Blake Thompson is a defensive back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Houston.
Thompson moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Oregon State — Week 5, 2025.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
18 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Houston | 18 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2024 | Louisiana Tech | 60 | 33 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Iowa State | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Iowa State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 90 | 55 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-0vs Stephen F. Austin | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-9@ Rice | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 36-20vs Colorado | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-24@ Oregon State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 11-35vs No. 11 Texas Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-28vs Arizona | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 30-27@ UCF | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 31-24@ Baylor | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
18tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL18 tackles · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Fritz
Pass share
41.4%
377 pass / 534 run
Plays / game
70.1
13 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
384 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #472 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #38 of 42 Big 12 DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
A stat line in 26 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Matt Campbell, Sonny Cumbie and Willie Fritz.
