Jadon Thompson Season 2021

2021: Played in 12 games, totaling 14 catches for 208 yards...Made one start against Temple and made one catch...Had a career-long 47-yard grab in the opener against Miami (Ohio) as part of a career-high four grabs.. Added a 21-yarder on his lone catch at Indiana...Had three receptions for 25 yards against Tulsa before two for 23 the next week at South Florida...Also had a pair of catches for 40 yards (19, then 21) at ECU.

2020: Started the first two games of the season at wide receiver and played in six total games on the season...Finished with six catches for 58 yards and a solo tackle...Reset his career high of two receptions against Army and East Carolina...Had a career-long catch for 18 yards in the opener against Austin Peay.

PERSONAL: Four-star prospect ranked as the No. 5 player in Illinois and a Top-60 wideout in the 2020 signing class...Racked up 146 catches for 2,270 yards and 25 receiving touchdowns during his high-school career...Spent his senior season prepping for Coach Mike Stine at Naperville Central HS outside of Chicago...Earned Honorable Mention IHSFCA Class 8A All-State honors...Tabbed for the 2019 News-Gazette First-Team All-State football squad...Grabbed a spot on the 2019 Naperville Sun Football All-Area Team...Named to the DuPage County All-Area Team by the Daily Herald...Totaled 46 receptions for 657 yards and nine total TDs...Also played at Marist HS for Coach Ron Dawczak...As a junior, he had 51 receptions for 759 yards and 10 touchdowns for a RedHawks team that finished 11-2 and qualified for the state semifinals...Had 49 catches for 854 yards and nine TDs as a sophomore...Chose Cincinnati over reported offers from Illinois, Indiana and Boston College.