Tyler Thompson
Louisville Cardinals
84
Good

Tyler Thompson

Louisville CardinalsSolid
RDEDefenseGoodTRANSFER · North Carolina
2nd String / Backup

Is Tyler Thompson starting?

Tyler Thompson is listed 2nd string at RDE for Louisville Cardinals.

Tyler Thompson is listed RDE #2 for Louisville at 84 OVR.

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Depth at RDE · Louisville Cardinals

  1. 15087Clev LubinStarter
  2. 2384Tyler ThompsonYou

What's Next

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The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Panther Creek, ranked #290 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 26 tackles, 7.5 TFL, 7 sacks. That's 8% of the team's production at his spot and 96th-percentile production nationally — good for a 84 overall (Good tier).

Recruit4★ · #290 NatlTeam Share8%Percentile96th
Cary, NC
Jersey
#3
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'5"
Weight
245 lbs
Transfer
North Carolina

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—267.57

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9064
National Rank
#290
High School
Panther Creek
Hometown
Cary, NC

Why this rating?

On a 83-rated defense; 96th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.91 for competition level) put them +7 vs unit starters → 84.

Team defense (SP+)
83
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 96% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 21% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.91)
Depth-chart adjustment
+7 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 11WVILLTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 59-13

Sep 6LMISSTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 41-38

Tyler Thompson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

26 tkl · 7.5 TFL · 7 sacks
Usage / Involvement67%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.