Tyler Thompson

LB • 6'4" • 225 lbs • Cary, NC, USA

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Tyler Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.3 disruption score.

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Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker

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Sporadic game-to-game production

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Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · North Carolina

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Career Teams: 1
Unique Seasons: 3
Program Path: North Carolina
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Stanford

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Tyler Thompson built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from Cary, NC wearing No. 40, spending time with North Carolina. The clearest part of Tyler Thompson's career was his defensive...

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Latest team and position: North Carolina · LB
Career Tackles: 34
Tracked sample: 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 16 games
Best season: 2025 Regular Season · North Carolina
Top game: Stanford
High school pipeline: Panther Creek · 10 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster: No. 40 · Sophomore
2025 Tackles rank: 26 tackles · LB 523rd (top 41%) · ACC 228th (top 29%) · National 1,670th (top 27%)

Tyler Thompson played LB for North Carolina. Across 3 tracked seasons, Tyler Thompson recorded 34 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with North Carolina.

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