Najee Thompson
Najee Thompson
Erases the deep middle of the field. Two seasons at Georgia Southern, two different head coaches: Kevin Whitley and Clay Helton. The receipt on tape: 7 tackles against Marshall, Week 12, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Georgia Southern, 64 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kevin Whitley → Clay Helton. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clay Helton
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Georgia Southern | 34 | 25 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Georgia Southern | 25 | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2018 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 64 | 49 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2022
W 45–38
vs James Madison
4 TOT · 2 SOLO · 2 PD
Edged out James Madison at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Jason Marshall Jr.’s 2022 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to JaKorey Hawkins's graduate season at Wyoming (2022).
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