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RS Senior
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| Hometown:
Baltimore, Md.
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| High School:
Mount St. Joseph
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| Height / Weight:
6-1 / 231
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| Position:
Linebacker
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| Birthdate:
05/04/1978
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| Experience:
3V
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| Honors:
All-ACC Candidate
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On Thompson: Honors candidate who begins his fourth season having started all 33 games of his career at outside linebacker … helps anchor a veteran linebacking corps … listed No. 1 on the depth chart at the strongside linebacker spot … versatile performer who excels against the run, yet can cover a back or drop into zone with success as well as rush the passer … strong and athletic tackler who should challenge the Maryland career record for tackles for loss … 35 career tackles for loss, 11 career sacks … has averaged 8.4 stops per game during his career … 279 career tackles … Maryland's second-leading tackler as a freshman and sophomore, No. 5 as a junior … needs just 54 total tackles to move into Maryland's career top 10 list.
2000 (Junior): Started all 11 games at outside linebacker for the third consecutive season … finished fifth on the squad in total tackles, registering 81 stops … second on the team with a career-best 6.5 quarterback sacks … fourth on the team in tackles for loss (9 for 62 yards) … seven quarterback hurries ranked fourth on the squad … shared team lead with three forced fumbles … also recovered a fumble … recorded a season-high 17 total tackles (13 solos) in an overtime win over NC State … also reached double figures in tackles vs. Virginia (11) and Temple (10) … had a career-best three sacks (for minus 27 yards) vs. Duke and a pair of sacks (for minus 14 yards) vs. Florida State … served as a team co-captain.
1999 (Sophomore): An All-ACC selection by the Football News, finishing second on the team with 111 tackles, 10.1 per game … 11-game starter with a team-high 72 solo stops … seventh in ACC in tackles … led Terps and was fourth in the ACC with 17 TFL (-63 yards) … also had 3.5 sacks (-18) and three pass deflections … 17 tackles for loss were the best at Maryland since Charles Johnson posted 18 in 1978 … season highs of 11 solos and 15 total tackles in season-opener at Temple … leading Terp tackler vs. Temple and West Virginia.
1998 (Redshirt Freshman): An 11-game starter as Maryland's outside linebacker, or bandit position … prominent on the defensive stat sheet as just a freshman, contributing 87 tackles, fourth-best on the team … 52 solos, 35 assists … averaged 7.9 tackles per game … led Terps with nine tackles for loss and 29 yards … his one sack came in season opener against James Madison … forced fumbles in back-to-back games against JMU and Virginia.
1997 (Freshman): Redshirt season.
High School: A 1997 graduate of Mount St. Joseph High School ... was named the Baltimore Sun's All-Metro Offensive Player of the Year as a senior, when he rushed for 2,325 yards and 37 touchdowns ... finished his career as one of the all-time leading rushers in the state ... also played linebacker in special situations, totaling 19 tackles, two sacks and one interception ... high school coach was Mike Working.
Personal: Aaron G. Thompson was born May 4, 1978 ... son of Edith Green and Aaron Thompson ... majoring in criminology and criminal justice … member of Maryland's student-athlete advisory council.
Defense G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sacks Int
1998 11-11 52 35 87/7.9 9-29 1.0-11 0-0
1999 11-11 72 39 111/10.1 17-63 3.5-18 0-0
2000 11-11 54 27 81/7.4 9-62 6.5-55 0-0
Totals 33-33 178 101 279/8.4 35-154 11-84 0-0
Thompson Up Close
Someday I would like to take a trip to: California
The best piece of advice I ever received was: Work smarter, not harder
The word that best describes me is: Compassionate
Toughest player I faced in 2000 was: Georgia Tech fullback Ed Wilder
Person I most admire is: My mother
