Josh Thompson: DB · Texas · #9.
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Josh Thompson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches at Texas: Tom Herman and Steve Sarkisian. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Oklahoma State — Week 7, 2021.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
34 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-18vs No. 23 Louisiana | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-40@ Arkansas | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 58-0vs Rice | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 70-35vs Texas Tech | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 48-55vs No. 6 Oklahoma | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-32vs No. 12 Oklahoma State | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 24-31@ No. 16 Baylor | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-30@ Iowa State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 56-57vs Kansas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 23 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Week 4 · 2021
W 70-35
vs Texas Tech
1 interception · 5 tackles · 4 solo tackles
Dominant 35-point win at home against Texas Tech.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
34tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%1 TFL34 tackles · 1 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Sarkisian
Pass share
43.2%
345 pass / 453 run
Plays / game
66.5
12 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
373 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
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 #220 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Texas, 108 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 36 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tom Herman → Steve Sarkisian. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
