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Chris Thompson Jr. Season 2020

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Chris Thompson Jr. Season 2020

PositionDB
Weight202 lbs
Height6-1
ClassFreshman
HometownDeSoto, Texas

2020: True freshman safety who played in six games … saw first action against Georgia … 2 tackles vs. LSU … 3 tackles in Citrus Bowl … SEC academic honor roll

High School: Physical defender who arrived at Auburn in January ... punishing tackler for Coach Reginald Samples at Duncanville High, helping the Panthers advance to the Class 6A state semifinals as a senior and finals as a junior … Under Armour All-America Game … second team TSWA all-state as a junior … preseason SportsDay area defensive player of the year … first team all-area … Watkins Award national semi-finalist … Tom Landry Award finalist … academic all-state and National Honor Society … USA Today high school sports award … also a track and field and basketball letterman … MaxPreps All-American … ESPN rates him the No. 2 safety prospect nationally … top 30 player in Texas by 247, ESPN, PrepStar

Personal: Birthday is September 9 … son of Chris Thompson Sr. and Teresa Thompson … has three siblings: Nicholas, Marissa and Alysia … studying in the College of Business at Auburn