Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 28-24vs South Alabama | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 | Season-high 8 yds |
| Total | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 |
#13
Ty Thompson
Senior tight end for Tulane. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 235 lb · Gilbert, AZ · Mesquite HS
Returning to Tulane for 2026
The numbers
8
receiving yards · 2026
2 catches · 4 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 8 yds, vs South Alabama
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Tulane. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Oregon in 2021.
Ty Thompson
Across five seasons and two programs, four head coaches: Bryan McClendon, Dan Lanning, Jon Sumrall and Will Hall. The receipt: 8 rec yds, 2 receptions against South Alabama — Week 2, 2026.
8 REC YDS · 2 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20213 games
- Signed with Oregon4-star out of Mesquite
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
4 coaches2021–2022
Tulane
2023era →
Slade Nagle
Tulane
2024era →
Jon Sumrall
Tulane
Played under 4 different head coaches: Willie Fritz, Slade Nagle, Jon Sumrall, and Will Hall. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Oregon10-4HC: Bryan McClendon · Run-leaning
2022Oregon10-3HC: Dan Lanning · Run-leaning
2023Oregon12-2HC: Dan Lanning · Balanced
2024Tulane9-5HC: Jon Sumrall · Run-heavy
2026Tulane1-1HC: Will Hall · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 REC/g, 8.0 YDS/g, 4.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Hall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–24
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Tulane
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Tulane
Returning around him
- 21% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -7 net (20 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Tulane · Last season: 11-3 (AP #17) · Talent rank #70 · 2026 recruiting class #64
Background
2026: A Fourth Team Preseason All-Conference selection by Phil Steele. 2025: Selected to the Allstate Goodworks Team...A preseason candidate for the 2025 Wuerffel Trophy ... Did not appear in any games … Named Academic All-Conference (7/29). 2024: Played in 12 games at quarterback and earned the...
The tight end room · Tulane
- #19Dawson Johnson99 receiving yards · 2025
- #86Gabe Lovorn1 game · 2025
- #13Ty Thompson1 game · 2026
- #22Jakson Judgeno box-score line yet
- #80Vance Bolyardno box-score line yet
4 more on the roster · Tulane team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology