Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-49@ Nebraska | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#7
Eli Thompson
Junior defensive back on Ohio's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 183 lb · Rome, GA · Darlington School
Returning to Ohio for 2026
The story
3 defensive back on Ohio's 2026 roster.
- Signed with Holy Cross in 2023.
Recruiting
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CB recruit
Signed with Holy Cross
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonEli Thompson
The receipt: 2 tackles against Nebraska — Week 1, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Holy Crossout of Darlington School
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Ohio
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Ohio1-1HC: John Hauser · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
John Hauser
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ohio | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Ohio
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Ohio
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +3 net (19 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Ohio · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #129 · 2026 recruiting class #107
Background
2025 (Holy Cross): Appear in 12 games…Recorded 85 total tackles, including 33 solo and 5.5 for a loss…Tallied one sack, four interceptions, and one forced fumble…Made first sack against Lehigh (Nov. 8)...Tallied two interceptions against Georgetown (Nov. 22), returning them for 98 total yards and...
The secondary · Ohio
- #5Adonis Williams Jr.75 tackles · 2025
- #2DJ Walker55 tackles · 2025
- #7Tank Pearson49 tackles · 2025
- #9Michael Mack II35 tackles · 2025
- #7Eli Thompson1 game · 2026
27 more on the roster · Ohio team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology