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Football
2008: Earned All-Missouri Valley Football Conference honorable mention status ... started all 15 games at linebacker ... tied for the team lead with three forced fumbles ... ranked second on the team with 110 total tackles and four interceptions ... ranked fourth on the squad with 10 tackles-for-loss ... credited with at least four tackles in every game ... began the year with a 10-tackle effort against Brigham Young (8/30) ... forced and recovered a fumble to go along with eight tackles and a tackle-for-loss in UNI's 24-13 win over South Dakota (9/6) ... secured eight more tackles and a quarterback sack in a 34-20 win over South Dakota State (9/20) ... returned an interception 36 yards and tallied six stops (1.5 TFLs) in a 34-14 triumph over Nicholls State (10/2) ... secured an interception and added eight tackles in a 31-17 win over Illinois State (10/18) ... extended his streak to three straight games with an interception when he picked off a North Dakota State pass in UNI's 23-13 victory over the Bison (10/18) ... tallied his fourth interception of the season in a 28-0 victory at Indiana State (11/15) ... keyed a strong defensive second-half from the Panthers in a 34-24 win at Southern Utah (11/22) ... on SUU's first second-half possession, Thompson tackled SUU running back Kennie Apilli, stripped him of the ball, caught the fumble in mid-air and ran it in 32 yards for a touchdown ... against the T-Birds he had eight total tackles (six solos), which included two tackles-for-loss and a quarterback sack ... capped the year with a career-best 20 tackles in the FCS semifinals vs. Richmond (12/13) ... his 20-tackle effort tied for the sixth-highest single-game total in school history. 2007: Played in all 13 games ... earned his first collegiate start at linebacker against Delaware (12/1) in the FCS quarterfinals ... tallied then career-high in tackles in both playoff games ... notched nine tackles (seven solos), blocked a punt and forced a fumble in a 38-35 win over New Hampshire (11/24) in the first round of the playoffs ... secured nine more stops and a pass breakup against Delaware ... credited with at least one tackle in every game. 2006: Redshirted. High School: A 2006 graduate of Andover High School ... a two-time honorable mention all-state performer in football for head coach Rich Wilkie ... two-time all-conference pick ... offensive team MVP as a junior and a senior ... conference's leading rusher the past two seasons ... an outstanding student-athlete with size and speed ... earned letters in football (3), basketball (3) and baseball (4) ... honor roll student ... member of National Honor Society. Personal: Born Nov. 18, 1987, in Coon Rapids, Minn. ... son of Earl and Debbie Thompson ... has two siblings (Tasha, Tyrell) ... majoring in marketing with an emphasis in management ... also recruited by Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan State, North Dakota State, North Dakota, Augustana, South Dakota, St. Cloud State and Northern Illinois ... selected UNI because "it has everything I want and more." J. Thompson's Career Defensive Stats Year G-GS UT AT Total TFL Sacks INT FF FR PBU BK 2007 13-1 23 20 43 1.0 0.0 0-0 1 0 2 1 2008 15-15 44 66 110 10.0 2.0 4-60 3 2 4 0 Totals 28-16 67 86 153 11.0 2.0 4-60 4 2 6 1 |
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