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Eldridge Thompson

  • position LB
  • height 6-1
  • weight 215
  • class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Houston, Texas
  • Previous School Coffeyville J.C.
  • High school White Station
  • position LB
  • height 6-1
  • weight 215
  • class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Houston, Texas
  • Previous School Coffeyville J.C.
  • High school White Station

Eldridge Thompson Bio

CAREER
Linebacker who was granted a sixth-year of eligibility… former JUCO transfer spent three seasons with the Gamecocks… hampered by a shoulder injury late in his career.

2019
Sixth-year senior linebacker… played in eight games, primarily on special teams… credited with three solo tackles.

2018    
Fifth-year linebacker who saw action in each of the first three games…  credited with five tackles… logged two tackles against both Georgia and Vanderbilt… left the Vandy game after suffering a shoulder injury and missed the remainder of the season.

2017    
Former junior college linebacker who was in his first season with the Gamecocks… played in 12 games making 10 tackles including eight solo stops… recorded two-tackle days in wins over Arkansas and Wofford… saw significant action in the win over Florida… ended the regular season with two tackles against Clemson… did not play in the Outback Bowl win.

2016    
Played at Coffeyville (Kan.) C.C… hampered with a shoulder injury which kept him sidelined… coached by Aaron Flores.

2015    
Led the Red Ravens in tackles and ranked fourth in the conference in 2015 with 102, averaging over nine per game, including six games of double-digit tackles… added three sacks, an interception and returned a fumble for a touchdown while earning honorable mention all-conference accolades.

2014    
Redshirted as a true freshman due to an ankle injury.

HIGH SCHOOL    
Graduated from White Station High School in Memphis, Tenn., in 2014… played for Joe Rocconi… played wide receiver and safety… helped his team reach the state semifinals in Class 6A as a senior.

PERSONAL    
Eldridge Thompson was born July 8, 1996…. is an interdisciplinary studies major who scheduled to graduate in December 2018.