#14

Deionte Thompson

Former defensive back at Alabama. 2018: 2 interceptions, 3 pass breakups, 73 tackles.

DB · Alabama · Jr. · #14

6′2″ · 196 lb · Orange, TX

Arizona — drafted 2019, Rd 5, Pick 1, #139 overall

Recruiting

4★

S recruit

No. 44 nationally · Signed with Alabama

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive back at Alabama. 2018: 2 interceptions, 3 pass breakups, 73 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Alabama in 2015.
Drafted round 5 by the Arizona in 2019.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Alabama, 107 tackles — drafted at #139 overall by Arizona.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2015

Signed with Alabama4-star out of West Orange-Stark

2019

Drafted by Arizonaround 5, pick 139

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#44 national

CFB

College

Alabama

2016–2018

NFL

NFL Draft

R5 · #139

Arizona · 2019

Coaching lineage · 2016–2018

1 coach

2016–2018

Nick Saban

Alabama

Played his entire career under Nick Saban.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

ArizonaEntering 8th NFL season

#139Rd 5 · Pick 1

ArizonaEntering 8th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2018 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Nick Saban — 41-3 over that span.

2016Alabama14-1HC: Nick Saban · Run-heavy

2017Alabama13-1HC: Nick Saban · Run-heavy

2018Alabama14-1HC: Nick Saban · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (91st percentile). Strength: tackles (91st percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Solo tackles#223 / 2662 · 91st pct

Tackles#243 / 2662 · 91st pct

Passes defended#519 / 2662 · 76th pct

Interceptions#130 / 805 · 72nd pct

Forced fumbles#63 / 722 · 46th pct

Tackles for loss#1356 / 2662 · 45th pct

2.0

QB hurries#1228 / 2662 · 27th pct

Sacks#1396 / 2662 · 24th pct

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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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home9g	4.6	0.1	0.0	0.2
Road5g	6.4	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

2026 season

Head Coach

Kalen DeBoer

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2018	Alabama	73	44	2.0	3	2	--
2017	Alabama	25	18	1.0	1	1	--
2016	Alabama	9	4	0.0	--	--	--
Career		107	66	3.0	4	3	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 14 · 2018

W 35–28

at Georgia

8 TOT · 6 SOLO

Edged out Georgia on the road in a shootout.

With J. Waddle — 4 rec · 113 yds · 1 TD · M. Bernier — 40 AVG · 46 LONG · 5 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week