2024 Football Roster

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90 James Thompson Jr.

90 James Thompson Jr.

  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Position:
    DL
  • Hometown:
    Cincinnati, Ohio
  • High School:
    Roger Bacon
  • Height:
    6-5
  • Major:
    Community and Nonprofit Leadership
  • Instagram:
    jumping_jamez
  • Twitter:
    james_jr56

Summary

Biography

Honors and Awards
2023: Academic All-Big Ten
2022: Academic All-Big Ten
2021: Academic All-Big Ten
 
2023 Season: Played in all 13 games, making 11 starts on the defensive line … earned third letter ... led all Badger defensive linemen with 29 tackles … posted three sacks and 5.5 TFLs … made a career-high 1.5 sacks at Washington State (Sept. 9) … posted a career-high six tackles at Purdue (Sept. 22)

2022 Season: Played in 13 games, making seven starts on the defensive line … started the final seven games of the season … totaled 22 tackles, 6.5 TFLs, 2.0 sacks and a fumble recovery … made four tackles, one for loss vs. Illinois (10/1) … made two tackles and recovered a fumble at Northwestern (10/8) … logged first career sack vs. Minnesota (11/26) … added another sack in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl (12/27)

2021 Season: Earned first letter, appearing in all 13 games at defensive end ... made 7 tackles ... notched first career tackle in win over Eastern Michigan ... had 2 tackles in win at Rutgers

2020 Season: Redshirt season ... appeared in 1 game ... made his Badgers debut against Michigan on Nov. 14

High School
• Three-star recruit by 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals
• Third-team All-Ohio as a senior in 2019
• Played on offensive and defensive lines
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Historical Player Information

  • 90

    2020Freshman

    DE
    6'5" 277 lbs
    90
  • 90

    2021Redshirt Freshman

    DE
    6'5" 290 lbs
    90
  • 90

    2022Sophomore

    DE
    6'5" 295 lbs
    90
  • 90

    2023Redshirt Junior

    DE
    6'5" 288 lbs
    90
  • 90

    2024Redshirt Senior

    DL
    6'5" 295 lbs
    90