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Jersey Number 7
Jacob Thomas
- Year:
- Senior
- Position:
- Safety
- Hometown:
- Ashburn, Va.
- High School:
- Stone Bridge
- Major:
- Communication Studies
2025:
- Second Team All-Sun Belt defensive back
- John David Kraus Memorial Award recipient
- Started all 14 games at strong safety
- Had 71 tackles (35 solo) to go with 4.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, one forced fumble, two interceptions and seven pass breakups
- Had eight tackles at Georgia State (Oct. 4) and vs. Washington State (Nov. 22)
- Made seven stops with a sack vs. Old Dominion (Oct. 18)
- Tallied six tackles with a strip sack and two PBU at Louisville (Sept. 5)
- Recorded interceptions vs. Weber State (Aug. 30) and vs. Louisiana (Oct. 11)
- Seven tackles with a TFL at Marshall (Nov. 8)
- Also recorded six tackles at Coastal Carolina (Nov. 29) and at Oregon (Dec. 20) in the College Football Playoff
- Had 5+ tackles in 10 games
- Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List
- Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List
- HERO Sports Group of Five Preseason First Team All-American
- Preseason First Team All-Sun Belt defensive back
2024:
- Second Team All-Sun Belt defensive back
- VaSID Second Team All-State
- Started in all 13 games at safety
- Had 72 tackles (35 solo) to go with 8.0 tackles for loss, a half sack, three interceptions and three pass breakups
- Career-high nine tackles and two pass breakups at Old Dominion (Nov. 16)
- Made eight tackles with a career-high 2.0 TFL and an interception at Georgia Southern (Oct. 19)
- Tallied seven tackles with 1.5 TFL and an interception (43-yard return) at ULM (Oct. 5)
- Made six total stops with 1.5 TFL at Charlotte (Aug. 31)
- Had five tackles and first career interception vs. Gardner-Webb (Sept. 7)
- Posted eight tackles vs. Marshall (Nov. 30)
- Also had six tackles and a half sack vs. Southern Miss (Oct. 26) and six stops at App State (Nov. 23)
- Had five or more tackles in eight games
- Had at least 1.0 TFL in five outings
2023:
- Played in all 13 games, making 12 starts at safety (two at strong safety and 10 at free safety)
- Had 54 tackles (29 solo) to go with 1.0 tackle for loss and six pass breakups
- Career-high eight tackles and two pass breakups vs. Georgia Southern (Oct. 14)
- Made seven tackles at Coastal Carolina (Nov. 25) and vs. Air Force in Lockeed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Dec. 23)
- Also had five stops at Virginia (Sept. 9) and vs. Old Dominion (Oct. 28)
- Tallied three or more tackles in 10 games
- Had at least three solo stops in five outings, including career-best six in Georgia Southern win
2022:
- Played in 10 games
- Had two solo tackles
High School:
- 2021 VHSL 5A State Offensive Player of the Year
- 2021 DC Touchdown Club Virginia State Player of the Year
- First Team All-State as a senior
- 2021 Region Offensive Player of the Year
- First Team All-Region as a junior and senior
- 2021 Potomac District Offensive Player of the Year
- First Team All-District as a junior and senior and Second Team as a sophomore
- Set Stone Bridge single-season record for touchdowns as a senior
- Led the Bulldogs to back-to-back Virginia 5A state championships in 2020 and 2021
- Also helped Stone Bridge to state title games in 2018 and 2019
- Team captain
- Dual-sport athlete who also aided SBHS to a basketball state championship
- First Team All-Region and All-District in basketball as a senior
Personal:
- Son of Richard and Geraldine Thomas
- Has a brother, Jalen
- Majoring in communication studies
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