Defensive line, Rutgers, 2021–25
Jordan Thompson
Lettered 2022–23 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 14
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 272 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Parsippany, NJ
Jordan Thompson played defensive line at Rutgers (2021–25).
Defense
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Rutgers | 14 | DL | RS | ||
| 2022 | Rutgers | 14 | DL | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Rutgers | 14 | DL | So. | ||
| 2024 | Rutgers | 14 | DL | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Rutgers | 14 | DL | Sr. | 6′2″ | 272 |
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 Rutgers 11 games, 25 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. Ohio | W 34–31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Norfolk State | W 60–10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Iowa | L 28–38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Minnesota | L 28–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Washington | L 19–38 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Oregon | L 10–56 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Purdue | W 27–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Illinois | L 13–35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Maryland | W 35–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at Ohio State | L 9–42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Penn State | L 36–40 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Rutgers 11 games, 25 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Howard | W 44–7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Akron | W 49–17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | at Virginia Tech | W 26–23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Nebraska | L 7–14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Wisconsin | L 7–42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. UCLA | L 32–35 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs.Minnesota | W 26–19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | atMaryland | W 31–17 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Nov 23 | vs.Illinois | L 31–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at Michigan State | W 41–14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. Kansas State | L 41–44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Rutgers 11 games, 25 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Northwestern | W 24–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Temple | W 36–7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs.Virginia Tech | W 35–16 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Wagner | W 52–3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atWisconsin | L 13–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs.Michigan State | W 27–24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Indiana | W 31–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Ohio State | L 16–35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | atIowa | L 0–22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atPenn State | L 6–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Miami | W 31–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Rutgers 8 games, 21 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Boston College | W 22–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs.Wagner | W 66–7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | atTemple | W 16–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Indiana | W 24–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atMinnesota | L 0–31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Michigan | L 17–52 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atMichigan State | L 21–27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atMaryland | L 0–37 | 3 | 3 | 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′1½″ |
| Weight | 281 lb |
| Arm length | 32″ |
| Hand size | 10¼″ |
| 40-yard dash | 5.03 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.85 s |
| Vertical jump | 29″ |
| Broad jump | 9′3″ |
| Bench press | 26 reps |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
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