Defensive Line

James Thompson Jr.

ILLIllinois
2025 · FBS · Big Ten · GR
James Thompson Jr. finished 2025 rated 1288 (6.9 / 10) as a college defensive line at Illinois, over 40 rated games 2021–2025.
2025 Illinois teammates
Gabe JacasOLB · 1405Luke AltmyerQB · 1401Dylan RosiekLB · 1361Matthew BaileyDB · 1356Miles ScottDB · 1341Xavier ScottDB · 1320
2025 Defensive Line boardFull board →
#1963Ja'Den McBurrows1288#1964Cameron Lenhardt1288#1965James Thompson Jr.1288#1969Immanuel Ezeogu1288
+2σ+1σavg−1σ2021202220232025Wisconsin→ IllinoisE_M2021 09/11 vs Eastern Michigan — 1293MIC2021 10/02 vs Michigan — 1289IOW2021 10/30 vs Iowa — 1284RUT2021 11/06 vs Rutgers — 1277NEB2021 11/20 vs Nebraska — 1274ILL2022 09/03 vs Illinois St. — 1267NM_2022 09/17 vs New Mexico St. — 1264OHI2022 09/24 vs Ohio State — 1264ILL2022 10/01 vs Illinois — 1269NWS2022 10/08 vs Northwestern — 1263MIC2022 10/15 vs Michigan St. — 1265PUR2022 10/22 vs Purdue — 1264MD2022 11/05 vs Maryland — 1266IOW2022 11/12 vs Iowa — 1267MIN2022 11/26 vs Minnesota — 1270OKL2022 12/27 vs Oklahoma St. — 1277BUF2023 09/02 vs Buffalo — 1272WAS2023 09/09 vs Washington St. — 1281GA_2023 09/16 vs Ga. Southern — 1283PUR2023 09/22 vs Purdue — 1293RUT2023 10/07 vs Rutgers — 1286IOW2023 10/14 vs Iowa — 1281ILL2023 10/21 vs Illinois — 1277OHI2023 10/28 vs Ohio St. — 1281IND2023 11/04 vs Indiana — 1275NEB2023 11/18 vs Nebraska — 1272MIN2023 11/25 vs Minnesota — 1269LSU2023 01/01 vs LSU — 1271W_I2025 08/29 vs Western Illinois — 1269DUK2025 09/06 vs Duke — 1269W_M2025 09/13 vs Western Michigan — 1265IND2025 09/20 vs Indiana — 1260USC2025 09/27 vs USC — 1267PUR2025 10/04 vs Purdue — 1264OHI2025 10/11 vs Ohio State — 1272WAS2025 10/25 vs Washington — 1268RUT2025 11/01 vs Rutgers — 1269WIS2025 11/22 vs Wisconsin — 1278NWS2025 11/29 vs Northwestern — 1275TEN2025 12/30 vs Tennessee — 1288OVERALL6.9
Defensive Line spider
Tkl 5.1TFL 7.7Sack 9.0INT 4.3FF 3.5PD 5.6
Physical trend
2021202220232025HT inWT lb
6′ 6″   310 lbs

Career statistics

SeasonGTOTSOLOTFLSACKINTPDFFQBH
2021571000001
2022112210510002
2023122919420201
2025124117210002
Career4099471140206

Defense production

SeasonGTOTSOLOTFLSACKINTPDFFQBH
2021571000001
2022112210510002
2023122919420201
2025124117210002
Career4099471140206

Defense production

SeasonGTOTSOLOTFLSACKINTPDFFQBH
2021571000001
2022112210510002
2023122919420201
2025124117210002
Career4099471140206

Game log

DateOpponentTOTTFLSACKINTPDRating
2025 · Illinois
12/30TENNTennessee700001288
11/29NWSTNorthwestern300001275
11/22WISCWisconsin411001278
11/01RUTGRutgers400001269
10/25WASHWashington100001268
10/11OHIOOhio St.700001272
10/04PURDPurdue300001264
09/27USCSouthern California300001267
09/20INDIndiana100001260
09/13W_MIWestern Mich.200001265
09/06DUKEDuke400001269
08/29W_ILWestern Ill.210001269
2023 · Wisconsin
01/01LSULSU200001271
11/25MINNMinnesota300011269
11/18NEBNebraska100001272
11/04INDIndiana200001275
10/28OHIOOhio St.200001281
10/21ILLIllinois100001277
10/14IOWAIowa200001281
10/07RUTGRutgers100001286
09/22PURDPurdue621011293
09/16GA_SGeorgia Southern300001283
09/09WASHWashington St.521001281
09/02BUFFBuffalo100001272
2022 · Wisconsin
12/27OKLAOklahoma St.211001277
11/26MINNMinnesota110001270
11/12IOWAIowa110001267
11/05MDMaryland400001266
10/22PURDPurdue100001264
10/15MICHMichigan St.210001265
10/08NWSTNorthwestern200001263
10/01ILLIllinois410001269
09/24OHIOOhio St.200001264
09/17NM_SNew Mexico St.200001264
09/03ILL_Illinois St.100001267
2021 · Wisconsin
11/20NEBNebraska100001274
11/06RUTGRutgers200001277
10/30IOWAIowa200001284
10/02MICHMichigan100001289
09/11E_MIEastern Mich.100001293

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