Jonathan Thompson Season 2022

2024
Played in 11 games, making four starts…Fourth on the team with 49 tackles, also had five tackles for loss, two sacks, three pass breakups, one forced fumble, and one QB hurry…Had three tackles, one QB hurry, and 0.5 TFL in the season-opening win vs. Towson…First start of the season came against Pitt, tallied three tackles and a sack…Back-to-back games with eight tackles against Arizona State and Colorado…Also forced a fumble at Colorado, earned spot on PFF’s National Team of the Week…Season-high nine tackles at Iowa State, also posted a pass breakup and 0.5 TFL…Four tackles, one PBU, and one TFL at Kansas State.

2023
Redshirt freshman linebacker who started four games and appeared in all 12…Finished with 21 tackles with four TFLs and added five quarterback hurries…First career start came against Iowa State…He finished with eight tackles against the Cyclones…Tallied eight tackles with a half-TFL versus Baylor…Finished with five stops and 1.0 TFL at Oklahoma State…Capped the season with a career-best nine tackles and two TFLs versus Kansas.

PERSONAL
Consensus three-star recruit who was among the Top 40 prospects in the state of Ohio...2020 Ohio Division III Defensive Player of the Year...Had 72 tackles, 31 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks during his junior season as his team went 9-2 and finished runner-up in the State Championship...Missed time with injury during his senior season, but had a three-tackle-for-loss, one-sack performance in the playoffs to help vault St. Francis to the Ohio Division III regional quarterfinals.