Jonathan Thompson
Cincinnati Bearcats
83
Good

Jonathan Thompson

Cincinnati BearcatsSolid
WLBDefenseGood
Projected Starter

Is Jonathan Thompson starting?

Jonathan Thompson is the projected starter at WLB for Cincinnati Bearcats.

Jonathan Thompson is the projected starting WLB on a Solid Cincinnati — 83 OVR.

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Depth at WLB · Cincinnati Bearcats

  1. 12283Jonathan ThompsonStarter
  2. 23174Simeon Coleman
  3. 34468Montay Weedon

What's Next

Who do they play next?Blayne Myrick — vs Miami (Ohio) · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?Simeon Coleman — No. 2 at WLB for CincinnatiHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Cincinnati Bearcats

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of St. Francis de Sales, ranked #1,185 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 67 tackles, 8.5 TFL, 1 sacks. That's 7% of the team's production at his spot and 88th-percentile production nationally — good for a 83 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,185 Natl2-Yr Total116 tackles · 3 sacksTeam Share7%Percentile88th
Columbus, OH
Jersey
#22
Class
RS SR
Height
6'2"
Weight
228 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025678.51
20244952

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8530
National Rank
#1185
High School
St. Francis de Sales
Hometown
Columbus, OH

Why this rating?

On a 79-rated defense; 88th-percentile production (×0.91 for competition level) put them +4 vs unit starters → 83.

Team defense (SP+)
79
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 88% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.91)
Depth-chart adjustment
+4 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 12WWCUTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
5
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 62-10

Sep 5WBCTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
3
SACK
1.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 34-15

Jonathan Thompson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

67 tkl · 8.5 TFL · 1 sacks
Usage / Involvement78%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.