Player Dossier

2023-2025

North Carolina

Tyler Thompson

LB • 6'4" • 225 lbs • Cary, NC, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Tyler Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

9.1

Efficiency

24.3

Consistency

13.3

Season Value

26

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · North Carolina

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
North Carolina
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Stanford

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Tyler Thompson, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · North Carolina. Tyler Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason

North Carolina paired 0 primary output with 7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 24.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Stanford

Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Regular Season · North Carolina

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

1.6

Efficiency

24.3

Usage

9.1

Consistency

13.3

Best Game by takeover score

NC State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. TCU: 0. Charlotte: 0. Clemson: 0. California: 4. Virginia: 2.5. Syracuse: 2. Stanford: 7. Wake Forest: 0. Duke: 0. NC State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. TCU: 1 by 4.2. Charlotte: 1 by 4.2. Clemson: 2 by 8.3. California: 3 by 52.5. Virginia: 5 by 45.8. Syracuse: 3 by 32.5. Stanford: 3 by 62.5. Wake Forest: 3 by 12.5. Duke: 1 by 4.2. NC State: 4 by 16.7

Split Comparison

Wins3 · n=3 · +2.1 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · n=7 · -2.1 vs Wins
First Half1.3 · n=5 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half1.8 · n=5 · +0.5 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Stanford

Best efficiency game

62.5 vs Stanford

Result
Sun 11/30@ NC StateL 19-4241000
Sat 11/22vs DukeL 25-3210000
Sat 11/15@ Wake ForestL 12-2832000
Sat 11/8vs Stanford2+ sacks · Splash gameW 20-1533331
Fri 10/31@ SyracuseW 27-1031110
Sat 10/25vs VirginiaL 16-17541.5010
Sat 10/18@ California2+ sacks · Splash gameL 18-2132220
Sat 10/4vs ClemsonL 10-3822000
Sat 9/6@ CharlotteW 20-311000
Tue 9/2vs TCUL 14-4811000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    North Carolina

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina17.51.9
2024 PostseasonNorth Carolina071.2-1
2024 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina071.20
2025 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina15.524.39.115.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Stanford

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

7

Primary metric

7 disruption/tackle impact with 60.4 takeover score.

#2

California

4

Primary metric

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 45.7 takeover score.

#3

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.4 takeover score.

#4

Virginia

2.5

Primary metric

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 31.6 takeover score.

#5

Syracuse

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 28.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Postseason · North Carolina

0 primary output · 7 efficiency · 1.2 usage

36.1

#2

2024 Regular Season · North Carolina

36.1

0 primary · 7 efficiency · 1.2 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · North Carolina

26

15.5 primary · 24.3 efficiency · 9.1 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

2

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.9064

Panther Creek · Cary, NC

Committed To
North Carolina
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

34

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 16 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Tyler Thompson quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
34