Tommy Thigpen

Tommy Thigpen
Thigpen with North Carolina in 2024
Current position
TitleCo-defensive coordinator & linebackers coach
TeamNorth Carolina
ConferenceACC
Biographical details
Born (1971-03-17) March 17, 1971 (age 53)
El Dorado, Arkansas, U.S.
Playing career
1989–1992North Carolina
1993New York Giants
1995–1996Barcelona Dragons
Position(s)Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998–1999North Carolina (GA)
2000Tennessee State (LB)
2001Bowling Green (CB)
2002Bowling Green (STC/CB)
2003Illinois (CB)
2004Illinois (LB)
2005–2008North Carolina (LB)
2009–2011Auburn (S)
2012Auburn (LB)
2013–2017Tennessee (LB)
2018North Carolina (S)
2019–2021North Carolina (co-DC/ILB)
2022–presentNorth Carolina (co-DC/LB)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

Tommy Thigpen (born March 17, 1971) is an American college football coach and former player. He is currently the co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at University of North Carolina, a position he assumed in January 2018. Prior to that, he spent 14 years as an assistant coach in the collegiate ranks, including a stint at Auburn University where he was part of the 2010 National Championship team. Thigpen played as a linebacker at the University of North Carolina and thereafter was drafted by the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He also played for the Barcelona Dragons of the World League of American Football (WLAF).