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Jake Thompson
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Jake Thompson

39 Quentin Moon

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 232
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Indianapolis, Ind.
  • Highschool Pike

Biography

JUNIOR (2017): Honorable Mention All- Missouri Valley Football Conference...Honorable Mention Academic All-MVFC…Honorable Mention Pre-season All-MVFC… named team captain… finished with 70 tackles (39 solos)…11 for loss totaling 43 yards… two sacks…at Tennessee Tech shared team-high honors making 10 tackles… set a career-high with 3.5 tackles for a loss…forces a fumble and recovered it…recorded an 11-yard sack…named Missouri Valley Football Conference Defensive Player of the Week… Honorable Mention National Defensive Player of the Week by Stats following the Tech game… Blocked an extra point and recorded a quarterback hurry at Northern Arizona… added an assisted tackled… at Coastal Carolina had three tackles and 0.5 TFL… registered seven tackles and a sack against South Dakota… returned from injury to record six tackles, one for loss, and two quarterback hurries against Missouri State…returned an interception 43 yards for a touchdown at North Dakota State… added nine tackles, one for loss… against South Dakota State intercepted a pass for the second straight week and totaled eight tackles, one for a loss… at Illinois State made five tackles…0.5 for loss…recorded six tackles…one for loss at Indiana State… registered five tackles against Southern Illinois… finished the season at Weber State with six solo tackles and four assisted and broke up a pass.

CAREER-HIGH TACKLES: 14 at Missouri State (10/15/16)
CAREER-HIGH TFL: 3.5 at Tennessee Tech (8/31/17)
CAREER-HIGH FUMBLE RECOVERIES: 2 at Southern Illinois (11/19/16)
CAREER TOUCHDOWNS: 1 (43 yds Interception at North Dakota State, 10/21/17)

SOPHOMORE (2016): Honorable Mention All-Missouri Valley Football Conference... MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award... MVFC Honor Roll... second on team with 88 tackles (46 solos)... added 6.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks... two fumble recoveries, an interception and five quarterback hurries... started in all 11 games... made four tackles at Eastern Illinois... registered a career-high nine tackles (six solos), including 1.5 for a loss and 1.0 sacks versus Northern Arizona. He also blocked an extra point attempt and recorded a quarterback hurry... four tackles at Northern Illinois... team-leading nine tackles at South Dakota State, which matched his career-high, and had a quarterback hurry... set a new career-high with 10 tackles against Indiana State (8 solos) and had a quarterback hurry... for third straight game set a career-high in tackles, finishing with a team-high 14 stops, including one for a loss, and his first-ever interception at Missouri State... four tackles and a quarterback hurry against North Dakota State... made 12 tackles, including 3.0 for a loss (21 yards) and a sack, at South Dakota. Ten of his 12 stops were solo tackles... second straight game of double-digit tackles (10), 5 solo/5 assisted versus Illinois State... six tackles against UNI... six tackles and recovered a career-high two fumbles at Southern Illinois.

FRESHMAN (2015): Played in all 13 games... made 26 tackles, 2.0 for a loss... broke up a pass and forced a fumble.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football three times… twice named All-Conference… All-Marion County honors his final two seasons… IFCA Top 50 All-State football team… selected team MVP and defensive MVP… senior year recorded 127 tackles (80 solos), two interceptions, four sacks, four tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and two touchdowns… twice football team won sectional championship… played for coach Derek Moyers.

PERSONAL: Born February 16, 1997 in Indianapolis, Indiana… volunteered with Young Men of Purpose and community service with St. Vincent Football performance… No. 1 sports highlight was a one-handed pick-6 on ESPN versus Carmel HS his junior year… his father has been a major influence, “He has taught me many aspects of my game. His influence has led me to be the player I am today.”… most admires former NFL linebacker Ray Lewis, “I admire his game and the fact that he was a great team leader. I feel he was one of the best linebackers to ever play the game.”… his father played football at North Carolina and with the Indianapolis Colts in 1985… enjoys playing Madden, card games and basketball… favorite professional team is the Baltimore Ravens… favorite musician is Dom Kennedy… son of Micah Moon and Kelly Moon.

MAJOR: Kinesiology

Statistics

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2018

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Historical Player Information

  • 52

    2015Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'2" 220 lbs
    52
  • 39

    2016Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'2" 232 lbs
    39
  • 39

    2017Junior

    Linebacker
    6'2" 232 lbs
    39
  • 39

    2018Senior

    Linebacker
    6'2" 232 lbs
    39