Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-51@ LSU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 28-20vs North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
#29
Champ Thompson
Junior defensive tackle on Clemson's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 290 lb · Gainesville, GA · Gainesville HS
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, at LSU
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior defensive tackle on Clemson's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Clemson in 2024.
Champ Thompson
This is his third year in the same defensive front at Clemson. The receipt: 1 tackles against North Carolina — Week 3, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Clemson3-star out of Meadowcreek
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Clemson
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Clemson
Played his entire career under Dabo Swinney.
Career stats
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 28–20
1 tackles · 1 solo tackles
With T. Reynolds — 215 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 58.7 · 26 rush yds (11 car) · J. Smith — 39.8 yards per punt · 4 punts · 46 long
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +1 tackle.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 19-11 over that span.
2024Clemson10-4HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced
2025Clemson7-6HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced
2026Clemson2-1HC: Dabo Swinney · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: passes defended (92nd percentile). 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: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Pass share
46.4%
85 pass / 98 run
Plays / game
61.0
3 games
Team sack rate
8.9%
101 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
The defensive line · Clemson
- #13Will Heldt14.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #14London Merritt8 tackles for loss · 2025
- #15Jaheim Lawson6.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Markus Strong3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #29Champ Thompson1 tackle for loss · 2025
17 more on the roster · Clemson team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology