JONESBORO -- Before this fall, Makilan Thomas had never played left tackle.
At Little Rock Central, he'd primarily worked on the right side of the line. So as a true freshman at Arkansas State, the Red Wolves slotted Thomas in at right guard late in the season while also cross-training him as a center.
When the idea of shifting over to protect quarterback James Blackman's blindside came down in the offseason, Thomas was all in.
"I have no reason to say no to anything because this is what I'm here for," Thomas told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in August.