Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2020Tennessee
Bryce Thompson
DB • 5'11" • 190 lbs • Irmo, SC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Bryce Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21 disruption score.
Impact Production
55
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
40
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
76
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: East Tennessee State
Player Story
Bryce Thompson built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a defensive back from Irmo, SC, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Bryce Thompson's career was his defensive production: 100 tackles,...
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- Committed To
- Tennessee
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Bryce Thompson, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Tennessee. Bryce Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 100
- TFL
- 8
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 10
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Bryce Thompson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tennessee · DB
- Career Tackles
- 100
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Tennessee
- Top game
- East Tennessee State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Dutch Fork · Tennessee
- High school pipeline
- Dutch Fork · 20 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- Junior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 36 tackles · DB 128th (top 17%) · SEC 89th (top 16%) · National 577th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Tennessee | 12 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 50.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Tennessee | 10 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Tennessee | 10 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Tennessee | 10 | 36 | 2 | 0 | - | 2 | 2 | 35.8 |
Related Context
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Bryce Thompson played DB for Tennessee. Across 3 tracked seasons, Bryce Thompson recorded 100 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Tennessee.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Tennessee paired 15 primary output with 23.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 21 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Auburn
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Tennessee
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
21
Usage
4.5
Consistency
44.4
Best Game by takeover score
Auburn
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Carolina: 1. Missouri: 1. Georgia: 0. Kentucky: 0. Alabama: 1. Arkansas: 0. Auburn: 2. Florida: 0. Vanderbilt: 1. Texas A&M: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Carolina: 8 by 43.3. Missouri: 1 by 14.2. Georgia: 3 by 12.5. Kentucky: 4 by 16.7. Alabama: 3 by 22.5. Arkansas: 4 by 16.7. Auburn: 6 by 45. Florida: 2 by 8.3. Vanderbilt: 2 by 18.3. Texas A&M: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 3 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 7 · -0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Auburn
Best efficiency game
45 vs Auburn
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/19 | vs Texas A&M | L 13-34 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/12 | @ Vanderbilt | W 42-17 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/5 | vs Florida | L 19-31 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/22 | @ AuburnSplash game | L 17-30 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/8 | @ Arkansas | L 13-24 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Alabama | L 17-48 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/17 | vs Kentucky | L 7-34 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/10 | @ Georgia | L 21-44 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Missouri | W 35-12 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/26 | @ South Carolina | W 31-27 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Bryce Thompson story
Bryce Thompson built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a defensive back from Irmo, SC, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Bryce Thompson's career was his defensive production: 100 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 8 interceptions across 32 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Tennessee. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Bryce Thompson's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 96 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 32 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Tennessee.
The arc is straightforward: Bryce Thompson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Tennessee
2018-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Tennessee | 15 | 23.6 | 5.8 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Tennessee | 9 | 22.3 | 6.1 | -6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Tennessee | 9 | 22.3 | 6.1 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Tennessee | 6 | 21 | 4.5 | -3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs East Tennessee State
Week 2 · W 59-3
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#2
vs UAB
Week 10 · W 30-7
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#3
@ Auburn
Week 12 · L 17-30 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#4
@ Auburn
Week 7 · W 30-24 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Charlotte
Week 10 · W 14-3
3
Havoc Plays
72.5 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 72.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Tennessee
15 primary output · 23.6 efficiency · 5.8 usage
50.5
#2
2019 Postseason · Tennessee
42.2
9 primary · 22.3 efficiency · 6.1 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Tennessee
42.2
9 primary · 22.3 efficiency · 6.1 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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