Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 14-56@ Florida Atlantic | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Jalik Thomas
Former defensive back at App State. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
5′11″ · 195 lb · Macon, GA
CFB Index 12 · #525 of 538 safetiesLow confidenceApp State 2024 — college career complete
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
ATH recruit
No. 2118 nationally · Signed with Central
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former defensive back at App State. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Central in 2021.
- Transferred from App State to Florida A&M in 2025.
Jalik Thomas
Erases the deep middle of the field. App State to Florida A&M — the move that set up everything since. The receipt: 6 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Florida Atlantic — Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at App State, 27 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
2021
- Recruited3-star out of Central
202311 games
- Signed with App State3-star out of Hutchinson C.C.
2025
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
App State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Shawn Clark, all balanced offenses — 14-11 over that span.
2023App State9-5HC: Shawn Clark · Balanced
2024App State5-6HC: Shawn Clark · Balanced
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 6.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dowell Loggains
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
12 · #525 of 538 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #525 at the position.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
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His 2023 production profile sits closest to Sage Ryan’s 2022 season.
Matches Sage on
TFL rate
Height
Tackle volume
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Wesley McCormick's freshman season at West Virginia (2022).
Matches Wesley on
Class year
Height
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Jalik Thomas
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology