Christopher Newport University

2013 - Junior - Started nine games during the season while helping anchor a formidable defensive line ... Finished the season with 29 tackles, including 3.5 for a loss ... Also posted three quarterback hurries, including two against Shanendoah on September 21 ... Kicked off the year with a season-best six tackles at Salisbury on September 7 ... Added at least two tackles in each of his next five appearances, including five against N.C. Wesleyan on October 12 ... Had four stops, including one for a loss, against both Hampden-Sydney on September 14 and Methodist on October 5.

2012 - Sophomore – Saw action in four games during the year…Recorded a solo tackle against Methodist and assisted on a stop in the season opener against Salisbury…Also played against LaGrange and at No. 1 Mount Union in the NCAA playoffs.

2012 - Freshman – Did not see game action.

At St. Christopher’s School – Played on the offensive and defensive line all four years and also wrestled for two years…2011 Prep League Wrestling Champion…Earned All-State honors in 2010 and 2011, placing third and fourth respectively…Earned the 2011 Strength and Conditioning Award and the 2011 Virginia Mentor of the Year.

Personal – Benjamin Jerome Thompson was born November 8, 1993 in Richmond, Va…Son of Josephine Gatling…Volunteered on a trip to Africa, helping a village in Tanzania…Betty White is the person in history he would most like to meet...Majoring in communication.