James Thompson Jr. — Illinois

AT A GLANCE

JAMES THOMPSON JR.

DL · ILLINOIS

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2025 SEASON (FINAL) · PLAYER TREND REPORT

2025 SEASON (12 GMS): DEFENSE: 41 TCKL, 2 TFL, 1 SACKS, 0 INT

CAREER (35 GMS): DEFENSE: 91 TCKL, 10 TFL, 5 SACKS, 0 INT

TREND NOTES

James Thompson Jr. has never had more than 7 tackles in a game in his career (has hit 7 twice).
James Thompson Jr. had 7 tackles vs OHIO ST. (2025).

WIN SHARES

His share of his team's actual wins. A team's win shares add up to its win total; see “Advanced Metrics Explained” on the Leaders page for the method.

Season	Win Shares	Offense	Defense	Team wins	Share of wins	Division rank
2025	0.24	0.00	0.24	9	3%	1,107 of 10,666 (FBS)

Season

Win Shares

Offense

Defense

Team wins

Share of wins

Division rank

2025

0.24

0.00

0.24

1,107 of 10,666 (FBS)

2025 GAME LOG

DATE	OPPONENT	TCKL	TFL	SACKS	INT	PD
08/29/2025	vs. WESTERN ILL.	2	1	0	0	--
09/06/2025	@ DUKE	4	0	0	0	--
09/13/2025	vs. WESTERN MICH.	2	0	0	0	--
09/20/2025	@ INDIANA	1	0	0	0	--
09/27/2025	vs. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA	3	0	0	0	--
10/04/2025	@ PURDUE	3	0	0	0	--
10/11/2025	vs. OHIO ST.	7	0	0	0	--
10/25/2025	@ WASHINGTON	1	0	0	0	--
11/01/2025	vs. RUTGERS	4	0	0	0	--
11/15/2025	vs. MARYLAND	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
11/22/2025	@ WISCONSIN	4	1	1	0	--
11/29/2025	vs. NORTHWESTERN	3	0	0	0	--
12/30/2025	vs. TENNESSEE	7	0	0	0	--
TOTALS	13 GMS	41	2	1	0	0

DATE	OPPONENT	TCKL	TFL	SACKS	INT	PD
2022 SEASON
09/03/2022	vs. ILLINOIS ST.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
09/10/2022	vs. WASHINGTON ST.	0	0	0	0	--
09/17/2022	vs. NEW MEXICO ST.	2	0	0	0	--
09/24/2022	@ OHIO ST.	2	0	0	0	--
10/01/2022	vs. ILLINOIS	4	1	0	0	--
10/08/2022	@ NORTHWESTERN	2	0	0	0	--
10/15/2022	@ MICHIGAN ST.	2	1	0	0	--
10/22/2022	vs. PURDUE	1	0	0	0	--
11/05/2022	vs. MARYLAND	4	0	0	0	--
11/12/2022	@ IOWA	1	1	0	0	--
11/19/2022	@ NEBRASKA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
11/26/2022	vs. MINNESOTA	1	1	0	0	--
12/27/2022	@ OKLAHOMA ST.	2	1	1	0	--
2023 SEASON
09/02/2023	vs. BUFFALO	1	0	0	0	--
09/09/2023	@ WASHINGTON ST.	5	1	1.5	0	--
09/16/2023	vs. GA. SOUTHERN	3	0	0.5	0	--
09/22/2023	@ PURDUE	6	2	1	0	--
10/07/2023	vs. RUTGERS	1	0	0	0	--
10/14/2023	vs. IOWA	2	0	0	0	--
10/21/2023	@ ILLINOIS	1	0	0	0	--
10/28/2023	vs. OHIO ST.	2	0	0	0	--
11/04/2023	@ INDIANA	2	0	0	0	--
11/11/2023	vs. NORTHWESTERN	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
11/18/2023	vs. NEBRASKA	1	0	0	0	--
11/25/2023	@ MINNESOTA	3	0	0	0	--
01/01/2024	@ LSU	2	0	0	0	--
2025 SEASON
08/29/2025	vs. WESTERN ILL.	2	1	0	0	--
09/06/2025	@ DUKE	4	0	0	0	--
09/13/2025	vs. WESTERN MICH.	2	0	0	0	--
09/20/2025	@ INDIANA	1	0	0	0	--
09/27/2025	vs. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA	3	0	0	0	--
10/04/2025	@ PURDUE	3	0	0	0	--
10/11/2025	vs. OHIO ST.	7	0	0	0	--
10/25/2025	@ WASHINGTON	1	0	0	0	--
11/01/2025	vs. RUTGERS	4	0	0	0	--
11/15/2025	vs. MARYLAND	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
11/22/2025	@ WISCONSIN	4	1	1	0	--
11/29/2025	vs. NORTHWESTERN	3	0	0	0	--
12/30/2025	vs. TENNESSEE	7	0	0	0	--
CAREER TOTALS	39 GMS	91	10	5	0	0

"N/A" stands in for a box score that does not have stats entered for this player.

