Jamall Thompson is a defensive end who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at New Mexico State.
Thompson holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. On tape: 10 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Louisiana Tech, Week 3, 2025.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
61 tackles. 0 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 8 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 | New Mexico State | 61 | 29 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 2 |
| Career | 61 | 29 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 19-3vs Bryant | 9 | 7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 2 | W 21-14vs Tulsa | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-49@ Louisiana Tech | 10 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 20-38@ New Mexico | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-30@ Liberty | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-24vs Missouri State | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 16-35@ Western Kentucky | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-24vs Kennesaw State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 9-42@ No. 21 Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-31@ UTEP | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-31vs Middle Tennessee | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 61 | 29 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
7%4 sacksTFL rate
13%8 TFLHurry rate
7%4 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
50%4 of 8 pressures61 tackles · 8 for loss · 4 sacks · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 6.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 7.2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 4.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Sanchez
Pass share
57.4%
472 pass / 350 run
Plays / game
68.5
12 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
556 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
61 tackles in 11 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #101 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #3 of 12 Conference USA DEs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%).
