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Niceville High School alum Juanyeh Thomas signs with Dallas Cowboys

On Saturday, Niceville-native Juanyeh Thomas signed as an undrafted free-agent with the Dallas Cowboys following the 2022 NFL Draft. Thomas graduated from Niceville High School in 2018. He has played the past four seasons at Georgia Tech. Thomas was named True Freshman All-American from 247Sports as a kick returner in 2018, in addition to an honorable-mention […]

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On Saturday, Niceville-native Juanyeh Thomas signed as an undrafted free-agent with the Dallas Cowboys following the 2022 NFL Draft.

Thomas graduated from Niceville High School in 2018.
He has played the past four seasons at Georgia Tech.

Thomas was named True Freshman All-American from 247Sports as a kick returner in 2018, in addition to an honorable-mention all-ACC performer as a defensive back in 2021, according to Georgia Tech Athletics.

Thomas played 47 games in four seasons at Georgia Tech (2018-21) and made 33 starts at safety, including 27-straight to close his collegiate career. Additionally, he set 5 school records after returning two kickoffs for touchdowns as a freshman.

He finished his career with:

215 tackles
8 tackles for loss
1 sack
4 interceptions
16 passes defended
5 forced fumbles

“God planted my feet where he wanted me to be,” said Thomas on Saturday evening. “And that’s all that matters.”

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