Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2022-2025James Madison
Jacob Thomas
S • 6'1" • 212 lbs • Ashburn, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jacob Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
61
Solid production for a safety
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
48
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · James Madison
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- James Madison
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisville
Player Story
Jacob Thomas built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a safety from Ashburn, VA wearing No. 7, spending time with James Madison. The clearest part of Jacob Thomas' career was his defensive production: 194...
Read the storyJacob Thomas, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · James Madison. Jacob Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 194
- TFL
- 11.5
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 16
Quick Answers
Jacob Thomas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- James Madison · S
- Career Tackles
- 194
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · James Madison
- Top game
- Louisville
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 65 tackles · S 61st (top 11%) · Sun Belt 40th (top 7%) · National 334th (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | James Madison | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37 |
| 2023 Postseason | James Madison | 13 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 35.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | James Madison | 13 | 47 | 1 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 35.2 |
| 2024 Postseason | James Madison | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 61.4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | James Madison | 13 | 70 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 61.4 |
| 2025 Postseason | James Madison | 13 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 60.8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | James Madison | 13 | 59 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 60.8 |
Related Context
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Jacob Thomas played S for James Madison. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jacob Thomas recorded 194 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with James Madison.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
James Madison paired 15 primary output with 34.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 34.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Southern
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · James Madison
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
34.9
Usage
7.7
Consistency
58.5
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia Southern
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Kentucky: 1. Charlotte: 2. Gardner-Webb: 1. North Carolina: 0. Ball State: 1. UL Monroe: 2.5. Coastal Carolina: 1. Georgia Southern: 3. Southern Miss: 1. Georgia State: 0.5. Old Dominion: 2. App State: 0. Marshall: 0
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Kentucky: 3 by 22.5. Charlotte: 6 by 45. Gardner-Webb: 5 by 30.8. North Carolina: 3 by 12.5. Ball State: 4 by 26.7. UL Monroe: 7 by 54.2. Coastal Carolina: 3 by 22.5. Georgia Southern: 8 by 63.3. Southern Miss: 6 by 35. Georgia State: 5 by 25.8. Old Dominion: 9 by 57.5. App State: 6 by 25. Marshall: 8 by 33.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.1 · Games = 9 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · Games = 4 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Georgia Southern
Best efficiency game
63.3 vs Georgia Southern
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/18 | vs Western Kentucky | W 27-17 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/1 | vs Marshall | L 33-35 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ App State | L 20-34 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Old DominionSplash game | W 35-32 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Georgia State | W 38-7 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Southern Miss | W 32-15 | 6 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Georgia SouthernSplash game | L 14-28 | 8 | 6 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/10 | vs Coastal Carolina | W 39-7 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ UL MonroeSplash game | L 19-21 | 7 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Ball State | W 63-7 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ North Carolina | W 70-50 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Gardner-Webb | W 13-6 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/1 | @ CharlotteSplash game | W 30-7 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jacob Thomas story
Jacob Thomas built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a safety from Ashburn, VA wearing No. 7, spending time with James Madison. The clearest part of Jacob Thomas' career was his defensive production: 194 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 5 interceptions across 41 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with James Madison. 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 Jacob Thomas' production has multiple signals. With 41 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across James Madison.
The arc is straightforward: Jacob 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
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James Madison
2022-2025
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Season Value Progression
2022202320232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
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| 2022 Regular Season | James Madison | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | James Madison | 7 | 22.7 | 3.4 | 7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | James Madison | 7 | 22.7 | 3.4 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | James Madison | 15 | 34.9 | 7.7 | 8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | James Madison | 15 | 34.9 | 7.7 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | James Madison | 17 | 33.9 | 7.8 | 2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | James Madison | 17 | 33.9 | 7.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 25 Louisville
Week 2 · L 14-28 · Ranked opponent
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Georgia Southern
Week 8 · L 14-28 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
87.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.
#3
@ UL Monroe
Week 6 · L 19-21 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
79.2 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 79.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Charlotte
Week 1 · W 30-7
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Havoc Plays
69.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.5 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 49 Old Dominion
Week 8 · W 63-27 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
66.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · James Madison
15 primary output · 34.9 efficiency · 7.7 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · James Madison
61.4
15 primary · 34.9 efficiency · 7.7 usage
#3
2025 Postseason · James Madison
60.8
17 primary · 33.9 efficiency · 7.8 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
10
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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