when the Bulldogs visit Kentucky.