Bryce Thompson: DB · Tennessee.
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Bryce Thompson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Third year in the same secondary at Tennessee. The first career honor came in 2020: SEC Defensive Player of the Week. On tape: 8 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against South Carolina, Week 4, 2020.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
36 tackles. 2 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 2 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 31-27@ South Carolina | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 35-12vs Missouri | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-44@ No. 3 Georgia | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-34vs Kentucky | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-48vs No. 2 Alabama | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 13-24@ Arkansas | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-30@ No. 23 Auburn | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 19-31vs No. 6 Florida | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 42-17@ Vanderbilt | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 16 | L 13-34vs No. 5 Texas A&M | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 27 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
36tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%2 TFL36 tackles · 2 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
3 seasons under Jeremy Pruitt — 16-19 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeremy Pruitt
Pass share
43.5%
285 pass / 370 run
Plays / game
65.5
10 games
Team sack rate
9.2%
326 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2020
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Tennessee, 100 tackles — the college career is complete.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2020
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jeremy Pruitt.
