Tyler Thompson

DL · #3 · Louisville · SR · 6'5" · 245 · Cary, NC

Transferred from UNC · LEO depth chart, 2nd

24 2025 tackles

7 · 5 2025 sacks · TFL

0 2025 INT + PD

27 Career games (2 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD	FF
2025	North Carolina	12	0	24	7	5	0	0	2
2024	North Carolina	12	2	5	0	0	0	0	0
2023	North Carolina	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	0

2025 Percentile vs DLs

Tackles per game 2.0 66

Havoc plays 19 95

INT + pass breakups 0 0

Forced fumbles 2 96

The situation

Louisville 2025 defense ›

Explosive rate allowed 10.0% 70

Line yards per carry allowed 2.2 76

Sack rate 6.4% 60

2025 Game log

with North Carolina

Wk	Opponent	Tkl	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD
W8	@ CAL	2	2	1
W9	UVA	4	1
W10	@ SYR	1	1	1
W11	STAN	3	3	3

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2023 board

#288

Rickey Gibson III CB · Hewitt-Trussville TENN

#289 Jalon Kilgore S · Putnam County SCAR

#290

Tyler Thompson EDGE · Panther Creek UNC

#291 David Ojiegbe EDGE · St. John's College CLEM

#292

Austin Simmons QB · Moore Haven MISS

EDGEs in the class

#30

Jamarious Brown Moss Point MISS

#31

Blake Purchase Cherry Creek ORE

#32

Tyler Thompson Panther Creek UNC

#33 David Ojiegbe St. John's College CLEM

#34

Lamont Green Jr. Gulliver Prep FSU

2025 · 95th pctile of DLs

Recruit · 89th pctile of class