Defensive line, Illinois (from Wisconsin), to 2025
James Thompson Jr.
Lettered 2025 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 90
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 300 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Cincinnati, OH
- Born
- Jan 9, 1953
James Thompson Jr. played defensive line at Wisconsin (to 2024) and Illinois (to 2025).
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Wisconsin | 90 | DL | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Wisconsin | 90 | DL | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Wisconsin | 90 | DL | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Wisconsin | 90 | DL | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Wisconsin | 90 | DL | Yr 5 | ||
| 2025 | Illinois | 90 | DL | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′6″ | 300 |
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
2025 Illinois 12 games, 40 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Western Illinois | W 52–3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Duke | W 45–19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Western Michigan | W 38–0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Indiana | L 10–63 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. USC | W 34–32 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at Purdue | W 43–27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Ohio State | L 16–34 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Washington | L 25–42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Rutgers | W 35–13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | at Wisconsin | L 10–27 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Northwestern | W 20–13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Tennessee | W 30–28 | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
2023 Wisconsin 12 games, 29 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Buffalo | W 38–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Washington State | L 22–31 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Georgia Southern | W 35–14 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | atPurdue | W 38–17 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Rutgers | W 24–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Iowa | L 6–15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Illinois | W 25–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Ohio State | L 10–24 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | atIndiana | L 14–20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Nebraska | W 24–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Minnesota | W 28–14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. LSU | L 31–35 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Wisconsin 11 games, 21 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Illinois State | W 38–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. New Mexico State | W 66–7 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | atOhio State | L 21–52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Illinois | L 10–34 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atNorthwestern | W 42–7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Michigan State | L 28–34 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Purdue | W 35–24 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Maryland | W 23–10 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atIowa | L 10–24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Minnesota | L 16–23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Oklahoma State | W 24–17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2021 Wisconsin 5 games, 7 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 34–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Michigan | L 17–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Iowa | W 27–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | atRutgers | W 52–3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Nebraska | W 35–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′5⅝″W |
| Weight | 308 lbW |
| Arm length | 31⅜″W |
| Hand size | 9″W |
| Wingspan | 79⅛″W |
| 40-yard dash | 5.04 sW |
| 10-yard split | 1.75 sW |
| Vertical jump | 28″W |
| Broad jump | 9′2″W |
| Bench press | 36 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.73 sW |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.78 sW |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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