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Minnesota Vikings S Jakobe Thomas

Vikings Select Safety Jakobe Thomas With No. 98 Pick In 2026 NFL Draft

NFL Senior Director of Management Council Kevin Boothe announces Minnesota Vikings' selection of Miami Hurricanes safety Jacob Thomas in Round 3 of the 2026 NFL Draft with the No. 98 overall pick.

Player Bio

S Jakobe Thomas

S Jakobe Thomas

Miami | Senior | Round 3, Pick 34

Overview
A productive, fifth-year safety prospect, Thomas is wired to play forward and race into the action wherever it is present. He overflows pursuit and has too many missed or broken tackles on his stat sheet, but his impact against the run is a net positive. He has good ball production but is fairly average in coverage. He can be way too quick to overlap or bite on bait, which allows receivers to get behind him from single-high and split-safety alignments. Thomas has the potential to develop into a starter as a likely middle-round pick.

Via Lance Zierlein, NFL.com