2018: Started 13 games in his senior season, made 35-consecutive starts for the Wildcats at defensive tackle before missing the Holiday Bowl ... Notched single-season career highs with 30 total tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss (fifth on the team), 3.0 sacks (third on the team), three pass breakups and two forced fumbles … Was a key contributor in Northwestern’s rushing defense which finished fourth in the Big Ten and 26th in the nation, allowing 129.6 yards per game … Had a sack in each of his first two games this season … Recorded a career-high two tackles for loss against Purdue (8/30) … Finished with a sack and a forced fumble in the Big Ten Championship against Ohio State (12/1).

2017: Started all 13 games at defensive tackle, extending his consecutive games started streak to 23 ... Tallied a career-high 26 tackles for the season, setting a career record of six tackles in a game in victory over Iowa … Had at least two tackles in nine games, with three or more in wins versus Iowa, Michigan St., Purdue, and Illinois … Recorded his first career forced fumble at Bowling Green, along with his first career sack, finishing the season with 2.5 sacks for 12 yards … Set a career-high of 4.5 tackles for loss, for a total of 14 yards.

2016: Appeared in 12 of 13 games, starting the last 10 games of the regular season ... Had at least two tackles in six games ... Finished the season with a career-high 20 tackles ... Had a tackle for loss in the Wildcats’ win over No. 23 Pittsburgh in the 2016 Pinstripe Bowl ... Made a season-high five stops, including a career-high four solo and a tackle for loss, versus No. 8 Wisconsin ... Notched three tackles versus Duke, at Iowa and at Minnesota ... Named Northwestern’s Defensive Big Playmaker following the Wisconsin game.

2015: Appeared in every game, starting two ... Led all true first years in tackles ... Only one of two true freshmen to play in every game ... Recorded four tackles in game versus Michigan ... Picked up a pair of tackles vs. Duke ... Assisted on a TFL in victory over Penn State.

High School: Earned four-star rating from Scout ... Rated as the 12th-best recruit in the state of Ohio ... Checked in at No. 210 in the Scout 300 ... Named AP All-Ohio Division II Defensive Player of the Year ... Claimed spot on AP All-Ohio First Team defense ... AP Southwest Ohio Division II Defensive Player of the Year ... Greater Catholic League South First Team defensive lineman ... Helped the Lancers go 14-1 and win the 2014 Division II state championship, the first in program history ... Recorded 100 tackles, 6.5 sacks, a fumble return for a touchdown and an interception in final two seasons ... Also caught a pass for 18 yards on offense ... Claimed LaSalle H.S. MVP honors and served as a two-year team captain ... Also played basketball for two seasons ... Four-year member of the Honor Roll.

Personal: Born Jordan Ezekiel Thompson in Cincinnati ... Son of James and Felicia Thompson ... Brother, Trey, played football at Tennessee Tech ... Father, James, played at Kentucky State ... Attended same high school as several notable NFL players including Brent and Garrett Celek, Devier and Julian Posey and Darryl Meadows ... Chose Northwestern over Alabama, Notre Dame, Michigan State, Duke and others ... Played against former Wildcat sIfeadi Odenigbo and Keith Watkins II during high school ...  Attended the same high school as teammate Jeremy Larkin ... Major is communication studies.