Jadon Thompson

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
6-2
Weight:
200
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.
High School:
Naperville Central
Prev School:
Cincinnati / Louisville

2023-2024 (at Louisville)

• Played in three games in 2024 before being lost for the season due to injury
• Caught six passes for 88 yards and two scores, opening the year with a pair of touchdowns against Austin Peay (33 yards, 5 yards)
• Played in 12 games in 2023 and caught 12 passes for 135 yards and one score, averaging 11.3 yards per reception
• Made his Louisville debut against Indiana, catching one pass for seven yards
• Grabbed two passes for 49 yards, including a 3-yard touchdown reception versus Virginia Tech and recorded a season-high three receptions for 20 yards against USC

2020-2022 (at Cincinnati)

• Played three seasons at Cincinnati and totaled 47 receptions, 659 yards and one touchdown
• Recorded 27 receptions for 393 yards and one score as a junior and caught three passes for a season-high 81 yards versus Navy
• Totaled four catches for 68 yards versus Kennesaw State and four for 69 yards against SMU
• Played in 12 games as a sophomore, totaling 14 catches for 208 yards
• Made one start against Temple and made one catch and had a career-long 47-yard reception in the opener against Miami (Ohio) as part of a career-high four grabs
• Started the first two games of his freshman season at wide receiver and played in six total games on the season
• Finished with six catches for 58 yards
• Reset his career high of two receptions against Army and East Carolina and had a career-long catch for 18 yards in the opener against Austin Peay

Prior to Memphis/Personal

• Four-star prospect ranked as the No. 5 player in Illinois and a top-60 wideout in the 2020 signing class
• Racked up 146 catches for 2,270 yards and 25 receiving touchdowns during his high-school career
• Spent his senior season prepping for Coach Mike Stine at Naperville Central HS outside of Chicago
• Earned Honorable Mention IHSFCA Class 8A All-State honors and was tabbed for the 2019 News-Gazette First-Team All-State football squad, also grabbing a spot on the 2019 Naperville Sun Football All-Area Team and DuPage County All-Area Team by the Daily Herald
• Totaled 46 receptions for 657 yards and nine total TDs
•Also played at Marist HS for Coach Ron Dawczak
• As a junior, he had 51 receptions for 759 yards and 10 touchdowns for a RedHawks team that finished 11-2 and qualified for the state semifinals
• Had 49 catches for 854 yards and nine TDs as a sophomore