Lamical Perine vs Pierre Thomas

As a fellow Gators fan I agree that Perine never seemed to consistently put it together and there was a lot of 2-3 yards and a cloud of dust plays before late in the game he'd rip a big run or two that made his day look way better on paper. Having said that, the Gators o-line hasn't been great for most of his time there, not to mention the offense as a whole. The guy more than likely isn't the next Barry Sanders but I think in the right situation at the NFL level he could look a lot better than he did in college.
I haven't watched as nearly as much of Perine as you guys have, but I have watched a few games of tape on him and I think his projection is fair he should go in the 4th - 6th round and you're getting a straight forward Back with some receiving versatility to add to the RB rotation.

Does he project to be a RB1? Probably not, but for a 3rd back I think you could do a lot worse in the 5th or 6th round.