Blake Thompson

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
6-1
Weight:
191
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Missouri City, Texas
High School:
Elkins HS
Prev School:
Iowa State

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2024)
Saw action in 11 games, starting nine at safety … Finished third on the team with 55 tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss … Forced two fumbles and had two pass breakups … Tallied five tackles, one TFL and a forced fumble in the season opener against Nicholls (Aug. 31) ... Recorded a season-high 12 tackles and a TFL against Tulsa (Sept. 21) … Logged nine stops and a forced fumble against Jax State (Nov. 9) … Recorded 5+ tackles in seven games.

IOWA STATE (2023)
Played in six games, making one start ... Had 11 tackles and two pass breakups ... Recorded six tackles in his first career start against Kansas ... Finished with three tackles against Baylor.

IOWA STATE (2022)
Redshirted ... Played in three games ... Made one tackle against Ohio and broke up a pass against Southeast Missouri.

BLINN JC (2021)
Played one season at Blinn Junior College … Saw action in nine games, finishing with 43 tackles and three pass breakups … Had a season-high 10 tackles against New Mexico Military Institute … Broke up a pair of passes and finished with nine stops in a win against Trinity Valley Community College.

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Elkins High School … Played in 23 games and had 10 interceptions in his career … Was named Texas 6A All-State honorable mention in 2021.