#48

Blake Thompson

DT · UTEP · Sr. · #48

UTEP 2022 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Blake Thompson

DT · UTEP · Sr · #48

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
UTEP
2020–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2020–2022

1 coach
2020
2021
2022

Played his entire career under Dana Dimel.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020UTEP3-5HC: Dana Dimel · Run-leaning
2021UTEP7-6HC: Dana Dimel · Run-leaning
2022UTEP5-7HC: Dana Dimel · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022UTEP2060.50.01----
2021UTEP16103.01.02----
2020UTEP410.00.0------
Career40173.51.03----

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2022

W 41–35

at Charlotte

2 TOT  ·  1 SOLO

Edged out Charlotte on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Wins his gap play after play.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Two-Gap Base

Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.

IDL

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Kitione Tau’s 2022 season.

Kitione Tau

89%match

Bowling Green · 2022

#2

Fatafehi Vailea

North Texas · 2022

86%
#3

Dion Bergan

Wake Forest · 2022

81%
#4

Kelton Moss

UTEP · 2021

81%
#5

TJ Rayam

Boston College · 2021

79%

Matches Kitione on

Class year
Height
Hurry rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Tevita Tafuna's junior season at UTEP (2023).

UTEP · 2023

#2

Adam Watkins

Kennesaw State · 2024

83%
#3

Jahlil Taylor

Old Dominion · 2023

83%
#4

Dion Bergan

Wake Forest · 2022

82%
#5

Lama Lavea

Akron · 2023

80%

Matches Tevita on

Class year
Hurry rate
Weight