Donte Thompson is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at UTEP.
Thompson carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Played for three head coaches across three seasons and three programs. On tape: 7 tackles against Texas, Week 3, 2025.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
31 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UTEP | 31 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
| 2024 | Texas State | 5 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| 2023 | Arkansas State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 37 | 21 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-28@ Utah State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-17vs UT Martin | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-27@ No. 7 Texas | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 25-31vs UL Monroe | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 11-30vs Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-17vs Sam Houston | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-33@ Kennesaw State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 27-30vs Jacksonville State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-38@ Missouri State | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-34vs New Mexico State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 31-61@ Delaware | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 31 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
31tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%1 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
10%3 pass breakups31 tackles · 1 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scotty Walden
Pass share
52.4%
410 pass / 372 run
Plays / game
65.2
12 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
452 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #36 of 45 Conference USA LBs — his program moves to the Mountain West for 2026
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%). It was measured on players who stayed in the same conference and is not adjusted for the move to the Mountain West.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Butch Jones, G.J. Kinne and Scotty Walden.
