Former Georgia Tech safety Juanyeh Thomas makes undrafted free agency decision

Former Georgia Tech star Juanyeh Thomas was not selected in the 2022 NFL Draft. But, he quickly made his undrafted free agency decision on Saturday evening — choosing to sign with the Dallas Cowboys, according to On3’s Matt Zenitz. As a junior following the 2021-2022 season, Thomas earned honorable mention All-ACC honors after racking up 81 total tackles. He wrapped up his college career starting 12 games at safety.

Thomas also had a team-high six pass breakups and forced two fumbles last year for the Yellow Jackets. In the 2020 season, he racked up 59 tackles for Georgia Tech. Coming out of high school, he was rated as a three-star prospect by most recruiting services.

Coming out of high school, Thomas was rated as a three-star prospect in the 2018 class, according to the On3 Consensus Rankings. He was also rated as the No. 119 safety prospect in the country that year, according to those same rankings. The 6-foot-3, 205-pounder played his high school football at Niceville (Niceville, Florida). As a sophomore in 2015, he returned interceptions for touchdowns in five-straight games (a national high school record).

NFL Draft analyst Lance Zirlein gave his thoughts on Thomas

Longtime NFL Draft expert Lance Zirlein gave his thoughts on Juanyeh Thomas on NFL.com:

“Thomas projects as a middle-round safety with good size and strength. He needs to play near the line of scrimmage. He will fit the run, run the alleys and finish what is on his plate as a downhill safety, but assignment busts and coverage tightness will cause defensive coordinators stress on the back-end. He’s a very talented cover man on special teams. He might even have the frame to take on more weight and give it a go as a linebacker in the future. He should become a good backup with the talent to step in and potentially start if the scheme is right.”