2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Tyler Thompson
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for four head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Mack Brown, Freddie Kitchens, Bill Belichick and Jeff Brohm. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 3 tackles for loss against Syracuse — Week 7, 2026.
20 tackles · 5.5 sacks
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
20 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Louisville | 20 | 12 | 6.5 | 5.5 | -- |
| 2025 | North Carolina | 26 | 17 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | North Carolina | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2023 | North Carolina | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 54 | 36 | 15.0 | 12.5 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss, 3 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 38-41vs No. 9 Ole Miss | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 59-13vs Villanova | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-31vs No. 16 SMU | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-30vs Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-31@ NC State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 44-20vs Florida State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-26@ Syracuse | 5 | 4 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 52-24vs Stanford | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 12 | 6.5 | 5.5 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · W 52-24 vs Stanford, play by play
3 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 2 of his 3, sacks included.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 6 tackles for loss, 5 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Louisville’s defense played that day
Stanford’s 13 drives: 9 stopped (2 takeaways) · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 9.
A big game: 5 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 2 sacks, tied for 6th-most sacks in FBS that week. His sack on 4th and 21 ended Syracuse’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 8-yard loss on 4th and 21. Fourth quarter, up 34-26. Ended Syracuse’s drive (downs).
2 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 3 for him; the box score credits 2.
Sacked the quarterback for a 8-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 41-20.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 3 for him; the box score credits 2.
Sacked the quarterback for a 5-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 41-31.
1 tackle, including 1 sack.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +15 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
32%6 TFLSack rate
28%6 sacksHurry rate
10%2 hurries20 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 5.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Pass share
43.9%
215 pass / 275 run
Plays / game
61.2
8 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
241 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #45 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 24 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Mack Brown, Bill Belichick and Jeff Brohm.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Louisville
