Jaiyden Thompson

2025 (Junior) • Played in 11 games • Ended the year with four tackles and 0.5 TFLs • Was in on 21 defensive snaps on the season and another 122 on special teams • Had a 71.9 PFF grade for special teams which was fourth-best on the team • Had a tackle and a half TFL against FIU Itawamba • Played nine games in 2024 • Registered 54 tackles, including 6.5 TFLs, 4.0 sacks and three pass breakups in 2024 • Had an 18-tackle game against East Mississippi to earn both MACCC and NJCAA Defensive Player of the Week honors • Named to the All-MACCC North Division Team and earned NJCAA All-Region 23 honors • In 2023, he led the team with 84 tackles including 5.5 TFLs, a sack and two fumble recoveries • Earned MACCC Defensive Player of the Week honors his freshman season after posting 15 tackles and recovering two fumbles against NE Mississippi CC High School • Lettered in football at Shannon High School • Amassed 156 tackles, including 10 TFLs and four sacks in three years to go with 64 receptions on offense • Added 103 tackles with four TFLs and two sacks his senior year • Was a MaxPreps Defensive Player of the Game winner four times his senior year Personal • Full name: Jaiyden Keyon Thompson • Parent: Shanika Thompson • Born: 7/23/2004 • Major: Integrated Studies