Stefon Thompson

Senior linebacker for Florida State. 2025: 37 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks.

LB · Florida State · Sr. · #7

6′1″ · 240 lb · Long Island, NY

CFB Index 52 · #278 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Florida State for 2026

How he plays

Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.

Sacks: 91st percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

tackles · 2025

3.5 TFL · 3.5 sacks

Best game: 9 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks, at NC State

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for Florida State. 2025: 37 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Chambers in 2020.
Transferred from Nebraska to Florida State in 2025.

His career, year by year

Stefon Thompson

LB · Florida State · Sr · #7

Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Four head coaches in six seasons, at three different programs. One game to point at: 10 tackles, 0.5 sacks against Florida — Week 14, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Syracuse1-10HC: Dino Babers · Balanced, slow tempo

2021Syracuse5-7HC: Dino Babers · Run-heavy

2022Syracuse7-6HC: Dino Babers · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2023Syracuse6-7HC: Nunzio Campanile · Run-heavy

2024Nebraska7-6HC: Matt Rhule · Balanced

2025Florida State5-7HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

52Rotational starter #278 of 583?

High confidenceBounce-Back6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (91st percentile). Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#233 / 2975 · 91st pct

3.5

Tackles for loss#866 / 2975 · 69th pct

3.5

Tackles#1007 / 2975 · 65th pct

QB hurries#1007 / 2975 · 55th pct

Solo tackles#1622 / 2975 · 44th pct

Passes defended#1916 / 2975 · 18th 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

2025 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Norvell

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

52 · #278 of 583 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #278 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-ACC

Based on 2025: #29 of 74 ACC LBs

How the All-ACC 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

Season	Team
2025	Florida State	37	13	3.5	3.5	--	--	--
2024	Nebraska	27	7	0.0	0.0	2	--	--
2023	Syracuse	49	28	4.0	1.5	--	--	--
2022	Syracuse	3	1	0.5	0.0	--	--	--
2021	Syracuse	77	47	6.5	4.5	--	--	--
2020	Syracuse	36	24	7.5	2.0	--	--	--
Career		229	120	22.0	11.5	2	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025

W 31–17

vs Alabama

1 TFL · 1 SACKS · 1 SOLO

With T. Castellanos — 152 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 83.6 · 78 rush yds (16 car) · 1 TD · J. Lucas — 22 rush yds (6 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 31-17vs Alabama	1	1	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 2	W 77-3vs East Texas A&M	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	W 66-10vs Kent State	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	L 38-46@ Virginia	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 6	L 22-28vs Miami	6	3	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 7	L 31-34vs Pittsburgh	1	0	0.5	0.5	—
Wk 11	L 10-24@ Clemson	3	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	W 34-14vs Virginia Tech	3	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	L 11-21@ NC State	9	5	1.5	1.5	—
Wk 14	L 21-40@ Florida	10	1	0.5	0.5	—	Season-high 10 tackles
Total		37	13	3.5	3.5	—

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

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