Solomon Thomas
Tennessee TitansModel 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 →
STM Take
3rd overall draft slot plus 2024 tier 4 (#31) Jets bounce-back puts Thomas in the rare bust-with-late-career-spike journeyman class. The 49-spot regression from tier 4 (#31) in 2024 to tier 8 (#80) in 2025 confirms the structural ceiling is highly team-fit and scheme dependent. The 2026 question is whether Thomas returns to tier 6-7 territory or whether the structural late-career decline closes the chapter.
Thomas came out of Stanford as the San Francisco 49ers' 1st-round pick (3rd overall) in 2017 and was widely considered a draft bust through five 49ers seasons. He has bounced through the 49ers, Raiders, Jets, and now Cowboys across nine NFL seasons. His STTM career runs tier 3 (#22) in 2021 with Las Vegas, tier 6 (#45) in 2022, tier 7 (#50) in 2023, tier 4 (#31) in 2024 with the Jets, and tier 8 (#80) in 2025 with Dallas.
Strengths
- Stanford 3rd overall draft pedigree plus the 2024 tier 4 (#31) Jets bounce-back proves the structural ceiling is still reachable.
- Nine years of NFL survival across four systems gives him real journeyman veteran value despite the 1st-round bust label.
Concerns
- 49-spot regression from tier 4 (#31) in 2024 to tier 8 (#80) in 2025 confirms the ceiling is highly team-fit dependent.
- Age 30 plus nine years of interior-line wear plus the multi-team journeyman pattern puts the late-career closure question on every 2026 projection.
What to watch: Whether Thomas returns to tier 7 or better in 2026 with Dallas or whether the structural late-career decline closes the chapter.
Solomon Thomas Injury StatusNot listed
Solomon Thomas is not on the injury report as of Oct 8. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.
Draft & College
He went about where consensus had him.
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Of the 100 players taken as a top-10 pick between 2012 and 2021, 83% earned a second contract and 75% became starters. The median one started 81 career games.