Azareye'h Thomas
New York JetsModel Score
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
Season Stats · 12 games
Draft & College
He lasted longer than consensus.
Covers the college seasons in our data, which does not always reach back to a player's first year.
Comps
STM Take
Rookie tier 6 (#48) for a 73rd overall 3rd-round pick is on the year-one band for Day 2 CB prospects on stable-starter trajectories. The Florida State ACC 2024 First-Team All-ACC honors plus the structural Jets anchor role gives him real college foundation. The 2026 question is whether Thomas crosses into tier 4-5 territory in his year-two jump or whether the structural rookie tier 6 finish becomes the stable baseline.
Thomas came out of Florida State as the New York Jets' 3rd-round pick (73rd overall) in 2025 after earning 2024 First-Team All-ACC honors. The Jets used him in the CB rotation as a rookie. His first STTM appearance comes in 2025 at tier 6 (#48), the year-one developmental band for 3rd-round CB prospects.
Strengths
- Florida State ACC 2024 First-Team All-ACC honors plus the 73rd overall draft slot gives him real college foundation.
- Year-one rotational reps for the Jets at age 22 plus the structural anchor reps gives him the developmental runway.
Concerns
- Rookie tier 6 (#48) is on the year-one band for 3rd-round CB picks but caps the breakout-tier expectations.
- Jets' broader defensive identity instability plus the multi-year offensive rebuild compresses the structural support around Thomas.
What to watch: Whether Thomas crosses into tier 4 (top 30) in 2026, the standard year-two threshold for 3rd-round CB picks on Pro Bowl trajectories.