Yesterday’s position preview looked at the cornerbacks, and today’s will focus on the rest of the secondary: the two safety spots and the nickel back. It’s a group where clear starters seem to have emerged already, but depth remains in flux and there’s room for others to carve out roles in the rotation.
Class: Sophomore
Size: 6-3, 216
It’s finally time for last year’s breakout star kick returner to enter the spotlight on defense. Thomas played sparingly behind graduate transfer Malik Rivera as a true freshman, but when he did see the field at safety, he did some damage.