Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 45-17@ Kentucky | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 50-36vs Florida State | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
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Devan Thompkins
Senior defensive lineman for Alabama. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 300 lb · Tracy, CA · Edison
CFB Index 83 · #27 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceTransferred USC → Alabama for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
3
sacks · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 sacks, 2 TFL, 6 tackles, at Kentucky
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior defensive lineman for Alabama. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to USC in 2022.
- Transferred from USC to Alabama in 2026.
In Their Words
172 windows · 2026 fan posts
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Devan Thompkins
Wins his gap play after play. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Lincoln Riley and Kalen DeBoer. The receipt: 6 tackles, 1 sacks against Florida State — Week 3, 2026.
12 TACKLES · 3 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
2022
- Signed with USC3-star out of Edison
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Alabama
Played his entire career under Kalen DeBoer.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Alabama
2025USC
2026Alabama
Career stats
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–17
at Kentucky
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 6 tackles
Dominant 28-point win on the road against Kentucky.
With K. Russell — 188 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 38.9 · -9 rush yds (8 car) · D. Hill — 104 rush yds (18 car) · 1 TD
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +1 sack, +1 tackle for loss, +6 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2024USC7-6HC: Lincoln Riley · Pass-leaning
2025USC9-4HC: Lincoln Riley · Balanced
2026Alabama3-0HC: Kalen DeBoer · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Elite: sacks (99th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (91st percentile). Concern: passes defended (28th 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.
Defensive profile
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
25%3 TFLSack rate
25%3 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries12 tackles · 3 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 6.0 TKL/g, 1.5 TFL/g, 1.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalen DeBoer
Pass share
41.3%
85 pass / 121 run
Plays / game
68.7
3 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
97 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
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 2026 production profile sits closest to Curtis Cothran’s 2017 season.
83%match
Matches Curtis on
Height
Hurry rate
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Karl Brooks's junior season at Bowling Green (2020).
78%match
All-MACNFL Rd 6
Matches Karl on
Class year
Hurry rate
TFL rate
Differs from Karl on
Sack rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Devan Thompkins
Background
NIL Opportunities Prior to Alabama On3's second-rated defensive lineman and the No. 41 player in the portal ... the fifth-ranked defensive lineman and No. 30 player overall on 247Sports' Transfer Portal Rankings. 2022-25 (USC) Contributed in 28 games across four seasons at Southern Cal ...…
The defensive line · Alabama
- #1Devan Thompkins6.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #94Edric Hill3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #90London Simmons1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Terrance Green1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #22Kedrick Bingley-Jones0.5 tackles for loss · 2025
10 more on the roster · Alabama team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology