Azareye'h Thomas: DB · Florida State · #8.
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Azareye'h Thomas
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Third year in the Florida State secondary. On tape: 6 tackles against North Carolina, Week 10, 2024.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
51 tackles. 4 passes defended. 1 interception. 1.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The New York Times Nov 1
Saturday Down South Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Florida State | 51 | 34 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023 | Florida State | 27 | 20 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 10 | -- |
| 2022 | Florida State | 13 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| Career | 91 | 62 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 14 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-24vs Georgia Tech | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 12-20vs Memphis | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 14-9vs California | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 16-42@ SMU | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 13-29vs No. 15 Clemson | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-23@ Duke | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-36@ No. 6 Miami | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 11-35vs North Carolina | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 3-52@ No. 10 Notre Dame | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | W 41-7vs Charleston Southern | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 11-31vs Florida | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 34 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
51tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL51 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Mike Norvell — 25-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Norvell
Pass share
48.8%
354 pass / 372 run
Plays / game
60.5
12 games
Team sack rate
12.0%
409 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #218 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Florida State, 91 tackles — drafted at #73 overall by the New York Jets.
A stat line in 31 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mike Norvell.
Next stop · NFL
New York JetsEntering 2nd NFL season
New York JetsEntering 2nd NFL season
