Drake Thomas

Seattle Seahawks

Pos LB

Updated October 8, 2026

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Model Score

79.0 MODEL

2025

77.5

2026

79.0

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 →

STM Take

First STTM ranking at tier 4 (#30) in year three as a 2023 UDFA puts Thomas in the rare outlier-positive class for Day 3 LB late-bloomer prospects. The NC State ACC pedigree plus the Seahawks' position-specific coaching gives him basic developmental foundation. The 2026 question is whether Thomas holds tier 5 or better across a full second starter season or whether the 2025 finish was a one-year context spike.

Thomas came out of NC State as a 2023 undrafted free agent signed by the Seattle Seahawks after earning 2022 First-Team All-ACC honors. He spent two years as developmental depth before emerging into a starter role in 2025. His first STTM appearance comes in 2025 at tier 4 (#30), an unusual year-three emergence for a Day 3 UDFA.

Strengths

Year-three tier 4 (#30) STTM finish as a 2023 UDFA puts him in the outlier-positive class for Day 3 LB prospects.
NC State ACC pedigree plus the structural Seahawks anchor reps gives him real developmental foundation.

Concerns

Single tier 4 finish without prior STTM history caps the long-term projection certainty.
Seattle's broader defensive identity transition compresses the structural support around Thomas.

What to watch: Whether Thomas holds tier 5 or better across the full 2026 Seahawks season, the threshold for confirming the 2025 breakout was structural.