NIL Opportunities

Senior - 2022

• Transferred to Illinois with one year of eligibility remaining

Carson-Newman - 2018-21

• Played for Division II Carson-Newman University from 2018-21
• All-SAC first team (2019, 2021)
• 2020 CoSIDA Academic All-American second team 
• 2020 CoSIDA Academic All-District
• 2020 NCBWA Preseason All-American third team
• 2020 NCBWA Preseason All-Region first team 
• 2020 Preseason All-SAC first team 
• 2019 ABCA All-Southeast Region first team 
• 2019 NCBWA All-Southeast Region second team 
• 2019 D2CCA All-Southeast Region second team 
• South Atlantic Conference Player of the Week 4/22/19
• South Atlantic Conference Player of the Week 2/4/19
• .370/.405/.572, 8 HR, 33 RBIs, 7-9 SB in 2021
• .379/.422/.583, 4 HR, 20 RBIs in 2020
• .438/.528/.756, 9 HR, 43 RBIs, 15-20 SB in 2019
• .301/.386/.399, 2 HR, 16 RBIs, 11-12 SB in 2018

High School

• Three-year letterwinner in baseball
• Played football in high school
• 2017 all-district first team in football
• All-region first team in football

Personal

• Born October 13, 1998
• Son of Jeff and Mindy Thompson
• Father, Jeff Thompson, played football at Lambuth University for 4 years
• One younger sister, Tinsley
• Plans to go to medical school and become an orthopedic surgeon
• Majored in biology at Carson-Newman
• Chose Illinois because, "I wanted to challenge myself to the highest level both academically and athletically."