Jerrin Thompson
Jerrin Thompson
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Steve Sarkisian and Hugh Freeze. The receipt on tape: 8 tackles, 1 sacks against Arkansas, Week 4, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Auburn, 214 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Bryan Harsin, Cadillac Williams, and Hugh Freeze. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Golesh
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2024
W 43–41
vs Texas A&M
11 TOT · 8 SOLO · 1 INT
Edged out Texas A&M at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Rover
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Brandon Pierce’s 2021 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Nicolas Sessions's graduate season at New Mexico State (2025).
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