Deionte Thompson: DB · Alabama · #14.
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Deionte Thompson
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Third year in the same secondary at Alabama. The first one came in 2018: All-America (Athlon). On tape: 9 tackles against Arkansas, Week 6, 2018.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
73 tackles. 3 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.
Yahoo Sports Oct 28
Heavy Oct 28
Saturday Down South Oct 24
The Tuscaloosa News Oct 15Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-14vs Louisville | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 57-7vs Arkansas State | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 62-7@ Ole Miss | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-23vs No. 22 Texas A&M | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 56-14vs Louisiana | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 65-31@ Arkansas | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 39-10vs Missouri | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 58-21@ Tennessee | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 29-0@ No. 4 LSU | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 50-17vs The Citadel | 8 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 52-21vs Auburn | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 35-28vs No. 4 Georgia | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 45-34vs No. 4 Oklahoma | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 16-44vs No. 2 Clemson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 73 | 44 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
Week 3 · 2018
W 62-7
at Ole Miss
1 interception · 4 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Dominant 55-point win on the road against Ole Miss.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
73tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL73 tackles · 2 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
3 seasons under Nick Saban — 41-3 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-79g | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nick Saban
Pass share
43.8%
438 pass / 563 run
Plays / game
66.7
15 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
455 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
73 tackles in 14 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Alabama, 107 tackles — drafted at #139 overall by the Arizona Cardinals.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under Nick Saban.
Next stop · NFL
Arizona CardinalsEntering 8th NFL season
Arizona CardinalsEntering 8th NFL season
