Sophomore defensive back on UAB's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 210 lb · Murfreesboro, TN · Riverdale
Recruiting
DL recruit
No. 230 nationally · Signed with Michigan State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive back on UAB's roster.
Jaylen Thompson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. He got to UAB by way of Memphis. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles against Indiana, Week 10, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UAB
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2024 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road1g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Mortensen
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Michigan State | 17 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 17 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | L 7-38vs Ohio State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-47vs Indiana | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 16-38@ Illinois | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-17vs Purdue | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-41vs Rutgers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jaeden Gould’s 2023 season.
Matches Jaeden on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Cayden Bridges's freshman season at Auburn (2022).
Matches Cayden on
Player DNA
2025 (Memphis): Did not see any action in the 2025 season 2024 (Michigan State): Played in six games to earn a letter as a true freshman, starting the final three games of the season at safety (Illinois, Purdue, Rutgers) Recorded 17 tackles with 13 solo and four assists, and one pass break-up Pla...
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