Jerrin Thompson: S · Auburn · #1.
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Jerrin Thompson
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. The five seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Tom Herman, Steve Sarkisian and Hugh Freeze. On tape: 8 tackles and 1 sack against Arkansas, Week 4, 2024.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
65 tackles. 5 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 2 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 26
USA Today Oct 18
On3 Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-3vs Alabama A&M | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-21vs California | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-19vs New Mexico | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-24vs Arkansas | 8 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-27vs No. 21 Oklahoma | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-31@ No. 5 Georgia | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-21@ No. 19 Missouri | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-10@ Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-17vs Vanderbilt | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-14vs UL Monroe | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 43-41vs No. 15 Texas A&M | 11 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 14 | L 14-28@ No. 13 Alabama | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 65 | 45 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 5 |
Week 13 · 2024
W 43-41
vs Texas A&M
1 interception · 11 tackles · 8 solo tackles
Edged out Texas A&M at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
65tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL65 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack · 5 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 5.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Hugh Freeze
Pass share
48.0%
368 pass / 399 run
Plays / game
63.9
12 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
391 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
65 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #75 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Texas and Auburn, 228 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Tom Herman, Steve Sarkisian and Hugh Freeze.
