 In 2004, Thomas played in 11 games as a reserve cornerback after moving over from free safety in spring drills, most of his playing time was in the dime packages and on special teams and he made 9 tackles (7 solo), but also batted away a pair of passes and intercepted 2 others solo tackles and a pass break-up.Thomas was drafted by the New York Giants in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft, after projecting to be a third round pick.Thomas was the 63rd overall pick of the draft and the final pick of the second round.