Tyler Thompson

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

RDE depth chart, 3rd

13 2026 tackles

4.5 · 3 2026 sacks · TFL

0 2026 INT + PD

34 Career games (2 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD	FF
2026	Louisville	7	0	13	4.5	3	0	0	1
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

2026 Percentile vs DLs

Tackles per game 1.9 71

Havoc plays 12 95

INT + pass breakups 0 0

Forced fumbles 1 86

The situation

Louisville 2026 defense ›

Explosive rate allowed 9.1% 77

Line yards per carry allowed 2.7 32

Sack rate 7.0% 65

2026 Game log

Week	Opponent	Tkl	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD
W2	Villanova Wildcats	1	1
W3	SMU
W6	FSU	1	1	1
W7	@ SYR	2	2	2

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

2026 · 95th pctile of DLs

Recruit · 89th pctile of class