Tariq Thompson: S · San Diego State · #14.
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Tariq Thompson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches at San Diego State: Rocky Long and Brady Hoke. The first one came in 2020: All-Mountain West. One game to point at: 9 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against UNLV — Week 8, 2020.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 1.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | San Diego State | 41 | 25 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | San Diego State | 55 | 44 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 2018 | San Diego State | 57 | 37 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 8 | 2 | -- |
| 2017 | San Diego State | 64 | 47 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 5 | -- |
| Career | 217 | 153 | 12.0 | 1.0 | 23 | 12 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | W 34-6vs UNLV | 9 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 38-7@ Utah State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-28vs San José State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 34-10vs Hawai'i | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-26@ Nevada | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-20@ Colorado | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 29-17vs Colorado State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 15 | L 14-28@ No. 14 BYU | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 25 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
41tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL41 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 6.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road4g | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+8g | 5.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brady Hoke
Pass share
36.5%
201 pass / 350 run
Plays / game
68.9
8 games
Team sack rate
7.2%
223 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2020
First team in his league at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at San Diego State, 217 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 47 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 1ST TEAM
All-Mountain West 1st team (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Rocky Long → Brady Hoke. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
