Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 45-17@ Kentucky | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
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Devan Thompkins
Senior defensive lineman for Alabama. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 300 lb · Tracy, CA · Edison
CFB Index 83 · #27 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceTransferred USC → Alabama for 2026
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 numbers
2
sacks · 2026
2 TFL · 6 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 sacks, 2 TFL, 6 tackles, at Kentucky
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for Alabama. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to USC in 2022.
- Transferred from USC to Alabama in 2026.
In Their Words
156 windows · 2026 fan posts
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Devan Thompkins
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Lincoln Riley and Kalen DeBoer. The receipt: 6 tackles, 2 sacks against Kentucky — Week 2, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 2 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
2022
- Signed with USC3-star out of Edison
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Alabama
Played his entire career under Kalen DeBoer.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Alabama
2025USC
2026Alabama
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024USC7-6HC: Lincoln Riley · Pass-leaning
2025USC9-4HC: Lincoln Riley · Balanced
2026Alabama2-0HC: Kalen DeBoer · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidenceAscending
Elite: sacks (97th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (85th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 1 game: 6.0 TKL/g, 2.0 TFL/g, 2.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
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 · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
83 · #27 of 330 interior linemen
Three-star recruit. Now #27 at the position.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–17
at Kentucky
6 TOT · 4 SOLO · 2 SACKS
Dominant 28-point win on the road against Kentucky.
With K. Russell — 188 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 38.9 · -9 rush yds (8 car) · D. Hill — 104 rush yds (18 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Sean Martin’s 2022 season.
Matches Sean on
Weight
Height
Sack rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Walter Nolen's sophomore season at Texas A&M (2023).
87%match
Consensus All-AmericanNFL Rd 1 · Pk 16
Matches Walter on
Class year
Sack rate
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Devan Thompkins
Background
NIL Opportunities Prior to Alabama On3's second-rated defensive lineman and the No. 41 player in the portal ... the fifth-ranked defensive lineman and No. 30 player overall on 247Sports' Transfer Portal Rankings. 2022-25 (USC) Contributed in 28 games across four seasons at Southern Cal ... played...
The defensive line · Alabama
- #1Devan Thompkins6.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #94Edric Hill3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #90London Simmons1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Terrance Green1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #22Kedrick Bingley-Jones0.5 tackles for loss · 2025
10 more on the roster · Alabama team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology