Get to Know DB Ryan Thompson

Ryan Thompson collected 44 tackles, four tackles for loss, three interceptions, three pass breakups and one fumble recovery at Itawamba (Miss.) Community College in 2011.

2/21/2012 12:00:00 AM | Football

Feb. 21, 2012

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Defensive back Ryan Thompson is one of six junior college transfers currently enrolled in spring semester classes. The 5-10, 186-pound junior will participate in spring practice, which begins on March 3.

Thompson spent two years at defensive back for head coach Jon Williams at Itawamba Community College in Fulton, Miss.

He collected 44 tackles, four tackles for loss, three interceptions, three pass breakups and one fumble recovery in 2011. As a freshman, Thompson netted 21 stops, two TFLs and one fumble recovery.

Thompson starred for head coach Mickey Mapp at Pontotoc (Miss.) High School. The four-year football, soccer and track letterwinner earned football all-division accolades.

Thompson's parents are Rickey and Sharon Thompson. Born on Nov. 4, 1991, Ryan Matthew Thompson is an exploratory student.