College career · 2021–2025
James Thompson Jr.
DT · Illinois → Wisconsin. Not on a current FBS roster; here is every season we have.
Career
4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD | Havoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  Illinois#27 · 9-4 | 12 | 43% | 41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2023 |  Wisconsin#44 · 7-6 | 12 | 57% | 16 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2022 * | Wisconsin#38 · 7-6 | 10 | 45% | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2021 * | Wisconsin#13 · 9-4 | 3 | 10% | 5 | — | — | 0 | — | 0 |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. James Thompson Jr.'s team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded. * Defense rebuilt from the play-by-play (ESPN's box scores that season are missing it); about 10% below official totals.
Game Log
James Thompson Jr.'s box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
6.1 avg. game scoreBest: 8.1 at Wisconsin (Week 13)1 of 12 games at 8.0+
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| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 |  Western Illinois | W 52–3 | 6.8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | · | · |
| 2 | @ Duke | W 45–19 | 5.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 3 |  Western Michigan | W 38–0 | 5.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 4 | @ Indiana | L 10–63 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 5 |  USC | W 34–32 | 6.8 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 6 | @ Purdue | W 43–27 | 5.8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 7 |  Ohio State | L 16–34 | 7.1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 9 | @ Washington | L 25–42 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 10 |  Rutgers | W 35–13 | 7.1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | · | · |
| 12 |  Maryland | W 24–6 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 13 | @Wisconsin | L 10–27 | 8.1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | · | · |
| 14 |  Northwestern | W 20–13 | 5.8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| Bowls | vs Tennessee | W 30–28 | 7.6 | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2025 · 12 games | 6.1 | 41 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | · | · | ||