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2021 Sprint Football Roster

8 Christian Thompson

  • Class Junior
  • Height 5-10
  • Hometown Tampa, Fla.
  • High School Wharton

Biography

Career Honors:
2021 CSFL Academic Honor Roll

 
2021 (Junior): Played in all but one game during the season, making a pair of starts … Finished the year with 13 total tackles (five solo) … Registered a season-best five tackles (four solo) in a start against St. Thomas Aquinas … Added three tackles against Penn and Army (CSFL Championship) with two stops in a start against Chestnut Hill.
 
2020 (Sophomore): Played and started in Navy’s lone game against Army during the season, which was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Recorded five assisted tackles against the Black Knights, including combining on a tackle for loss.
 
2019 (Freshman): Played in four of eight games during rookie campaign … Recorded six total tackles, including four solo stops and a pair of assisted tackles … Notched three total tackles (2 solo) against Cornell and Alderson Broaddus … Made collegiate debut at home during the season opener against St. Thomas Aquinas, while also seeing action against Army West Point (Star Game).
 
High School / Personal: Lettered in football (4 years) and wrestling (3) at Wharton High School in Tampa, Fla. … Earned District Championship and qualified for the State Tournament in wrestling (2018, ’19) … Member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Beta Club … Son of Christopher and Michelle Thompson … Father, Christopher (’92), was a standout tennis player for the Naval Academy earning ITA Regional Rookie of the Year (1989), top 10 Regional Rankings (1989, ’91), and a spot in the Navy Athletics Hall of Fame.
 
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Historical Player Information

  • 30

    2019Freshman

    LB
    5'9"
    30
  • 8

    2020Sophomore

    LB
    5'10"
    8
  • 8

    2021Junior

    LB
    5'10"
    8