#38

Keye Thompson

Former linebacker at Pittsburgh. 2024: 28 tackles, 2 tackles for loss.

LB · Pittsburgh · Sr. · #38

6′0″ · 230 lb · Barberton, OH

CFB Index 23 · #498 of 571 LBsHigh confidencePittsburgh 2024 — college career complete

Recruiting

2★

OLB recruit

No. 3331 nationally · Signed with Ohio

Statement game13 tackles · 3 TFLat Buffalo (FBS) · W 20-10

Top 1% tackles game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former linebacker at Pittsburgh. 2024: 28 tackles, 2 tackles for loss.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Ohio in 2018.
Transferred from Ohio to Pittsburgh in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Six seasons at Pittsburgh, 280 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2023) — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2018

Signed with Ohio2-star out of Barberton

202212 games

The role got bigger.

All-MACthird

202312 games

All-MACfirst

202410 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#3331 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2018–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

9 honors · 1 category

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ALL-MAC · 1ST TEAM

All-MAC 1st team (2023)

Coaching lineage · 2018–2024

1 coach

2018–2020

Pat Narduzzi

Pittsburgh

2022–2024

Pat Narduzzi

Pittsburgh

Played his entire career under Pat Narduzzi.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Ohio9-4HC: Frank Solich · Run-heavy

2019Ohio7-6HC: Frank Solich · Run-heavy

2020Ohio2-1HC: Frank Solich · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2022Ohio10-4HC: Tim Albin · Balanced

2023Ohio10-3HC: Tim Albin · Run-leaning

2024Pittsburgh7-6HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

23Below cohort / limited sample #498 of 571?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: solo tackles (24th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#941 / 2892 · 57th pct

Passes defended#1155 / 2892 · 49th pct

Tackles#1494 / 2892 · 48th pct

Tackles for loss#1412 / 2892 · 47th pct

2.0

Sacks#1455 / 2892 · 25th pct

0.0

Solo tackles#2143 / 2892 · 24th pct

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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	3.4	0.2	0.0	0.2
Road5g	2.2	0.2	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-74g	3.2	0.1	0.0	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	2.5	0.2	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Pat Narduzzi

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

23 · #498 of 571 LBs

Two-star recruit. Now #498 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Pittsburgh	28	9	2.0	0.0	1	--	--
2023	Ohio	94	42	10.0	1.5	2	1	--
2022	Ohio	96	45	6.5	1.5	3	1	--
2020	Ohio	10	7	1.0	1.0	--	1	--
2019	Ohio	51	19	5.5	0.5	1	--	--
2018	Ohio	1	--	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		280	122	25.0	4.5	7	3	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 55-24vs Kent State	5	1	0.5	—	1	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 2	W 28-27@ Cincinnati	3	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 34-24@ North Carolina	1	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 17-15vs California	4	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	W 41-13vs Syracuse	5	3	0.5	—	0
Wk 10	L 25-48@ SMU	1	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 19-24vs Virginia	1	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 20-24vs Clemson	2	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 9-37@ Louisville	3	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	L 23-34@ Boston College	3	1	1.0	—	0
Total		28	9	2.0	—	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Keye Thompson

2018

202212 games

202312 games

202410 games

2024 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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