Nate Thompson

Position:
DB
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Height:
6-2
Weight:
215
Hometown:
Sanford, N.C.
High School:
Southern Lee | Duke

2022: Started all 11 games he appeared in for Akron...registered 73 tackles, including 38 solo stops and 35 assisted tackles...added 2.0 tackles for a loss, three quarterback hurries and one pass breakup...recorded a season-best 10 tackles versus Bowling Green...added nine tackles against Tennessee, Eastern Michigan and Northern Illinois...collected 2.0 tackles for a loss on the campaign...tallied quarterback hurries against Liberty, Eastern Michigan and Northern Illinois...booked a pass breakup versus Northern Illinois.

PRIOR TO AKRON: Appeared in 30 games (11 starts) at Duke, compiling 85 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks, two INTs, two PBUs and one fumble recovery...carded 4+ tackles in 14 games, including a career-high eight tackles against Virginia in 2021...posted INTs against Florida State in 2020 and Kansas in 2021...lone fumble recovery came against Florida State in 2020…on the field for 1,036 career snaps...saw action in eight games, making six starts against Kansas, North Carolina, Virginia, Wake Forest, Pittsburgh, and Virginia Tech in 2021 ranking eighth on the team with 40 total tackles...played in all 11 games in 2020, making five starts against Syracuse, Charlotte, Georgia Tech, Miami and Florida State ranking sixth on the team with 43 total tackles...appeared in 10 games in 2019...played in one game against Miami in 2018...lettered four seasons at Southern Lee High School under coach Ken Neal...four-star prospect according to Rivals.com...three-star prospect according to ESPN.com and 247Sports.com...consensus top-60 safety nationally by 247Sports.com (No. 31), Rivals.com (No. 35) and ESPN.com (No. 54)...collected 58 tackles, 3.0 sacks, four INTs and two defensive TDs during senior season...recorded three INTs in a 28-20 victory against Triton on October 20, 2017, including a 65-yard return for a TD...as a junior, booked 84 tackles, four INTs and seven PBUs to earn first-team All-Cape Fear Valley 3-A honors...also in 2016, helped the Cavaliers to an 8-4 record and bid to the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) 3A state playoffs...finished with 35 tackles, one TFL and one INT as a sophomore...named to the All-Cape Fear Valley 3-A second team as a sophomore...during freshman year, credited with 28 tackles and one INT and earned second team All-Cape Fear Valley 3-A accolades.

PERSONAL: Pursuing his MBA at Akron...son of Treva Thompson.