6′4″ · 280 lb · Raleigh, NC · Highland C.C.
Darnell Thompson: DL · Colorado State · #94.
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Darnell Thompson
Wins his gap play after play. Second year in the Colorado State defensive front. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against San José State — Week 12, 2017.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
36 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Colorado State | 36 | 8 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2016 | Colorado State | 29 | 15 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 1 |
| Career | 65 | 23 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 58-27vs Oregon State | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | L 3-17@ Colorado | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 23-41@ No. 1 Alabama | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 51-21@ Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-14@ Utah State | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 44-42vs Nevada | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-24@ New Mexico | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 28-45vs Air Force | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 13-16@ Wyoming | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 52-59vs Boise State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-14vs San José State | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
 Bowl | L 28-31vs Marshall | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 8 | 4.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
11%4 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
11%4 hurries36 tackles · 4 for loss.
2 seasons under Mike Bobo — 14-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Bobo
Pass share
47.3%
459 pass / 512 run
Plays / game
74.7
13 games
Team sack rate
2.7%
488 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
36 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Colorado State, 4 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mike Bobo.
