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{{Short description|American football player (born 2004)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}
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|highschool=[[Niceville High School|Niceville]] ([[Niceville, Florida]])
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*[[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State]] (2022–present)
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'''Azareye'h Thomas''' (born July 6, 2004) is an American [[college football]] [[cornerback]] for the [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State Seminoles]].
== Early life ==
Thomas attended [[Niceville High School]] located in [[Niceville, Florida]]. Coming out of high school Thomas was rated as a four-star recruit, where he also held offers from schools such as Florida, Florida State, Georgia Tech, LSU, and Oklahoma.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Patterson |first1=Chip |title=College football recruiting: Four-star athlete Azareyeh Thomas commits to Florida State over Florida, Georgia |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-recruiting-four-star-athlete-azareyeh-thomas-commits-to-florida-state-over-florida-georgia/ |website=CBS Sports |date=15 December 2021 |access-date=20 August 2024}}</ref> Ultimately, Thomas decided to commit to play [[college football]] for the [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State Seminoles]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Karels |first1=Carter |title=FSU football: Freshman Azareye'h Thomas off to hot start in preseason |url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/fsu/football/2022/08/02/fsu-football-freshman-azareyeh-thomas-off-hot-start-preseason/10199402002/ |website=Tallahassee Democrat |date=2 August 2022 |access-date=20 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Fawcett |first1=Hayes |title=4-star S Azareye'h Thomas commits to Florida State Seminoles |url=https://www.on3.com/college/florida-state-seminoles/news/4-star-s-azareyeh-thomas-commits-to-florida-state-seminoles/ |website=On3.com |date=15 December 2021 |access-date=20 August 2024}}</ref>
== College career ==
In week ten of the 2022 season, Thomas recorded his first career interception in a win over the [[2022 Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami Hurricanes]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Bakich |first1=Jackson |title=FSU DB Azareye'h Thomas Picked To Be Breakout Player In 2024 |url=https://www.si.com/college/fsu/football/fsu-db-azareyeh-thomas-picked-breakout-player-2024 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=19 February 2024 |access-date=20 August 2024}}</ref> In Thomas's first season in 2022, he totaled 14 tackles with two being for a loss, a pass deflection, and an interception.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Jack |title=Azareye'h Thomas taking a major, expected leap in early FSU football spring practices |url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/fsu/football/2024/03/27/azareyeh-thomas-credits-mental-game-in-elevated-game-with-fsu-football/73089006007/ |website=Tallahassee Democrat |date=27 March 2024 |access-date=20 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Clark |first1=Corey |title=CB Azareye'h Thomas ranks No. 3 on Florida State Top 40 |url=https://www.on3.com/teams/florida-state-seminoles/news/warchant-top-40-no-3-azareyeh-thomas-ready-to-take-over-starting-and-starring-role-for-fsu-defense/ |website=On3.com |date=5 July 2024 |access-date=20 August 2024}}</ref> During the 2023 season, Thomas played in all 14 games for the Seminoles where he notched 29 tackles with four and a half being for a loss, twn pass deflections, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Holland Jr. |first1=Peter |title=Florida State football's Fentrell Cypress II, Azareye'h Thomas may be nation's top CB duo |url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/fsu/football/2024/07/31/florida-state-football-cornerbacks-top-duo-fentrell-cypress-azareyeh-thomas/74584994007/ |website=Tallahassee Democrat |date=31 July 2024 |access-date=20 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Rooney |first1=Liam |title=FSU football fall camp: Azareye'h Thomas leads strong defensive backs |url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/fsu/football/2024/07/28/fsu-football-fall-camp-azareyeh-thomas-leads-strong-defensive-backs/74493871007/ |website=Tallahassee Democrat |date=28 July 2024 |access-date=20 August 2024}}</ref>
== Personal life ==
Thomas is the younger brother of [[Dallas Cowboys]] safety, [[Juanyeh Thomas]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Quinlan |first1=Kelly |title=Azareyeh Has Grown Past Juanyeh's Little Brother On GT Official |url=https://georgiatech.rivals.com/news/azareyeh-has-grown-past-juanyeh-s-little-brother-on-gt-official |website=Rivals.com |date=13 June 2021 |access-date=20 August 2024}}</ref>
== References ==
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== External links ==
*[https://seminoles.com/sports/football/roster/azareye%E2%80%99h-thomas/6959 Florida State Seminoles bio]
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