| Height: | 5-9 |
| Weight: | 187 |
| Year: | Jr. |
| Hometown: | Hendersonville, Tenn. |
| Position: | DB |
| Previous School: | Pope John Paul II HS |
2020-21 (Junior): Thompson finished the season seeing action in all seven games with starts in five. Compiled 29 total tackles -- 11 solo and 18 assisted with 2.5 for-loss and half a sack ... Also forced two fumbles and recovered two more ... became the first Golden Eagle student-athlete to play both football and men's basketball since Derrick Gray in 1991-92 ... collected a career-high 11 tackles at Jacksonville State (2/28/21) ... forced fumbles at JSU and Eastern Illinois, recovered fumbles at EIU and at Southeast Missouri.
2019 (Sophomore): Saw action in 11 games ... recorded 20 total tackles -- 12 solo and eight assisted ... had half a tackle-for-loss for two yards ... recovered a fumble against Miami (Ohio) ... had three games with three tackles in 2019.
2018 (Redshirt freshman): Did not play.
2017 (Freshman, East Tennessee State): Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played four seasons at Pope John Paul II ... as a senior, recorded 20 total touchdowns, rushed for 730 yards and caught passes for 472 yards. On defense, recorded 38 tackles and had two interceptions. ... also played basketball and ran track and field ... was named All-Region, All-County and All-State Academic.
PERSONAL: The son of John and Cassandra Thompson ... cousin Ladarius Vanlier was an All-American football player at Tennessee Tech ... full name is Jamaal Lemonte Thompson ... born on July 28, 1999, in Nashville, Tenn.
ACADEMIC: Recently completed his degree in communications, working on postgraduate degrees in education.
AWARDS: 2019-20 -- Ohio Valley Conference Academic Medal of Honor
2020-21 -- Ohio Valley Conference Steve Hamilton Sportsmanship Award, Team Academic Award, Tech Athletics Unsung Leader Award (October 2020)
