Former walk-on turned team captain who plays with a reckless, downhill mentality and a motor that never quits. Thomas is at his best as a box safety — flying into the run game, triggering on short zone concepts, and using his QB background to read eyes and jump underneath routes. The processing speed against complex offensive concepts is still raw, and his tackling technique is inconsistent despite the aggressive temperament — he'll fly into contact but miss the wrap-up too often. The competition-level jump from the Sun Belt to NFL speed is the central question: the instincts flash on tape, but those flashes came against offensive schemes that won't exist at the next level. A special teams contributor and backup safety early, with developmental starter upside if the mental processing catches up to the physical tools.

• +Aggressive, downhill box safety who triggers quickly and throws his body around in run support
• 🪂Former QB background provides instinctual feel for reading the quarterback's eyes and jumping underneath routes
• 🔥Hot motor and workman's mentality — fight-for-every-rep walk-on origin shows on tape in relentless effort
• 🏋️Versatile alignment history — has played both strong safety and free safety with some coverage and blitz usage
• +Consistent production trajectory: PFF grade improved from 68.1 to 80.8 year-over-year, showing coachability and growth

• 👟Tackling technique is inconsistent — too often leaves his feet, misses wraps, and takes poor pursuit angles despite the aggressive mindset
• 🔒Zone coverage instincts are still developing — relies on mirroring the QB's eyes rather than reading route concepts, which will be exploited against NFL offensive complexity
• 🪵Functional strength is a liability — can be bullied at the top of routes and struggles to shed blocks from physical receivers or tight ends
• 🧠Competition level is a major question — dominated Sun Belt offenses, but processing speed must accelerate significantly against NFL-caliber athletes and scheme diversity