Last confirmed: Alabama, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 196 lb · Orange, TX · West Orange-Stark
Deionte Thompson: DB · Alabama · #14.
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Deionte Thompson
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. This is his third year in the same secondary at Alabama. On tape: 9 tackles against Arkansas, Week 6, 2018.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
73 tackles. 3 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 2 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.
The Tuscaloosa News Oct 15
WBMA Oct 7Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-14vs Louisville | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 57-7vs Arkansas State | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 62-7@ Ole Miss | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-23vs No. 22 Texas A&M | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 56-14vs Louisiana | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 65-31@ Arkansas | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 39-10vs Missouri | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 58-21@ Tennessee | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 29-0@ No. 4 LSU | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 50-17vs The Citadel | 8 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 52-21vs Auburn | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 35-28@ No. 4 Georgia | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 45-34vs No. 4 Oklahoma | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 16-44vs No. 2 Clemson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 73 | 44 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
Week 3 · 2018
W 62-7
at Ole Miss
1 interception · 4 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Dominant 55-point win on the road against Ole Miss.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
73tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL73 tackles · 2 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
3 seasons under Nick Saban — 41-3 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-79g | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nick Saban
Pass share
43.8%
438 pass / 563 run
Plays / game
66.7
15 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
455 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
73 tackles in 14 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Alabama, 107 tackles — drafted at #139 overall by the Arizona Cardinals.
His career
He has a stat line in 29 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Nick Saban.
Where he ended up · NFL
Arizona CardinalsEntering 8th NFL season
Arizona CardinalsEntering 8th NFL season
