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2024 Football Roster
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Thomas, Azareye’h

Jersey Number 8
Azareye’h Thomas
- Position:
- DB
- Year:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-2
- Hometown:
- Niceville, Fla.
- Weight:
- 198
- High School:
- Niceville
Bio
2024:
Started all 12 games at cornerback…second on team with 52 tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss…added four pass breakups and his second career interception…honorable mention All–ACC…Bobby Bowden Leadership Award…career–high six tackles vs. SMU, North Carolina and Florida…intercepted the Gators in end zone…had multiple tackles in all 12 games, with five against Georgia Tech, Memphis and California…four tackles vs. Clemson and Duke…career–high two pass breakups at Notre Dame…1.0 TFL vs. Memphis and 0.5 TFL vs. Charleston Southern…game captain against Clemson, North Carolina and Notre Dame.
2023:
Appeared in all 14 games with one start…recorded 29 tackles, including 4.5 for loss with 0.5 sack, 10 pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery…Bill McGrotha Award…pass breakups total tied for fourth in ACC…made first collegiate start in Orange Bowl vs. No. 6 Georgia and registered career-high five tackles and one pass breakup…made four tackles, career-high two pass breakups and one fumble recovery in season-opening 45-24 victory vs. No. 5 LSU…made two tackles, 1.5 for loss with 0.5 sack, and one pass breakup in 31-29 win at Boston College…had four tackles and one pass breakup in 31-24 victory at Clemson…made solo stop in 39-17 win vs. Virginia Tech…recorded 1.0 tackle for loss and one pass breakup in 41-3 win vs. Syracuse…made one tackle in 38-20 win vs. No. 16 Duke and 24-7 win at Pitt…recorded two solo tackles and career-high-tying two pass breakups in 27-20 victory vs. Miami…made two solo stops, 1.0 for loss, and one pass breakup in 58-13 win vs. North Alabama…had two solo tackles in 24-15 victory at Florida…registered four tackles, 1.0 for loss, one forced fumble and one pass breakup in ACC Championship Game victory vs. No. 14 Louisville.
2022:
Appeared in 11 games…recorded 14 tackles, including 2.0 for loss, one interception and one pass breakup…All-ACC Academic Team…ACC Honor Roll...Seminole Scholar…grabbed first collegiate interception and had one tackle in 45-3 victory at Miami…made season-high three tackles in 49-17 win vs. Louisiana…registered two tackles, both for loss to post season-best 2.0 TFLs, in 44-14 win vs. Boston College…made two solo tackles in 41-16 win vs. Georgia Tech…recorded one tackle and one pass breakup in 35-32 Cheez-It Bowl victory vs. Oklahoma…had two tackles at No. 14 NC State…made solo tackle vs. No. 22 Wake Forest and in 38-3 win at Syracuse…recorded one tackle in season-opening 47-7 win vs. Duquesne…also saw action vs. No. 4 Clemson and in 45-38 victory vs. Florida.
BEFORE FSU:
Consensus four-star prospect…ranked as No. 5 athlete nationally, No. 11 overall prospect in Florida and No. 67 overall in America by Rivals…rated nation’s No. 4 athlete, Florida’s 13th-best prospect and No. 93 overall nationally on 247 Composite…ranked No. 4 athlete nationally, No. 16 overall prospect from Florida and No. 109 overall by 247Sports…No. 133 on ESPN300…ranked as nation’s No. 7 safety and No. 15 overall prospect in Florida by ESPN…helped lead Niceville to second round of 2021 FHSAA 7A state playoffs…rushed for 421 yards, averaging 8.6 yards per carry, caught 33 passes for 438 yards and scored 17 total touchdowns…on defense, added two interceptions and recovered one fumble…Northwest Florida Daily News Large Schools Defensive Player of the Year his junior season after leading Niceville to state semifinals for first time since 2015…in five playoff games in 2020, accounted for 427 yards and six total touchdowns and did not allow touchdown all season playing defensive back.
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