Ty Thompson
Ty Thompson
Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Bryan McClendon, Dan Lanning and Jon Sumrall.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Willie Fritz, Slade Nagle, and Jon Sumrall. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Hall
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2024
W 41–33
at Louisiana
23 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD
Edged out Louisiana on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Tulane
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Tulane
Returning around him
- 15% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -7 net (20 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Tulane · Last season: 11-3 (AP #17) · Talent rank #68 · 2026 recruiting class #64
Background
2025: Selected to the Allstate Goodworks Team...A preseason candidate for the 2025 Wuerffel Trophy 2024: Played in 12 games at quarterback and earned the start in the Gasparilla Bowl against Florida…Went 17-for-40 passing for 199 yards and three touchdowns…Also ran 49 times for 260 yards and six...