Josh
Thomas.
Josh
Thomas.
Buffalo· 5'10"· 191 lb· 4.46s 40
The Dallas Cowboys' defensive system predominantly utilizes a Fangio-style two-high safety shell transitioning into single-high looks, emphasizing versatility and coverage against modern passing attacks.
Year 1 rotational safety and special teams ace with the ceiling to develop into a starting deep-half or single-high safety due to his speed and range.
Any scheme that consistently asks him to play exclusively in the box as an eighth defender or to be a primary run-stopping force.
Thomas's athletic profile and coverage ability align well with Dallas's demand for versatile defensive backs, though his undeveloped strength for run support may limit his early impact in certain packages.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.46sp50
- Vertical
- 38.5inp50
- Broad jump
- 126inp50
- Three-cone
- 6.99sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.15sp50
- Bench
- 13repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Buffalo | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Buffalo | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.