Jakobe Thomas
Jakobe Thomas
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Jakobe Thomas has played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-ACC. The receipt: 9 tackles against SMU — Week 10, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Miami, 203 tackles — drafted at #98 overall by Minnesota.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE · 1ST TEAM
All-Conf 1st team (2025)
All-ACC
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mario Cristobal.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Minnesota2026 NFL rookie season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE · 1ST TEAM
All-Conf 1st team (2025)
All-ACC
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Miami | 75 | 45 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 6 | 5 | -- |
| 2024 | Tennessee | 22 | 14 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee | 71 | 52 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Middle Tennessee | 35 | 26 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | -- |
| Career | 203 | 137 | 11.0 | 4.5 | 15 | 9 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025
W 24–14
at Ohio State
7 TOT · 4 SOLO · 3 YDS
How he plays
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Rover
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
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