Champ Thompson
Clemson Tigers
84
Good

Champ Thompson

Clemson TigersSolid
RDTDefenseGood
Projected Starter

Is Champ Thompson starting?

Champ Thompson is the projected starter at RDT for Clemson Tigers.

Redshirt sophomore · #29 · 6'3", 290 lbs

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Depth at RDT · Clemson Tigers

  1. 12984Champ ThompsonStarter
  2. 29579Amare Adams
  3. 34472Kourtney Kelly

Clemson Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Meadowcreek, ranked #481 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 3 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 84 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #481 Natl2-Yr Total6 tackles · 1 sacksTeam Share1%
Gainesville, GA
Jersey
#29
Class
RS SO
Height
6'3"
Weight
290 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025311
2024300

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8900
National Rank
#481
High School
Meadowcreek
Hometown
Norcross, GA

Why this rating?

On a 90-rated defense; 52th-percentile production (×0.90 for competition level) put them -6 vs unit starters → 84.

Team defense (SP+)
90
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 52% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.90)
Depth-chart adjustment
-6 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 3LMIATKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 41-13

Sep 26WCALTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-10

Sep 19WUNCTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 28-20

Sep 6LLSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
2

Final L 51-10

Champ Thompson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

3 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 sacks
Usage / Involvement11%
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