Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Northwestern
Jordan Thompson
DL • 6'3" • 292 lbs • Cincinnati, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jordan Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
64
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
48
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
78
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Player Story
Jordan Thompson built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive lineman from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 99, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Jordan Thompson's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Southeast Missouri State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Jordan Thompson, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Northwestern. Jordan Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 76
- TFL
- 12.5
- Sacks
- 5.5
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Jordan Thompson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northwestern · DL
- Career Tackles
- 76
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Northwestern
- Top game
- Duke
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Belleville · Southeast Missouri State
- High school pipeline
- Belleville · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 99 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 30 tackles · DL 164th (top 21%) · Big Ten 148th (top 24%) · National 1,391st (top 24%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Northwestern | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 25.6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northwestern | 8 | 19 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 25.6 |
| 2017 Postseason | Northwestern | 10 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 53.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northwestern | 10 | 26 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 53.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northwestern | 12 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 56 |
Related Context
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Jordan Thompson played DL for Northwestern. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jordan Thompson recorded 76 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Northwestern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Northwestern paired 14 primary output with 22.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 22.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Northwestern
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
22.1
Usage
5.9
Consistency
53.1
Best Game by takeover score
Duke
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Purdue: 3. Duke: 3.5. Akron: 1. Michigan: 0. Nebraska: 1. Rutgers: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Notre Dame: 0.5. Iowa: 1. Minnesota: 1. Illinois: 1. Ohio State: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Purdue: 3 by 42.5. Duke: 5 by 55.8. Akron: 1 by 14.2. Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Nebraska: 2 by 18.3. Rutgers: 2 by 8.3. Wisconsin: 3 by 12.5. Notre Dame: 6 by 30. Iowa: 2 by 18.3. Minnesota: 2 by 18.3. Illinois: 0 by 10. Ohio State: 3 by 32.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 7 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · Games = 5 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Duke
Best efficiency game
55.8 vs Duke
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/2 | @ Ohio StateSplash game | L 24-45 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/24 | vs Illinois | W 24-16 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | @ Minnesota | W 24-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Iowa | W 14-10 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Notre Dame | L 21-31 | 6 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Wisconsin | W 31-17 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Rutgers | W 18-15 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Nebraska | W 34-31 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Michigan | L 17-20 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Akron | L 34-39 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs DukeSplash game | L 7-21 | 5 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 8/31 | @ PurdueSplash game | W 31-27 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jordan Thompson story
Jordan Thompson built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive lineman from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 99, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Jordan Thompson's career was his defensive production: 76 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, and 5 passes defended across 30 career games in the available record. That gives Jordan Thompson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Northwestern
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201520162016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | Northwestern | 3 | 14.2 | 3.4 | 3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northwestern | 3 | 14.2 | 3.4 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Northwestern | 12 | 22.8 | 6 | 9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northwestern | 12 | 22.8 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northwestern | 14 | 22.1 | 5.9 | 2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Duke
Week 2 · L 7-21
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
85.3 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Purdue
Week 11 · W 23-13 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Purdue
Week 1 · W 31-27 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Wisconsin
Week 10 · L 7-21 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Illinois
Week 13 · W 42-7 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
63.9 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 63.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Northwestern
14 primary output · 22.1 efficiency · 5.9 usage
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#2
2017 Postseason · Northwestern
53.7
12 primary · 22.8 efficiency · 6 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Northwestern
53.7
12 primary · 22.8 efficiency · 6 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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