Player Dossier

2022-2025

Cincinnati

Jonathan Thompson

LB • 6'2" • 230 lbs • Columbus, OH, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jonathan Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

12.8

Efficiency

31.2

Consistency

53.4

Season Value

28.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Cincinnati

2223242525

Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Cincinnati
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Kansas

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Jonathan Thompson, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Cincinnati. Jonathan Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.2 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

Cincinnati paired 9.5 primary output with 31.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 31.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Postseason · Cincinnati

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

31.2

Usage

12.8

Consistency

53.4

Best Game by takeover score

Navy

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

123456789101112

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Navy: 1. Nebraska: 2.5. Bowling Green: 1. Unknown: 0. Kansas: 0. Iowa State: 0. UCF: 1. Oklahoma State: 0. Baylor: 1. Utah: 1.5. Arizona: 1.5. TCU: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Navy: 8 by 43.3. Nebraska: 9 by 62.5. Bowling Green: 6 by 35. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Kansas: 2 by 8.3. Iowa State: 4 by 16.7. UCF: 8 by 43.3. Oklahoma State: 5 by 20.8. Baylor: 6 by 35. Utah: 6 by 40. Arizona: 6 by 40. TCU: 6 by 25

Split Comparison

Wins0.5 · n=6 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · n=5 · +0.8 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · n=6 · -0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=6 · +0.1 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Nebraska

Best efficiency game

62.5 vs Nebraska

Result
Fri 1/2vs NavyL 13-3587100
Sat 11/29@ TCUL 23-4563000
Sat 11/15vs ArizonaL 24-30621.5000
Sun 11/2@ UtahL 14-45621.5000
Sat 10/25vs BaylorW 41-2062100
Sun 10/19@ Oklahoma StateW 49-1751000
Sat 10/11vs UCFW 20-1184100
Sat 10/4vs Iowa StateW 38-3042000
Sat 9/27@ KansasW 37-3422000
Sat 9/13vs Unknown10000
Sat 9/6vs Bowling GreenW 34-2064100
Fri 8/29vs NebraskaL 17-20931.5010

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Cincinnati

    2022-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20222023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonCincinnati0
2023 Regular SeasonCincinnati424.210.44
2024 Regular SeasonCincinnati1030.49.16
2025 PostseasonCincinnati9.531.212.8-0.5
2025 Regular SeasonCincinnati9.531.212.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Kansas

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.7 takeover score.

#2

Nebraska

2.5

Primary metric

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 60.2 takeover score.

#3

Arizona State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 57.7 takeover score.

#4

Pittsburgh

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.6 takeover score.

#5

Kansas State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Postseason · Cincinnati

9.5 primary output · 31.2 efficiency · 12.8 usage

28.3

#2

2025 Regular Season · Cincinnati

28.3

9.5 primary · 31.2 efficiency · 12.8 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Cincinnati

27.9

10 primary · 30.4 efficiency · 9.1 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2022 · Rating 0.853

St. Francis de Sales · Columbus, OH

Committed To
Cincinnati
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

147

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 29 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Jonathan Thompson quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
147