#18
UTEP · 2026
Decorian Thompson
CBFreshman5' 10", 170 lbsMount Pleasant, TX★★★ 2026 recruit · #1654 nationally
UTEP Miners1-2 · TDC #127
Snap share
22%
likely 0–40%
Tackles
6
1507th of 4521 in FBS
Solo
2
Tackles for loss
0
Sacks
0
Interceptions
0
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 1 | 1257th / 1676 |
| Yards | 8 | 1385th / 1662 |
| Yards / catch | 8 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 8 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 6 | 1507th / 4521 |
| Solo | 2 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 0 | — |
| Lost | 0 | — |
| Recovered | 1 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Plays made | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Oklahoma | 59 | ~10 (0–31) | 1 | 2 | · | 17% |
| Wk 2 · Texas Southern | 62 | ~4 (0–12) | · | 1 | 1 | 6% |
| Wk 3 · Michigan | 70 | ~28 (0–46) | · | 3 | · | 40% |
| Season | 191 | 42 (0–76) | 1 | 6 | 1 | 22% |
Position Room
21 DBs on the UTEP roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Xavier Smith | S | SR | 21 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 0 | Justin Content | CB | JR | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 32 | Adarius Hutchinson | DB | FR | 13 | 1.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 12 | Donavan Howard | S | SR | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 23 | Kaleb Miles | CB | JR | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Darnell Williams | S | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 16 | Esteban Guillory | S | SR | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Decorian Thompson | CB | FR | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 20 | Grant Stewart | DB | FR | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 27 | LaTristan Thompson | DB | SO | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Chace Biddle | S | SR | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 24 | Jaime Guerrero | S | SR | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 5 | TJ Tillman | CB | SO | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 7 | Kode Lowe | S | SR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Kane White-Tinsley | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 15 | Colt Matlock | DB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | Darien Fantroy | CB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Tylen Hockett | S | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Dylan Brown-Turner | DB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Allen Gant | S | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Josiah Jones | S | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. UTEP depth chart →