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Jersey Number 14
Jordan Thompson
- Position:
- DL
- Class:
- Senior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 272
- Hometown:
- Parsippany, N.J.
- High School:
- Parsippany Hills
- Major:
- Supply Chain Management (Grad)
| PRONUNCIATION |
2025 Academic All-Big Ten
2025 (Senior): Played in all 12 games with six starts at defensive tackle ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/10) ... picked up five stops against Penn State (11/29) ... contributed three tackles with one for loss at No. 1 Ohio State (11/22) ... in on a pair of stops at Illinois (11/1) ... had two tackles in win at Purdue (10/25) ... recorded two tackles-for-loss at Washington (10/10) ... added a pair of stops versus Iowa (9/19) ... picked up a sack against Norfolk State (9/13) ... posted two tackles versus Ohio (8/28).
2024 (Senior): Started all 13 games at defensive end ... totaled 26 tackles with five for loss and 1.5 sacks ... had multiple stops in eight games ... added an interception, pass breakup and forced fumble ... made a tackle in the Rate Bowl versus Kansas State (12/26) ... had a season-high six tackles in victory at Michigan State (11/30) ... brought in an interception in the win at Maryland (11/16) ... forced a fumble in win over Minnesota (11/9) ... had five stops with a sack versus UCLA (10/19) ... in on a pair of tackles against Wisconsin (10/12) ... picked up two tackles-for-loss with a sack at Nebraska (10/5) ... added two stops at Virginia Tech (9/21) ... recorded a tackle-for-loss and pass breakup against Akron (9/7) ... posted two tackles in first collegiate start versus Howard (8/29).
2023 (Junior): Played in all 13 games ... totaled 25 tackles with an interception ... had eight games with multiple stops ... recorded a tackle in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl win over Miami (12/28) ... in on three stops at No. 22 Iowa (11/11) ... picked up a pair of tackles versus No. 1/3 Ohio State (11/4) and at Indiana (10/21) ... collected a season-high four stops in the comeback win over Michigan State (10/14) ... contributed two tackles at Wisconsin (10/7) ... in on a pair of stops versus Wagner (9/30) ... added three stops with one in the backfield against Virginia Tech (9/16) ... recorded an interception and three tackles versus Temple (9/9).
2022 (Sophomore): Played in all 12 games on the defensive line ... totaled 18 tackles with a pass breakup ... collected multiple stops in five games ... had three tackles at Maryland (11/26) ... recorded a season-high four stops at Michigan State (11/12) ... in on two tackles against No. 4 Michigan (11/5) ... added three stops at Minnesota (10/29) ... contributed three tackles in the home opener versus Wagner (9/10) ... picked up a tackle and pass breakup at Boston College (9/3).
2021 (Freshman): Played in two games ... saw action in the win at Indiana (11/13) ... made collegiate debut versus Wisconsin (11/6).
Prior to Rutgers: Coached by David Albano at Parsippany Hills ... played tight end and defensive end for the Vikings ... helped Parsippany Hills to a 5-3 record during abbreviated 2020 season ... finished senior campaign with 26 catches for 315 yards and five touchdowns along with 57 tackles, 10 tackles-for-loss, six sacks, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, four passes defended and an interception ... first team All-Group III and second team all-state by The Star-Ledger ... caught 27 passes for 541 yards and nine scores to go along with 87 tackles, 20 tackles-for-loss, 14 sacks, three batted passes, three forced fumbles, three recoveries, two blocked punts and a scoop-and-score as a junior in 2019 ... first team All-Group III and third team all-state as a junior by The Star-Ledger ... a three-star commit and No. 9 overall player in New Jersey by Rivals ... three-star athlete and No. 12 in the Garden State by 247Sports ... No. 19 in the state and a three-star signee by ESPN ... also played basketball at Parsippany Hills, averaging 15 points per game as a junior during the 2019-20 season.
Major: Supply Chain Management (Grad)
2025 (Senior): Played in all 12 games with six starts at defensive tackle ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/10) ... picked up five stops against Penn State (11/29) ... contributed three tackles with one for loss at No. 1 Ohio State (11/22) ... in on a pair of stops at Illinois (11/1) ... had two tackles in win at Purdue (10/25) ... recorded two tackles-for-loss at Washington (10/10) ... added a pair of stops versus Iowa (9/19) ... picked up a sack against Norfolk State (9/13) ... posted two tackles versus Ohio (8/28).
2024 (Senior): Started all 13 games at defensive end ... totaled 26 tackles with five for loss and 1.5 sacks ... had multiple stops in eight games ... added an interception, pass breakup and forced fumble ... made a tackle in the Rate Bowl versus Kansas State (12/26) ... had a season-high six tackles in victory at Michigan State (11/30) ... brought in an interception in the win at Maryland (11/16) ... forced a fumble in win over Minnesota (11/9) ... had five stops with a sack versus UCLA (10/19) ... in on a pair of tackles against Wisconsin (10/12) ... picked up two tackles-for-loss with a sack at Nebraska (10/5) ... added two stops at Virginia Tech (9/21) ... recorded a tackle-for-loss and pass breakup against Akron (9/7) ... posted two tackles in first collegiate start versus Howard (8/29).
2023 (Junior): Played in all 13 games ... totaled 25 tackles with an interception ... had eight games with multiple stops ... recorded a tackle in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl win over Miami (12/28) ... in on three stops at No. 22 Iowa (11/11) ... picked up a pair of tackles versus No. 1/3 Ohio State (11/4) and at Indiana (10/21) ... collected a season-high four stops in the comeback win over Michigan State (10/14) ... contributed two tackles at Wisconsin (10/7) ... in on a pair of stops versus Wagner (9/30) ... added three stops with one in the backfield against Virginia Tech (9/16) ... recorded an interception and three tackles versus Temple (9/9).
2022 (Sophomore): Played in all 12 games on the defensive line ... totaled 18 tackles with a pass breakup ... collected multiple stops in five games ... had three tackles at Maryland (11/26) ... recorded a season-high four stops at Michigan State (11/12) ... in on two tackles against No. 4 Michigan (11/5) ... added three stops at Minnesota (10/29) ... contributed three tackles in the home opener versus Wagner (9/10) ... picked up a tackle and pass breakup at Boston College (9/3).
2021 (Freshman): Played in two games ... saw action in the win at Indiana (11/13) ... made collegiate debut versus Wisconsin (11/6).
Prior to Rutgers: Coached by David Albano at Parsippany Hills ... played tight end and defensive end for the Vikings ... helped Parsippany Hills to a 5-3 record during abbreviated 2020 season ... finished senior campaign with 26 catches for 315 yards and five touchdowns along with 57 tackles, 10 tackles-for-loss, six sacks, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, four passes defended and an interception ... first team All-Group III and second team all-state by The Star-Ledger ... caught 27 passes for 541 yards and nine scores to go along with 87 tackles, 20 tackles-for-loss, 14 sacks, three batted passes, three forced fumbles, three recoveries, two blocked punts and a scoop-and-score as a junior in 2019 ... first team All-Group III and third team all-state as a junior by The Star-Ledger ... a three-star commit and No. 9 overall player in New Jersey by Rivals ... three-star athlete and No. 12 in the Garden State by 247Sports ... No. 19 in the state and a three-star signee by ESPN ... also played basketball at Parsippany Hills, averaging 15 points per game as a junior during the 2019-20 season.
Major: Supply Chain Management (Grad)
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