Safety, James Madison, 2022–25
Jacob Thomas
- Number
- No. 7
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 212 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Ashburn, VA
- Born
- May 30, 2004
Jacob Thomas played safety at James Madison (2022–25).
Career highs
9tackles, career highat Old Dominion, 2024Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2025
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | James Madison | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | James Madison | 54 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | James Madison | 73 | 34 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | James Madison | 65 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| Career | 194 | 94 | 11.5 | 2.5 | 5 | 16 | 4 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | James Madison | 7 | S | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | James Madison | 7 | S | So. | ||
| 2024 | James Madison | 7 | S | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | James Madison | 7 | S | Sr. | 6′1″ | 212 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 James Madison 13 games, 65 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Weber State | W 45–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | at Louisville | L 14–28 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 20 | at Liberty | W 31–13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Georgia Southern | W 35–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | at Georgia State | W 14–7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Louisiana | W 24–14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Old Dominion | W 63–27 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at Marshall | W 35–23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. App State | W 58–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Washington State | W 24–20 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Coastal Carolina | W 59–10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 5 | vs. Troy | W 31–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 20 ✦ | at Oregon | L 34–51 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 James Madison 13 games, 73 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Charlotte | W 30–7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Gardner-Webb | W 13–6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at North Carolina | W 70–50 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Ball State | W 63–7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at UL Monroe | L 19–21 | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs.Coastal Carolina | W 39–7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | atGeorgia Southern | L 14–28 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Southern Miss | W 32–15 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs.Georgia State | W 38–7 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | atOld Dominion | W 35–32 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 23 | atApp State | L 20–34 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Marshall | L 33–35 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs. Western Kentucky | W 27–17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 James Madison 13 games, 54 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Bucknell | W 38–3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Virginia | W 36–35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | atTroy | W 16–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Utah State | W 45–38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | vs. South Alabama | W 31–23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | vs.Georgia Southern | W 41–13 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 19 | atMarshall | W 20–9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Old Dominion | W 30–27 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | atGeorgia State | W 42–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. UConn | W 44–6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs.App State | L 23–26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | atCoastal Carolina | W 56–14 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. Air Force | L 21–31 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 James Madison 2 games, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | at Arkansas State | W 42–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Coastal Carolina | W 47–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0½″ |
| Weight | 215 lb |
| Arm length | 31¼″ |
| Hand size | 9¼″ |
| Wingspan | 77¼″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.45 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.63 s |
| Vertical jump | 36½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′1″ |
| Bench press | 15 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.84 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.21 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 3 games with a stat; latest team: Minnesota Vikings.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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