Tyler Thompson Football News & Bio
UNC Defensive End Tyler Thompson Playing With 'Effort and Violence'Tyler Thompson made his first career start as a redshirt-freshman in 2024, tasked with filling a significant hole on defense. Thompson started in place of...
Wed Nov 12, 2025
UNC football, 'balling in Carolina blue,' racks up sacks with potent pass rush vs StanfordNorth Carolina football coach Bill Belichick has consistently referred to Melkart Abou-Jaoude as one of the Tar Heels’ hardest workers. And, like Gio Lopez, Belichick...
Mon Nov 10, 2025
Melkart Abou Jaoude, Tyler Thompson Lead Relentless UNC Pass Rush in Win Over Stanford
By halftime, the Tar Heels went into the locker room with six sacks — tied for their season high — even though the offense only...
Sun Nov 9, 2025
Carolina Insider Podcast: UNC Basketball Faces BYU, Football Hosts UVa., Tyler Thompson Joins
UNC Basketball plays the first of its two exhibitions Friday at 9 p.m. against BYU in Salt Lake City. Jones Angell and Adam Lucas preview...
Thu Oct 23, 2025
UNC Football Shows Signs of Life, Yet Key Concerns Remain Unresolved
North Carolina’s defense, which had allowed 465.3 yards per game against its previous three Power Four opponents, limited Cal to just 294 yards of total...
Sun Oct 19, 2025