Stefon Thompson is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Florida State.
Thompson fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for four head coaches at three programs in six seasons: Dino Babers, Nunzio Campanile, Matt Rhule and Mike Norvell. One game to point at: 10 tackles and 0.5 sacks against Florida — Week 14, 2025.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
37 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-17vs No. 8 Alabama | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 77-3vs East Texas A&M | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 66-10vs Kent State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 38-46@ Virginia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 22-28vs No. 3 Miami | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-34vs Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-24@ Clemson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-14vs Virginia Tech | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 11-21@ NC State | 9 | 5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 21-40@ Florida | 10 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Total | 37 | 13 | 3.5 | 3.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
37tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%4 TFLSack rate
9%4 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups37 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 5.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 6.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Norvell
Pass share
40.3%
339 pass / 502 run
Plays / game
70.1
12 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
366 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #278 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #29 of 74 ACC LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 1,123 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the ACC as a senior.
Played for three programs.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Dino Babers, Matt Rhule and Mike Norvell.
