Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-0vs Charleston Southern | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 7-22@ Clemson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#21
Carlo Thompson
Senior defensive back on Georgia Southern's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 180 lb · Richmond, VA · Varina
Returning to Georgia Southern for 2026
The story
4 defensive back on Georgia Southern's 2026 roster.
- Transferred from UNC-Pembroke to Georgia Southern in 2025.
Carlo Thompson
He got to Georgia Southern by way of UNC-Pembroke. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles, 1 TFL against Charleston Southern, Week 1, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2024
- Entered the portal
20253 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Georgia Southern
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Clay Helton — 8-7 over that span.
2025Georgia Southern7-6HC: Clay Helton · Balanced
2026Georgia Southern1-1HC: Clay Helton · Pass-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clay Helton
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 10 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 31–0
4 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 TFL
Dominant 31-point win at home against Charleston Southern.
With M. Johnson — 281 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 66.4 · A. Smith — 40 AVG · 42 LONG · 4 NO
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Georgia Southern
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Georgia Southern
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -1 net (17 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia Southern · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #78 · 2026 recruiting class #89
Background
2025-26: Played in six games … Saw action on 74 plays (18 defense, 56 special teams) … Had four tackles on the season … Played briefly on special teams in the win over Georgia State … Was in for seven snaps on special teams at Arkansas State … Played 12 snaps on special teams in the win at App St...
The secondary · Georgia Southern
- #12Tracy Hill Jr.41 tackles · 2025
- #19Fabo Chaney27 tackles · 2025
- #29Devin Collier24 tackles · 2025
- #20Jaquari Brown16 tackles · 2025
- #21Carlo Thompson4 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Georgia Southern team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology