Defensive end, Stephen F. Austin, to 2022

B.J. Thompson

Number: No. 3
Height: 6′6″
Weight: 210 lb
Class (2022): Senior
Hometown: England, AR
Born: Mar 23, 1999

B.J. Thompson played defensive end at Stephen F. Austin (to 2022). The Kansas City Chiefs took Thompson in round 5, No. 166 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.

Best season: 13; Tackles, 2020 (Stephen F. Austin, 6–⁠4)
Drafted: No. 166; Round 5, 2023 NFL Draft (Kansas City Chiefs)

Team titles: WAC champions, 2022

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record

6–⁠48–⁠46–⁠5

Season	Team	Tkl	Solo	TFL	Sacks	Hur
2020	Stephen F. Austin	13	9	2	1	0
2021	Stephen F. Austin	3	2	2	0	0
2022	Stephen F. Austin	0	0	0	0	2
On file (2020–⁠22)		16	11	4	1	2

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt
2021	Stephen F. Austin	3	DE	Jr.
2022	Stephen F. Austin	3	DE	Sr.	6′6″	210

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Game by game

2022 Stephen F. Austin 1 game

Date	Opponent	Result	Tkl	Solo	TFL	Sacks	PD
Sep 10	atLouisiana Tech	L 17–⁠52	0	0	0	0	0

2021 Stephen F. Austin 1 game, 3 tackles

Date	Opponent	Result	Tkl	Solo	TFL	Sacks	PD
Sep 11	atTexas Tech	L 22–⁠28	3	2	2	0	0

No box score in the source for Oct 24 at Utah Tech, so that game is not listed.

2020 Stephen F. Austin 4 games, 13 tackles, 1 sack

Date	Opponent	Result	Tkl	Solo	TFL	Sacks
Sep 5	atUTEP	L 14–⁠24	3	2	0	0
Sep 19	atUTSA	L 10–⁠24	4	2	0	0
Sep 26	atSMU	L 7–⁠50	4	4	2	1
Nov 21	atMemphis	L 14–⁠56	2	1	0	0

No box score in the source for Oct 3 vs. West Texas; Oct 17 vs. Angelo State; Oct 24 vs. Abilene Christian; Oct 31 vs. Western Colorado; Nov 7 at Eastern Kentucky; Nov 14 vs. Pittsburg State, so those games are not listed.

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Drill	Combine or pro day 2023
Height	6′5⅜″
Weight	238 lb
Arm length	34⅜″
Hand size	10″
40-yard dash	4.61 s
10-yard split	1.57 s
Vertical jump	37½″
Broad jump	10′5″
Bench press	13 reps
3-cone drill	7.06 s
20-yard shuttle	4.46 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 1 game with a stat; latest team: Kansas City Chiefs.

Season	Team	G	Tkl	Sacks	Int
2023	Kansas City Chiefs	1	2	0	0

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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