Defensive back, Ohio (from Holy Cross), 2023–26
Eli Thompson
- Number
- No. 7
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 183 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Rome, GA
Eli Thompson plays defensive back for Ohio, after Holy Cross (2023–25). Last time out, at Nebraska: 2 tackles.
2026 so far
2 tackles
Last game: 2 tackles at Nebraska, L 21–49
Next game: vs. Eastern Michigan, Oct 24
Career highs
2interceptions, career highvs. Georgetown, 2025Team titles: Patriot League champions, 2023 and 2024
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Holy Cross | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 2024 | Holy Cross | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Holy Cross | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | Ohio | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Holy Cross | 7 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2024 | Holy Cross | 7 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2025 | Holy Cross | 7 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2026 | Ohio | 7 | DB | Jr. (Yr 4) | 5′10″ | 183 |
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
2026 Ohio 1 game, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at Nebraska | L 21–49 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Holy Cross 4 games, 6 tackles, 4 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Northern Illinois | L 17–19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at New Hampshire | L 16–19 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Nov 8 | at Lehigh | L 3–38 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Nov 22 | vs. Georgetown | W 42–7 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
2024 Holy Cross 2 games, 5 tackles, 1 INT
2023 Holy Cross 1 game, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vs. Colgate | W 47–7 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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