LAST YEAR'S NUMBERS — 2023

DATE	OPPONENT	TCKL	TFL	SACKS	PD
09/02/2023	vs. BUFFALO	1	0	0	--
09/09/2023	@ WASHINGTON ST.	5	1	1.5	--
09/16/2023	vs. GA. SOUTHERN	3	0	0.5	--
09/22/2023	@ PURDUE	6	2	1	--
10/07/2023	vs. RUTGERS	1	0	0	--
10/14/2023	vs. IOWA	2	0	0	--
10/21/2023	@ ILLINOIS	1	0	0	--
10/28/2023	vs. OHIO ST.	2	0	0	--
11/04/2023	@ INDIANA	2	0	0	--
11/18/2023	vs. NEBRASKA	1	0	0	--
11/25/2023	@ MINNESOTA	3	0	0	--
01/01/2024	@ LSU	2	0	0	--
TOTALS	12 GMS	29	3	3	0

HIGHS & LOWS

STAT	HIGH	GAME	LOW	GAME
TACKLES	7	10/11/2025 vs Ohio St.	1	10/22/2022 vs Purdue
SACKS	1.5	09/09/2023 vs Washington St.	0	09/17/2022 vs New Mexico St.

STAT	HIGH	GAME	LOW	GAME
TACKLES	7	10/11/2025 vs Ohio St.	1	09/20/2025 vs Indiana
SACKS	1	11/22/2025 vs Wisconsin	0	08/29/2025 vs Western Ill.

CAREER, SEASON BY SEASON

SEASON	GP	TCKL	TFL	SACKS
2022 (WISCONSIN)	11	21	5	1
2023 (WISCONSIN)	12	29	3	3
2025 (ILLINOIS)	12	41	2	1
TOTALS	35	91	10	5

CAREER GAME LOG

DATE	OPPONENT	TCKL	TFL	SACKS	PD
09/10/2022	vs. WASHINGTON ST.	0	0	0	--
09/17/2022	vs. NEW MEXICO ST.	2	0	0	--
09/24/2022	@ OHIO ST.	2	0	0	--
10/01/2022	vs. ILLINOIS	4	1	0	--
10/08/2022	@ NORTHWESTERN	2	0	0	--
10/15/2022	@ MICHIGAN ST.	2	1	0	--
10/22/2022	vs. PURDUE	1	0	0	--
11/05/2022	vs. MARYLAND	4	0	0	--
11/12/2022	@ IOWA	1	1	0	--
11/26/2022	vs. MINNESOTA	1	1	0	--
12/27/2022	@ OKLAHOMA ST.	2	1	1	--
09/02/2023	vs. BUFFALO	1	0	0	--
09/09/2023	@ WASHINGTON ST.	5	1	1.5	--
09/16/2023	vs. GA. SOUTHERN	3	0	0.5	--
09/22/2023	@ PURDUE	6	2	1	--
10/07/2023	vs. RUTGERS	1	0	0	--
10/14/2023	vs. IOWA	2	0	0	--
10/21/2023	@ ILLINOIS	1	0	0	--
10/28/2023	vs. OHIO ST.	2	0	0	--
11/04/2023	@ INDIANA	2	0	0	--
11/18/2023	vs. NEBRASKA	1	0	0	--
11/25/2023	@ MINNESOTA	3	0	0	--
01/01/2024	@ LSU	2	0	0	--
08/29/2025	vs. WESTERN ILL.	2	1	0	--
09/06/2025	@ DUKE	4	0	0	--
09/13/2025	vs. WESTERN MICH.	2	0	0	--
09/20/2025	@ INDIANA	1	0	0	--
09/27/2025	vs. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA	3	0	0	--
10/04/2025	@ PURDUE	3	0	0	--
10/11/2025	vs. OHIO ST.	7	0	0	--
10/25/2025	@ WASHINGTON	1	0	0	--
11/01/2025	vs. RUTGERS	4	0	0	--
11/22/2025	@ WISCONSIN	4	1	1	--
11/29/2025	vs. NORTHWESTERN	3	0	0	--
12/30/2025	vs. TENNESSEE	7	0	0	--
TOTALS	35 GMS	91	10	5	0