Defensive back, Miami (from Middle Tennessee, Tennessee), 2021–25
Jakobe Thomas
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Tullahoma, TN
- Born
- Jun 30, 2003
Jakobe Thomas played defensive back at Middle Tennessee (2021–23), Tennessee (2024) and Miami (2025). The Minnesota Vikings took Thomas in round 3, No. 98 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
11tackles, career hightwice; last at Liberty, 20232interceptions, career hightwice; last vs. NC State, 2025Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Middle Tennessee | 35 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee | 71 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | Tennessee | 22 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | Miami | 75 | 45 | 4 | 3.5 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Career | 203 | 137 | 11 | 4.5 | 9 | 15 | 0 | |
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 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | DB | So. | ||
| 2024 | Tennessee | 8 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Miami | 8 | DB | Sr. | 6′2″ | 200 |
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 Miami 15 games, 75 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 5 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Notre Dame | W 27–24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Bethune-Cookman | W 45–3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. South Florida | W 49–12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Florida | W 26–7 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at Florida State | W 28–22 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Louisville | L 21–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Stanford | W 42–7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at SMU | L 20–26 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Syracuse | W 38–10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. NC State | W 41–7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 29 | at Pittsburgh | W 38–7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 20 ✦ | at Texas A&M | W 10–3 | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Ohio State | W 24–14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 8 ✦ | vs. Ole Miss | W 31–27 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 19 ✦ | vs. Indiana | L 21–27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Tennessee 11 games, 22 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Chattanooga | W 69–3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | vs.NC State | W 51–10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Kent State | W 71–0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Oklahoma | W 25–15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Arkansas | L 14–19 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs.Florida | W 23–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Alabama | W 24–17 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Kentucky | W 28–18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Mississippi State | W 33–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | vs. UTEP | W 56–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | atOhio State | L 17–42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Middle Tennessee 11 games, 71 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | atAlabama | L 7–56 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | at Missouri | L 19–23 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Murray State | W 35–14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Colorado State | L 23–31 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Western Kentucky | L 10–31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Jacksonville State | L 30–45 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 31–23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Liberty | L 35–42 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at New Mexico State | L 7–13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs.UTEP | W 34–30 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | at Sam Houston | L 20–23 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Middle Tennessee 8 games, 35 tackles, 4 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at James Madison | L 7–44 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Tennessee State | W 49–6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Western Kentucky | L 17–35 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atUTEP | W 24–13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atLouisiana Tech | L 24–40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Charlotte | W 24–14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 49–21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | at Florida International | W 33–28 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2026 | Combine or pro day 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′1¼″ | |
| Weight | 211 lb | |
| Arm length | 31⅞″ | |
| Hand size | 10⅝″ | |
| Wingspan | 76″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.56 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.63 s | |
| Vertical jump | 33″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′11″ | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.52 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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