#4

Jourdan Thomas

DB · Tennessee · Jr. · #4

Returning to Tennessee for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Jourdan Thomas

DB · Tennessee · Jr · #4

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#852 national
CFB
College
Tennessee
2022–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Tennessee11-2HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning
2023Tennessee9-4HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Tennessee1882.00.0------
2022Tennessee1070.00.0------
Career28152.00.0------

How he plays

Play style

Moves between deep coverage and the slot.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Tennessee

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive back · Tennessee

Returning around him

  • 22% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • 5 Tennessee players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -8 net (21 in / 29 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Tennessee · Last season: 8-5 (AP #18) · Talent rank #16 · 2026 recruiting class #8

DNA match

Player DNA

Hybrid Nickel

Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.

S

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Nate Ritchie’s 2023 season.

Nate Ritchie

75%match

Utah · 2023

#2

Tyrell Davis

Georgia Southern · 2021

72%
#3

Marvin Burks Jr.

Missouri · 2023

69%
#4

Isaiah Hazel

Maryland · 2021

67%
#5

Jay Jones

Southern Miss · 2022

66%

Matches Nate on

Class year
Height
Weight

Differs from Nate on

TFL rate (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Tristan Driggers's sophomore season at UL Monroe (2023).

UL Monroe · 2023

#2

Andre Riley

Louisiana · 2021

87%
#3

Nate Ritchie

Utah · 2023

87%
#4

Kris Caine

Old Dominion · 2022

86%
#5

Mason Ellis

Kansas · 2025

85%

Matches Tristan on

Class year
Tackle volume
Weight

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #10242

Final rank
#10242
Avg #10468.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #10242 this season.