Thomas confirmed night that he picked up an offer from nearby Miami after speaking with Mario Cristobal on Christmas.
"He was just saying that he watched my film and loved it," Thomas explained. "He said that he liked how relentless I was and how I had an explosive get off. Then he offered me a scholarship."
"I'm probably going to visit in January," Thomas added before quickly point out that he will take an official visit to Oklahoma the weekend of Jan. 28 with his parents.
Speaking of the Sooners, Thomas seems to be pretty intrigued by the Big 12 program.
"I like the defensive philosophy there, especially with coach [Brent] Venables coming over from Clemson. Just with the history of their program and what they do, I really thunk that they can develop me into an NFL player," Thomas said.
Kentucky is also very much in the hunt to land a signature from Thomas after getting him on campus the weekend of Dec. 10 for an official visit.
"It was good," Thomas said of his time in Lexington. "They really showed what they want to do with me. I got a feel for their practice and I really like their organization and how they do things and how they develop their guys. The practice I saw looked fun. The guys still wanted to go get it, but at the same time they had fun."
Thomas was also impressed with Wildcats' assistant Brad White.
"He's got an NFL background," Thomas noted. "That's a positive."
Thomas, who is also considering LSU, isn't expecting to make a final decision of sorts until much closer to February's National Signing Day.
