Aaron Thompson
- position DL
- height 6-3
- weight 271
- class Freshman
- Hometown Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
- High school Dillard
- position DL
- height 6-3
- weight 271
- class Freshman
- Hometown Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
- High school Dillard
Aaron Thompson Bio
16-17 First-Year SEC Honor Roll
Sophomore who works in the interior of the defensive line… will not participate in spring drills while continuing to rehab from shoulder surgery.
2017: Redshirt freshman who did not see any action as he was sidelined much of the season with shoulder injury.
2016: Redshirted in his true freshman season… saw action briefly at Mississippi State but was hampered throughout the fall with an ankle sprain… named to the 2016-17 First-Year SEC Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played along the defensive line at Fort Lauderdale’s Dillard High School in Florida… graduated in 2016… the Panthers went 6-5 in his senior season… coached by Lorenzo Davis… Rivals rated him the 91st-best player in the Sunshine State and the 46th-best defensive tackle in the country… rated the 78th-best player in Florida and the No. 31 strongside defensive end in the country by 247Sports… ESPN considered him the 108th-best player in Florida and the 49th-best defensive tackle in the nation.
PERSONAL: Aaron Bernard Thompson Jr. was born June 24, 1997… interested in a degree in retail management.
