2009 Football Roster
Roster
Jeff Thompson
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 192
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Worthington, Ohio
- High School:
- Kilbourne
SCOUTING REPORT: A three-time letterwinner at cornerback, he enters his final season in 2009 ... will be one of the RedHawks[apos] senior leaders ... one of the team[apos]s hardest workers and one of Miami[apos]s most consistent defenders ... among the MAC[apos]s best cornerbacks and an exceptional special teams player ... was a prep teammate of fellow RedHawk Jordan Gafford.
2008: Appeared in 11 of team[apos]s 12 games, earning starting job the first nine games of the season ... recorded 22 tackles, seven of which came in Miami[apos]s victory over Charleston Southern ... also had five tackles and two pass break-ups in team[apos]s win at Bowling Green.
2007: Earned Miami football[apos]s Strength and Conditioning Award at the 2007 team banquet ... won a game ball for his performance in the RedHawks[apos] key win against Buffalo ... his punishing hit on the Bulls[apos] QB caused a fumble and ended a key drive ... the team[apos]s sixth-leading tackler with 58 stops ... had interceptions at Minnesota and at Colorado ... his big game at Colorado included four stops on third-down plays by the Buffaloes ... started all 13 games.
2006: Played in 10 games, making eight tackles ... occasionally served as nickel back in pass situations.
2005: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: His 13 career interceptions as a three-year letterman at Worthington Kilbourne High ranks second on the school list ... three-time first-team all-conference selection ... helped Kilbourne to a regional football title in 2004 ... a prep teammate of Miami secondary mate Jordan Gafford, they were coached by Jordan[apos]s dad, Jeff Gafford.
PERSONAL: Born August 10, 1987 ... son of Sandra and Jeffery Thompson ... majoring in finance.
Single-Game Bests
Solo Tackles: 4 vs. Charleston Southern & at Bowling Green, 2008
Total Tackles: 9 vs. Central Michigan, 2007
Tackles for Loss: 1.0 on three occasions (last at Michigan, 2008)
Interceptions: 1 on two occasions (last at Colorado, 2007)
Quarterback Sacks: 1 vs. Buffalo, 2007
Pass Break-ups: 2 at Bowling Green, 2008
