Football Players to Watch in 2025 and Beyond Lamar “LJ” Thomas Jr. | Valdosta
Quarterback Lamar “LJ” Thomas Jr. just completed his eighth-grade season at Valdosta Middle School and will join the high school varsity squad in 2025.
Several fans suggested Thomas as one to watch.
According to Ryan Davis, who is a strength and conditioning coach at Valdosta Middle School, Thomas squatted 315 pounds and had a bench press of 215 pounds as a seventh-grader.
Trey Wetherington, who coached Thomas as a member of the sixth-grade Valdosta Middle Alley Cats team, described Thomas as a “true QB talent” with a “cannon arm” and “long stride” who is “deceptively fast.”
“LJ has all the measurables,” Wetherington said.
