Senior defensive tackle on UTEP's 2022 roster.
6′0″ · 289 lb · Houston, TX
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
4 defensive tackle on UTEP's roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearBlake Thompson
Wins his gap play after play. Third year in the UTEP defensive front, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles against New Mexico State, Week 2, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at UTEP, 40 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2022
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dana Dimel.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Dana Dimel, all run-leaning offenses — 15-18 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (11th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scotty Walden
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-31vs North Texas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 20-13vs New Mexico State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 41-35@ Charlotte | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-21vs Florida Atlantic | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-24vs Middle Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 40-6vs Florida International | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-34@ UTSA | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Kitione Tau’s 2022 season.
Matches Kitione on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Tevita Tafuna's junior season at UTEP (2023).
Matches Tevita on
Player DNA