Tyler Thompson

Height:
6-4
Weight:
240
Position:
LB
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Cary, N.C.
High School:
Panther Creek
Prev School:
North Carolina

2025: Breakout season in 2025, finishing eighth in the Atlantic Coast Conference with 7.0 sacks and recording 7.5 tackles for loss ... ended the year with 25 total tackles ... tallied a pair of sacks in a loss to California ... recorded a a career high 3.0 sacks versus Stanford ... recorded a season high four tackles against Virginia and NC State.

2024: Appeared in 12 games ... earned a pair of starts ... made first two career starts against Charlotte and NC Central .. finished the season with five tackles and two quarterback hurries

2023: Appeared in three games and registered two tackles, a TFL and a fumble recovery while providing depth at linebacker.

High School: An early enrollee who is a four-star prospect ranked as the nation’s No. 153 player, the No. 21 edge and the No. 7 player in the state by On3 ... two-time all-state selection • A two-time conference defensive player of the year ... racked up 191 tackles, 39 sacks and 84 TFL over his three varsity seasons ... led Panther Creek to a conference title as a senior ... tallied 77 tackles, 15 sacks, 30 TFL, three forced fumbles and a fumble recovery ... posted 75 tackles, 19 sacks, 39 TFL, an INT, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries as a junior ... notched 39 tackles, five sacks, 15 TFL and two forced fumbles as a sophomore ... also played basketball for three seasons as a prepster ... coached by Sean Crocker ... son of Renee Providence and LeVar Thompson.