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ageezy

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watching tape and our safety play his been incredible ... they tackle in the open field ... the fill the alley ... closing speed ... and harris's energy on the sideline has been awesome

thomas has played himself in high draft pick conversation
poyser has caught up to the speed of this level
fitzgerald is another case of dmoney and pete telling the truth based on green tree performance

harris deserves some flowers
 
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Now wait a **** minute...

A West Coast guy from Dena, who went USC, has no ties to South FL & isn't a former Cane, can actually Coach?!?!?!?!

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Many questioned him when he was hired, much of it due to UF’s poor secondary performance last season (even though it got better as season went on). So far, the unit has been very good IMO. I expected more from him on trail, but long way to go there. Another test coming in a few days but Thomas/Poyser/Fitzgerald have all looked prepared every week.
 
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ageezy said:
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There isn’t a single safety in the nation playing better than him, including Caleb Downs. CBS Sports named Caleb Downs and AJ Haulcy as midseason All-Americans at safety, but I’d argue that Thomas has been more productive against stronger competition and he’s done it in one fewer game.

Let’s compare production vs opponents

Jakobe Thomas — vs 3 Top-25 teams (ND, USF, FSU) & 1 preseason Top-25 team (Florida)
20 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery, 1 INT, 2 PBUs (5 games played)

Caleb Downs — vs 1 Top-25 team (Illinois) & 1 preseason Top-25 team (Texas)
28 tackles, 0 sacks, 0 forced fumbles, 0 fumble recoveries, 1 INT, 0 PBUs (6 games played)

AJ Haulcy — vs 1 Top-25 team (Ole Miss) & 2 preseason Top-25 teams (Florida & Clemson)
39 tackles, 0 sacks, 1 forced fumble, 0 fumble recoveries, 1 INT, 1 PBU (6 games played)

*preseason top 25 teams listed are teams that were ranked in the preseason and are no longer ranked*

With the remaining ACC schedule, Thomas has a very good chance to earn First-Team All-America honors by the end of the season.
 
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But wait UF fans said he was never gonna coach here n get up in dip to the NFL 🤦‍♂️
 
htownkidd said:
Many questioned him when he was hired, much of it due to UF’s poor secondary performance last season (even though it got better as season went on). So far, the unit has been very good IMO. I expected more from him on trail, but long way to go there. Another test coming in a few days but Thomas/Poyser/Fitzgerald have all looked prepared every week.
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I loved the hire from the get. The significant improvement shown by the UF secondary as the 2024 season went on was a great example of his abilty as a teacher. This was something we were desperately in need of after being led by a G5 DC and a bunch of glorified recruiters. Harris also has a very good background as a recruiter so I agree that the sample size here has been small and I expect excellent results on the trail going forward.
 
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Hstokes1447 said:
There isn’t a single safety in the nation playing better than him, including Caleb Downs. CBS Sports named Caleb Downs and AJ Haulcy as midseason All-Americans at safety, but I’d argue that Thomas has been more productive against stronger competition and he’s done it in one fewer game.

Let’s compare production vs opponents

Jakobe Thomas — vs 3 Top-25 teams (ND, USF, FSU) & 1 preseason Top-25 team (Florida)
20 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery, 1 INT, 2 PBUs (5 games played)

Caleb Downs — vs 1 Top-25 team (Illinois) & 1 preseason Top-25 team (Texas)
28 tackles, 0 sacks, 0 forced fumbles, 0 fumble recoveries, 1 INT, 0 PBUs (6 games played)

AJ Haulcy — vs 1 Top-25 team (Ole Miss) & 2 preseason Top-25 teams (Florida & Clemson)
39 tackles, 0 sacks, 1 forced fumble, 0 fumble recoveries, 1 INT, 1 PBU (6 games played)

*preseason top 25 teams listed are teams that were ranked in the preseason and are no longer ranked*

Ohio State and LSU both have bye weeks this week, so Jakobe Thomas has a chance to make up ground in tackles and further distance himself in the other categories. With the remaining ACC schedule, Thomas has a very good chance to earn First-Team All-America honors by the end of the season.
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He has no shot at 1st team all American. Downs is guaranteed a spot. Then you have haulcy and probably about 3 other guys they would pick before Thomas
 
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