Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Miami
Jakobe Thomas
DB • 6'2" • 200 lbs • Tullahoma, TN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jakobe Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
95
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
87
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
86
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Miami
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Middle Tennessee • Tennessee • Miami
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida State
Player Story
Jakobe Thomas built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive back from Tullahoma, TN wearing No. 8, spending time with Miami, Middle Tennessee, and Tennessee. The clearest part of Jakobe Thomas'...
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- Committed To
- Middle Tennessee
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2026
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 34
- Overall
- No. 98
- NFL Team
- Minnesota Vikings
Jakobe Thomas, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Miami. Jakobe Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 203
- TFL
- 11
- Sacks
- 4.5
- Passes defended
- 15
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Jakobe Thomas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Miami · DB
- Career Tackles
- 203
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Miami
- Top game
- Florida State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Tullahoma · Middle Tennessee
- High school pipeline
- Tullahoma · 3 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2026 · Round 3 · Pick 34 · Minnesota Vikings
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 75 tackles · DB 36th (top 4%) · ACC 26th (top 4%) · National 212th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 35 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 2 | 38.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 11 | 71 | 3 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 47.2 |
| 2024 Postseason | Tennessee | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 20.6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Tennessee | 11 | 21 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 20.6 |
| 2025 Postseason | Miami | 15 | 27 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | 2 | 0 | 60.3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Miami | 15 | 48 | 3.5 | 3 | - | 4 | 2 | 60.3 |
Related Context
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Jakobe Thomas played DB for Middle Tennessee, Tennessee, and Miami. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jakobe Thomas recorded 203 tackles and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Middle Tennessee.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Miami paired 18.5 primary output with 33.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 33.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Middle Tennessee, Tennessee, Miami.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida State
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2025 Postseason · Miami
Games
15
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
33.2
Usage
7.6
Consistency
44.8
Best Game by takeover score
Florida State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Indiana: 0. Ole Miss: 2. Ohio State: 1. Texas A&M: 1. Notre Dame: 0. Bethune-Cookman: 0. South Florida: 0. Florida: 2.5. Florida State: 5. Louisville: 1. Stanford: 0. SMU: 0. Syracuse: 3. NC State: 3. Pittsburgh: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Indiana: 6 by 25. Ole Miss: 5 by 40.8. Ohio State: 7 by 39.2. Texas A&M: 9 by 47.5. Notre Dame: 4 by 16.7. Bethune-Cookman: 2 by 8.3. South Florida: 4 by 16.7. Florida: 5 by 45.8. Florida State: 5 by 70.8. Louisville: 2 by 18.3. Stanford: 4 by 16.7. SMU: 9 by 37.5. Syracuse: 5 by 50.8. NC State: 3 by 42.5. Pittsburgh: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.5 · Games = 12 · +1.1 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 3 · -1.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
15 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Florida State
Best efficiency game
70.8 vs Florida State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/20 | @ Indiana | L 21-27 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 1/9 | @ Ole MissSplash game | W 31-27 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Thu 1/1 | @ Ohio State | W 24-14 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/20 | @ Texas A&M | W 10-3 | 9 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Pittsburgh | W 38-7 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs NC StateSplash game | W 41-7 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs SyracuseSplash game | W 38-10 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ SMU | L 20-26 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Stanford | W 42-7 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/17 | vs Louisville | L 21-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Florida StateSplash game | W 28-22 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs FloridaSplash game | W 26-7 | 5 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs South Florida | W 49-12 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Bethune-Cookman | W 45-3 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 8/31 | vs Notre Dame | W 27-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jakobe Thomas story
Jakobe Thomas built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive back from Tullahoma, TN wearing No. 8, spending time with Miami, Middle Tennessee, and Tennessee. The clearest part of Jakobe Thomas' career was his defensive production: 203 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 9 interceptions across 45 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Miami. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Jakobe Thomas' production has multiple signals. His career also includes 6 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 45 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Miami, Middle Tennessee, and Tennessee.
The arc is straightforward: Jakobe Thomas moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Middle Tennessee
2022-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Tennessee
2024
Peak year stop
- 3
Miami
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 27 | 6.5 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 34.2 | 6.2 | 1 |
| 2024 Postseason | Tennessee | 6 | 13.8 | 2.5 | -2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Tennessee | 6 | 13.8 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Miami | 18.5 | 33.2 | 7.6 | 12.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Miami | 18.5 | 33.2 | 7.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 41 Florida State
Week 6 · W 28-22 · Conference game
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Florida International
Week 13 · W 33-28 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#3
@ UTEP
Week 9 · W 24-13 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 55 NC State
Week 12 · W 41-7 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
67.5 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 115 Syracuse
Week 11 · W 38-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
67.5 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Miami
18.5 primary output · 33.2 efficiency · 7.6 usage
60.3
#2
2025 Regular Season · Miami
60.3
18.5 primary · 33.2 efficiency · 7.6 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
47.2
8 primary · 34.2 efficiency · 6.2 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
10
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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