Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 35-3vs East Tennessee State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Jalon Thompson
Junior defensive back on North Carolina's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 185 lb · Orlando, FL · Olympia
Returning to North Carolina for 2026
Recruiting
4★
EDGE recruit
No. 290 nationally · Signed with North Carolina
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive back on North Carolina's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to North Carolina in 2023.
Jalon Thompson
He has spent two seasons in the North Carolina secondary. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against East Tennessee State, Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with North Carolina4-star out of Panther Creek
2024
- Signed with North Carolina3-star out of Olympia
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
North Carolina
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Bill Belichick, all balanced, slow tempo offenses — 6-8 over that span.
2025North Carolina4-8HC: Bill Belichick · Balanced, slow tempo
2026North Carolina2-0HC: Bill Belichick · Balanced, slow tempo
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
Bill Belichick
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 | North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | North Carolina | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
North Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · North Carolina
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -12 net (19 in / 31 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
North Carolina · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #28 · 2026 recruiting class #19
Background
2025 Sophomore Season Recorded 32 solo tackles and 11 assists Recorded 1 interception 2024 True Freshman Season Appeared in nine games as a freshman Saw action primarily on special teams Prep / High School Attended Olympia High School in Orlando, Florida An early enrollee who is a three-star pros...
The secondary · North Carolina
- #2Kaleb Cost45 tackles · 2025
- #18Jaiden Patterson33 tackles · 2025
- #1Gregory Smith20 tackles · 2025
- #16Coleman Bryson16 tackles · 2025
- #4Jalon Thompson7 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · North Carolina team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology