2021 USC Football Roster
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Thompson Jr., Chris

Jersey Number 30
Chris Thompson Jr.
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Duncanville, Texas
- High School:
- Duncanville HS / Auburn
Bio
CAREER: In his 3-year collegiate career (1 year at Auburn and 2 years at USC), he has 20 tackles, including 1 for a loss of 1 yard, while appearing in 19 games (with 2 starts).
2023: Thompson will compete for playing time in the linebacking corps as a senior in 2023.
2022: Thompson, who changed positions to inside linebacker in the spring of 2022, recorded 1 tackle (versus Washington State) while appearing in 4 games as a junior in 2022.
2021: Thompson, who transferred to USC from Auburn in the fall of 2021, saw action in 9 games (all but Oregon State, Colorado, Utah) at safety and nickelback and on special teams as a sophomore in 2021, with 2 starts (Arizona and California). Overall in 2021, he had 11 tackles, including 1 tackle for loss of 1 yard. He missed the Oregon State, Colorado and Utah games with a leg (quad) injury. He had 1 tackle against San Jose State, 3 versus Stanford, 2 at Notre Dame, 1 at Arizona State and 4 at California (with a tackle for loss).
AUBURN: He saw action in 6 games as a first-year freshman safety at Auburn in 2020, getting 8 tackles (including 3 against Northwestern in the Citrus Bowl). He made the 2020 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll. He enrolled at Auburn in January of 2020 after graduating a semester early from high school. Current Trojan Romello Height also attended Auburn.
HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2019 MaxPreps All-American second team, MaxPreps All-State first team, All-Area first team and Academic All-State as a senior safety at Duncanville (Tex.) High.
As a 2018 junior, he made MaxPreps Junior All-American first team and All-State second team. Duncanville played in the 2018 state Class 6A final.
He also was on the basketball and track teams at Duncanville.
PERSONAL: He is majoring in Business Administration at USC.
2023: Thompson will compete for playing time in the linebacking corps as a senior in 2023.
2022: Thompson, who changed positions to inside linebacker in the spring of 2022, recorded 1 tackle (versus Washington State) while appearing in 4 games as a junior in 2022.
2021: Thompson, who transferred to USC from Auburn in the fall of 2021, saw action in 9 games (all but Oregon State, Colorado, Utah) at safety and nickelback and on special teams as a sophomore in 2021, with 2 starts (Arizona and California). Overall in 2021, he had 11 tackles, including 1 tackle for loss of 1 yard. He missed the Oregon State, Colorado and Utah games with a leg (quad) injury. He had 1 tackle against San Jose State, 3 versus Stanford, 2 at Notre Dame, 1 at Arizona State and 4 at California (with a tackle for loss).
AUBURN: He saw action in 6 games as a first-year freshman safety at Auburn in 2020, getting 8 tackles (including 3 against Northwestern in the Citrus Bowl). He made the 2020 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll. He enrolled at Auburn in January of 2020 after graduating a semester early from high school. Current Trojan Romello Height also attended Auburn.
HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2019 MaxPreps All-American second team, MaxPreps All-State first team, All-Area first team and Academic All-State as a senior safety at Duncanville (Tex.) High.
As a 2018 junior, he made MaxPreps Junior All-American first team and All-State second team. Duncanville played in the 2018 state Class 6A final.
He also was on the basketball and track teams at Duncanville.
PERSONAL: He is majoring in Business Administration at USC.
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