Eric L. Thomas Jr. (born November 11, 1991) is an American football wide receiver and return specialist currently signed with the Shreveport Rouxgaroux of the National Arena League.

[6] Thomas was also signed to the Buffalo Bills practice squad in 2014,[7] but was cut after a week in favor of Tobais Palmer.

He spent the first part of 2016 playing with Cedar Rapids and adapting to the rules of arena football, but was released during the season.

[14] Thomas recorded his second 100-yard receiving game in 2019, and saw an increased usage on special teams; Thomas took over long snapping duties, and a returner he was named special teams player of the week of week 10 in 2019, for two return touchdowns.

[16] In the playoffs, Thomas caught the lone touchdown pass from quarterback Tommy Armstrong in the first game, an upset of the higher seeded Green Bay Blizzard, but was disqualified for unsportsmanlike conduct late in the second game, a loss to the Arizona Rattlers in which Thomas recorded 5 catches, four of which were touchdowns as well as a two-point conversion catch.

While Thomas remained a free agent for the rest of the season, the Blizzard finished the year by winning only one game out of six, with an overall record of 5-9.

On August 17, 2024, it was announced that Thomas had signed with his hometown team, the Shreveport Rouxgaroux of the National Arena League.