Azareye'h Thomas

Former defensive back at Florida State. 2024: 1 interception, 4 pass breakups, 51 tackles.

DB · Florida State · Jr. · #8

6′2″ · 198 lb · Niceville, FL

CFB Index 56 · #218 of 537 safetiesLow confidenceNew York — drafted 2025, Rd 3, Pick 9, #73 overall

Recruiting

4★

ATH recruit

No. 89 nationally · Signed with Florida State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive back at Florida State. 2024: 1 interception, 4 pass breakups, 51 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Florida State in 2022.
Drafted round 3 by the New York in 2025.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Florida State, 91 tackles — drafted at #73 overall by New York.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

20228 games

Signed with Florida State4-star out of Niceville

2025

Drafted by New Yorkround 3, pick 73

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#89 national

CFB

College

Florida State

2022–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

R3 · #73

New York · 2025

Coaching lineage · 2022–2024

1 coach

2022–2024

Mike Norvell

Florida State

Played his entire career under Mike Norvell.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

New YorkEntering 2nd NFL season

#73Rd 3 · Pick 9

New YorkEntering 2nd NFL season

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2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Mike Norvell — 25-14 over that span.

2022Florida State10-3HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning

2023Florida State13-1HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced

2024Florida State2-10HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

56Quality starter #218 of 537?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (86th percentile). Strength: passes defended (86th percentile). Concern: sacks (25th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#382 / 2892 · 86th pct

Passes defended#327 / 2892 · 86th pct

Tackles#583 / 2892 · 79th pct

QB hurries#585 / 2892 · 74th pct

Tackles for loss#1667 / 2892 · 38th pct

1.5

Interceptions#314 / 862 · 32nd pct

Sacks#1455 / 2892 · 25th pct

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Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	4.8	0.2	0.0	0.2
Road5g	4.4	0.0	0.0	0.6

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Norvell

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

56 · #218 of 537 safeties

Former four-star. Now #218 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Florida State	51	34	1.5	4	1	--
2023	Florida State	27	20	3.0	10	--	--
2022	Florida State	13	8	2.0	--	1	--
Career		91	62	6.5	14	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2024

W 14–9

vs California

5 TOT · 3 SOLO

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 at home.

With A. Mastromanno — 49 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 56 LONG · D. Uiagalelei — 177 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 48.0 · 11 rush yds (9 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 21-24@ Georgia Tech	5	4	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 12-20vs Memphis	5	1	1.0	—	1
Wk 4	W 14-9vs California	5	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 16-42@ SMU	6	5	0.0	—	0	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 6	L 13-29vs Clemson	4	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 16-23@ Duke	4	1	0.0	—	1
Wk 9	L 14-36@ Miami	4	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 11-35vs North Carolina	6	5	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 3-52@ Notre Dame	3	2	0.0	—	2
Wk 13	W 41-7vs Charleston Southern	3	2	0.5	—	0
Wk 14	L 11-31vs Florida	6	5	0.0	1	0
Total		51	34	1.5	1	4

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology