Jaylen Thomas

Position:
Defensive Tackle
Height:
6-2
Weight:
313
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Memphis, Tenn.
High School:
White Station
Prev School:
Northwest Mississippi CC

Played defensive tackle for coach Benjy Parker at Northwest Mississippi Community College for two seasons … 2025 Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC) North Division Defensive Player of the Year and Conference Champion … plays for a powerhouse program that annually produced 20+ players who go on to play for 4-year colleges … currently playing in the NJCAA Division 1 Playoffs … in 2025, has helped lead the team to a 10-1 record and finished with 18 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, including half a sack … in 2024, helped his team to a 10-2 overall record, the MACCC Championship and an appearance in the NJCAA Division I Football Playoffs last season … saw action in eight games, recording eight tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks … HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Teran Conley at White Station … recorded 47 solo tackles, 34 assists, four fumble recoveries and nine sacks … named First-Team All-District Defensive Tackle … selected as an East Tennessee vs. West Tennessee All-Star Player … three-star prospect according to ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals … ESPN lists him as the No. 3 defensive lineman in JUCO … 247Sports puts him in as the No. 4 defensive lineman in JUCO and the No. 5 player in the state of Tennessee … Rivals ranks him as the No. 7 defensive lineman in JUCO and the No. 6 player in the state of Mississippi … He also held other offers from Arkansas, Baylor, Boise State, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Syracuse, Tennessee, Vanderbilt and others.