TCU · W 15-10
No tackles.
Clemson · L 20-28
No tackles.
Notre Dame · L 26-37
No tackles.
Duke · W 24-20
No tackles.
Miami · L 35-38
No tackles.
Thompson has tackles in 3 of North Carolina’s 8 games: none in the other 5.
North Carolina is 4-4.
Two seasons in the North Carolina secondary to date. On tape: 3 tackles against Syracuse, Week 8, 2026.
6 tackles · 0 sacks
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Carolina | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| 2025 | North Carolina | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Career | 13 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 35-3vs East Tennessee State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 21-17@ No. 25 Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 30-31vs Syracuse | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Oct. 24 · L 30-31 vs Syracuse, play by play
3 tackles, including 2 passes broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Against his own season: his best passes defended game of the season so far.
His game this year: coverage — 2 passes defended in the 3 games with play by play.
How North Carolina’s defense played that day
Syracuse’s 11 drives: 6 stopped · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 8. His pbu came with North Carolina up 6.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 seasons under Bill Belichick, all balanced, slow tempo offenses — 8-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill Belichick
Pass share
50.8%
241 pass / 233 run
Plays / game
59.2
8 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
267 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mack Brown → Bill Belichick. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
