Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 63-10vs Central Connecticut | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#22
Nicholas Thompson
Junior safety on Toledo's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 206 lb · Fort Wayne, IN · Bishop Luers
CFB Index 20 · #504 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to Toledo for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 2054 nationally · Signed with Toledo
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 safety on Toledo's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Toledo in 2023.
Nicholas Thompson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Nicholas Thompson has played for three head coaches in three seasons at Toledo. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Central Connecticut — Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Toledo3-star out of Bishop Luers
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Toledo
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jason Candle, Robert Weiner, and Mike Jacobs. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Toledo8-5HC: Jason Candle · Balanced
2025Toledo8-5HC: Robert Weiner · Run-leaning
2026Toledo1-1HC: Mike Jacobs · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Jacobs
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
20 · #504 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #504 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #22 of 23 Mid-American Ss
How the All-MAC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 63–10
2 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 53-point win at home against Central Connecticut.
With J. Alan Richter — 252 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 59.1 · 1 rush yds (1 car) · R. Bond — 4 rec · 135 yds · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Toledo
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Toledo
Returning around him
- 2 Toledo players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -5 net (33 in / 38 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Toledo · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #116 · 2026 recruiting class #121
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Nate Ritchie’s 2023 season.
Matches Nate on
Height
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Differs from Nate on
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jojo Hayden's sophomore season at Illinois (2025).
Matches Jojo on
Class year
Height
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Nicholas Thompson
Background
2025 Played in all 13 games, making 25 tackles, 1.5 TFLs and one sack...Academic All-MAC. 2024 Played in all 13 games, making eight tackles...Season-high five tackles and one TFL vs. Pittsburgh in the GameAbove Sports Bowl...Academic All-MAC. 2023 Sat out season as a redshirt and retained freshma...
The secondary · Toledo
- #7Armorion Smith36 tackles · 2025
- Nasir Bowers26 tackles · 2025
- #22Nicholas Thompson24 tackles · 2025
- #39Dylan Hohler7 tackles · 2025
- #13Andrew Wilson-Lamp5 tackles · 2025
18 more on the roster · Toledo team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology