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Jersey Number 13
Ron Thompson
- Position:
- Defensive End
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 257
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Southfield, Mich.
- High School:
- Southfield
Bio
At SU: Three letters ... Moved to defensive end from tight end following 2013 spring practice … Played defensive tackle in 2014.
Junior Year (2015): All-ACC Third Team (ACSMA) ... Started all 12 games ... Tied for the team lead among Orange defensive linemen with 35 tackles (30 solo), including 9.5 tackles for loss ... Led the team and tied for ninth in the ACC with 7.0 sacks ... Tied Florida State’s DeMarcus Walker for the ACC lead with four forced fumbles, a total that tied for ninth nationally ... Had at least half a tackle for loss in eight out of 12 games and led the Orange with five quarterback hurries ... Against Wake Forest (9/12), tallied three solo tackles, including a sack for a loss of eight yards, and one quarterback hurry ... Against Central Michigan (9/19), posted five solo tackles and set personal bests for tackles for loss (3.0) and sacks (2.0). Also forced two fumbles, including one in the red zone to end a potential Chippewas’ scoring drive, and was credited with two quarterback hurries ... Registered two tackles, a sack, a forced fumble, and a pass breakup versus No. 8 LSU ... Had three tackles, including a sack for the fourth consecutive game, at USF (10/10) ... Three tackles, including a sack on the Seminoles’ first series, at Florida State (10/31) ... Recorded a career-high six tackles (1.0 for a loss), forced and recovered a fumble, and batted down two passes versus No. 1 Clemson (11/14) ... Equaled his personal best with six tackles, including a sack, at NC State (11/21) ... Had two tackles, two quarterback hurries, and one pass breakup against Boston College (11/28).
Sophomore Year (2014): Started all 12 games ... Tallied 32 tackles, 7.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, and two forced fumbles ... At Central Michigan (9/13), assisted on two tackles, posted a sack and had one pass breakup ... Against Notre Dame (9/27), registered four tackles ... Against Florida State (10/11), made three tackles, including a sack ... At Clemson (10/25), tied his season high with five tackles, including 2.0 for a loss, and a sack ... Against NC State (11/1), posted four tackles, including half a sack ... At Boston College (11/29), matched his season high with five tackles, recorded one pass breakup, and a forced fumble.
Freshman Year (2013): Played in all 13 contests ... Recorded 20 tackles, 4.5 tackles for a loss, and 2.0 sacks ... Made his collegiate debut against Penn State (8/31) and had two tackles … At Northwestern (9/7), tallied three tackles, including his first career sack … Against Tulane (9/21), recorded two tackles, including 1.0 for a loss … Against Clemson, had a tackle for loss … At NC State (10/12), posted a season-high five tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss … Contributed two tackles against Minnesota (12/27) in the Texas Bowl.
2012: Redshirt season.
High School: Coached by Tim Conley … 2011 Scout.com four-star tight end and rated the 13th-best tight end prospect in the country … Detroit News No. 9 Blue Chip recruit … 2011 PrepStar All-Midwest Region selection… 2011 all-state and all-county honoree … Caught 67 passes for 809 yards on offense and had 98 tackles, including 6.0 sacks, on defense as a senior … Team captain as a junior and senior … Also played basketball.
Personal: Ronald Janard Thompson Jr. … Born in August 1993 in Detroit, Mich. … Son of Katherine Wheeler and Ronald Thompson Sr. … Two brothers, one sister … Public health major.
Junior Year (2015): All-ACC Third Team (ACSMA) ... Started all 12 games ... Tied for the team lead among Orange defensive linemen with 35 tackles (30 solo), including 9.5 tackles for loss ... Led the team and tied for ninth in the ACC with 7.0 sacks ... Tied Florida State’s DeMarcus Walker for the ACC lead with four forced fumbles, a total that tied for ninth nationally ... Had at least half a tackle for loss in eight out of 12 games and led the Orange with five quarterback hurries ... Against Wake Forest (9/12), tallied three solo tackles, including a sack for a loss of eight yards, and one quarterback hurry ... Against Central Michigan (9/19), posted five solo tackles and set personal bests for tackles for loss (3.0) and sacks (2.0). Also forced two fumbles, including one in the red zone to end a potential Chippewas’ scoring drive, and was credited with two quarterback hurries ... Registered two tackles, a sack, a forced fumble, and a pass breakup versus No. 8 LSU ... Had three tackles, including a sack for the fourth consecutive game, at USF (10/10) ... Three tackles, including a sack on the Seminoles’ first series, at Florida State (10/31) ... Recorded a career-high six tackles (1.0 for a loss), forced and recovered a fumble, and batted down two passes versus No. 1 Clemson (11/14) ... Equaled his personal best with six tackles, including a sack, at NC State (11/21) ... Had two tackles, two quarterback hurries, and one pass breakup against Boston College (11/28).
Sophomore Year (2014): Started all 12 games ... Tallied 32 tackles, 7.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, and two forced fumbles ... At Central Michigan (9/13), assisted on two tackles, posted a sack and had one pass breakup ... Against Notre Dame (9/27), registered four tackles ... Against Florida State (10/11), made three tackles, including a sack ... At Clemson (10/25), tied his season high with five tackles, including 2.0 for a loss, and a sack ... Against NC State (11/1), posted four tackles, including half a sack ... At Boston College (11/29), matched his season high with five tackles, recorded one pass breakup, and a forced fumble.
Freshman Year (2013): Played in all 13 contests ... Recorded 20 tackles, 4.5 tackles for a loss, and 2.0 sacks ... Made his collegiate debut against Penn State (8/31) and had two tackles … At Northwestern (9/7), tallied three tackles, including his first career sack … Against Tulane (9/21), recorded two tackles, including 1.0 for a loss … Against Clemson, had a tackle for loss … At NC State (10/12), posted a season-high five tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss … Contributed two tackles against Minnesota (12/27) in the Texas Bowl.
2012: Redshirt season.
High School: Coached by Tim Conley … 2011 Scout.com four-star tight end and rated the 13th-best tight end prospect in the country … Detroit News No. 9 Blue Chip recruit … 2011 PrepStar All-Midwest Region selection… 2011 all-state and all-county honoree … Caught 67 passes for 809 yards on offense and had 98 tackles, including 6.0 sacks, on defense as a senior … Team captain as a junior and senior … Also played basketball.
Personal: Ronald Janard Thompson Jr. … Born in August 1993 in Detroit, Mich. … Son of Katherine Wheeler and Ronald Thompson Sr. … Two brothers, one sister … Public health major.
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