Mario Thompson
Mario Thompson
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. This is his third year in the same linebacker corps at Old Dominion. The receipt: 4 tackles against Indiana — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Ricky Rahne.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ricky Rahne
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Old Dominion | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Old Dominion | 66 | 29 | 10.0 | 4.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Old Dominion | 43 | 18 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 118 | 51 | 15.5 | 6.5 | 4 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 16 · 2025
W 24–10
at South Florida
2 TOT
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Old Dominion
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Old Dominion
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -7 net (15 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Old Dominion · Last season: 10-3 · Talent rank #122 · 2026 recruiting class #96
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Colin Ramos’s 2022 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Phil Campbell's sophomore season at Pittsburgh (2021).
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