Jalon Thompson holds the LCB · Backup spot in North Carolina Tar Heels’s cornerback room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Jalon Thompson is a left cornerback for the North Carolina Tar Heels who enrolled early as a three-star prospect from Olympia High School in Orlando, Florida. During his 2024 true freshman season, he appeared in nine games primarily on special teams. In 2025, Thompson recorded seven total tackles, five solo tackles, and two passes defensed across his sophomore campaign. He returns as a junior.

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