Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-24@ Florida State | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 56-10vs UC Davis | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#4
Jayvon Thomas
New school, new number, same question — and Jayvon Thomas's early answer at SMU is No.131 4★, national recruit.
5′11″ · 196 lb · Dallas, TX
CFB Index 25 · #275 of 327 cornersLow confidenceTransferred Texas A&M → SMU for 2026
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
4★
WR recruit
No. 302 nationally · Signed with Texas A&M
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 cornerback on SMU's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Texas A&M in 2022.
- Transferred from Texas A&M to SMU in 2026.
Jayvon Thomas
On Trialas of 2026-09-15
Jayvon Thomas arrives at SMU with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
7TACKLES0SACKS
4★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT
No.131
recruiting national rank
SMU fans can't agree whether the tape backs the reputation.
low confidence2 sources
Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.
Read the story so far
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-15
His career
2022
- Signed with Texas A&M4-star out of Clear Springs
20234 games
- Signed with Texas A&M4-star out of South Oak Cliff
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Played his entire career under Rhett Lashlee.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to SMU
2025Texas A&M
2026SMU
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Texas A&M7-6HC: Elijah Robinson · Balanced
2024Texas A&M8-5HC: Mike Elko · Run-leaning
2025Texas A&M11-2HC: Mike Elko · Run-leaning
2026SMU2-0HC: Rhett Lashlee · Pass-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 3.5 TKL/g, 0.2 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
Rhett Lashlee
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
25 · #275 of 327 corners
Former four-star. Now #275 at the position.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 27–24
5 TOT · 1 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
With K. Jennings — 430 yds · 3 TD · 2 INT · QBR 95.6 · 33 rush yds (5 car) · D. Green — 43 rush yds (13 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CB
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jayvon Thomas’s 2023 season.
87%match
Matches Jayvon on
PD rate
Height
Weight
Differs from Jayvon on
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Nick Nakwaasah's sophomore season at North Texas (2023).
Matches Nick on
Class year
Height
Interceptions
Player DNA
Players who play like Jayvon Thomas
The secondary · SMU
- #21Jimmy Wyrick62 tackles · 2025
- #1Jarvis Lee Jr.55 tackles · 2025
- William Nettles37 tackles · 2025
- #8Marcellus Barnes Jr.32 tackles · 2025
- #4Jayvon Thomas1 tackle · 2025
13 more on the roster · SMU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology