Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2025Rutgers
Jordan Thompson
DL • 6'2" • 272 lbs • Parsippany, NJ, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jordan Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
32
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
20
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
57
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Rutgers
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Rutgers
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Akron
Player Story
Jordan Thompson built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Parsippany, NJ wearing No. 14, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Jordan Thompson's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Rutgers
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Jordan Thompson, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Rutgers. Jordan Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 96
- TFL
- 9
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 8
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Jordan Thompson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Rutgers · DL
- Career Tackles
- 96
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Rutgers
- Top game
- Akron
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Parsippany Hills · Rutgers
- High school pipeline
- Parsippany Hills · 4 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 14 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 25 tackles · DL 256th (top 24%) · Big Ten 202nd (top 26%) · National 1,707th (top 28%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | Rutgers | 8 | 21 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17.8 |
| 2023 Postseason | Rutgers | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 11.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Rutgers | 11 | 24 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 11.7 |
| 2024 Postseason | Rutgers | 11 | 0 | - | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 61.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Rutgers | 11 | 25 | 5 | 1.5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 61.8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Rutgers | 11 | 25 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 20.5 |
Related Context
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Jordan Thompson played DL for Rutgers. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jordan Thompson recorded 96 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Rutgers.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Rutgers paired 15.5 primary output with 24.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 13.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Washington
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Rutgers
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
13.1
Usage
4.5
Consistency
6.1
Best Game by takeover score
Washington
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ohio: 0. Norfolk State: 2. Iowa: 0. Minnesota: 0. Washington: 2. Oregon: 0. Purdue: 0. Illinois: 0. Maryland: 0. Ohio State: 0. Penn State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio: 2 by 8.3. Norfolk State: 2 by 28.3. Iowa: 3 by 12.5. Minnesota: 1 by 4.2. Washington: 4 by 36.7. Oregon: 1 by 4.2. Purdue: 2 by 8.3. Illinois: 2 by 8.3. Maryland: 1 by 4.2. Ohio State: 2 by 8.3. Penn State: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.5 · Games = 4 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 7 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Washington
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs Washington
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | vs Penn State | L 36-40 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Ohio State | L 9-42 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Maryland | W 35-20 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Illinois | L 13-35 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Purdue | W 27-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Oregon | L 10-56 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ WashingtonSplash game | L 19-38 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Minnesota | L 28-31 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Iowa | L 28-38 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Norfolk StateSplash game | W 60-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/28 | vs Ohio | W 34-31 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jordan Thompson story
Jordan Thompson built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Parsippany, NJ wearing No. 14, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Jordan Thompson's career was his defensive production: 96 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 41 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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- 1
Rutgers
2021-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2021202220232023202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Rutgers | 2.5 | 14.1 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Rutgers | 1.5 | 10.8 | 2.4 | -1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Rutgers | 1.5 | 10.8 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Rutgers | 15.5 | 24.5 | 9.5 | 14 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Rutgers | 15.5 | 24.5 | 9.5 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Rutgers | 4 | 13.1 | 4.5 | -11.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Akron
Week 2 · W 49-17
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 13 Washington
Week 7 · L 19-38 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Norfolk State
Week 3 · W 60-10
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Michigan State
Week 11 · L 21-27 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
75.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 75.6 takeover score.
#5
@ Nebraska
Week 6 · L 7-14 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
71.1 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Rutgers
15.5 primary output · 24.5 efficiency · 9.5 usage
61.8
#2
2024 Regular Season · Rutgers
61.8
15.5 primary · 24.5 efficiency · 9.5 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Rutgers
20.5
4 primary · 13.1 efficiency · 4.5 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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