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Jersey Number 40
Erroll Thompson
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Florence, Ala.
- High School/Previous School:
- Florence
SEC Graduate
2019 Team Captain
2019 Preseason All-SEC
2018 Second-Team All-SEC (Associated Press)
2017 SEC All-Freshman Team
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Career Notes & Records
Career: Earned his undergraduate degree in interdisciplinary studies in December 2020 ... Appeared in 50 career games with 40 starts ... Made 29 straight starts at middle linebacker after assuming the starting role for the final three games of his redshirt freshman season, a streak that ended at the 2019 Music City Bowl โฆ Is the 16th Bulldog to eclipse the 300-tackle mark for a career and first since Mario Haggan (359) in 2002 ... Owns 12 double-digit tackle games (2 in 2018; 3 in 2019; 7 in 2020) ... Posted back-to-back double-digit tackle games for the first time in his career in 2020, doing so three times this season.
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2020 (Senior Season)
Awards: Preseason candidate for the Butkus Award, presented to the nation's top linebacker ... Tabbed preseason All-SEC by the coaches (second team) and media (third team).
Season: Started all 11 games ... Served as MSU team captain in all 11 games ... Logged 10+ tackles in seven of the 11 games.
Final Rankings: Finished No. 50 nationally and No. 8 in the SEC in tackles per game (8.7).
LSU (9/26): Finished with 10 tackles and 1.0 sack ... Eight of his tackles came in the second half, including three on LSU's final drive ... Recorded a sack on third down in the red zone to force a field goal early in the third quarter ... Part of a defense that recorded 7.0 sacks, its most since 2015 (7.0; Ole Miss) ... Earned the highest pass rush grade (72.5) on the team, according to PFF. Arkansas (10/3): Recorded a team-high 13 tackles ... 10 which came in the second half ... Marked the first time in his career that he recorded 10 tackles in back-to-back games ... First Bulldog with back-to-back games of 10+ tackles since Beniquez Brown in 2015 (Alabama, 11; at Arkansas, 12). at Kentucky (10/10): Logged five tackles ... Part of a defense that allowed only 157 yards of total offense, the fewest yielded by the Bulldogs in an SEC contest since 2008 against Vanderbilt (107 yards). Texas A&M (10/17): Finished with a team-high 11 tackles ... Added 0.5 tackles for loss ... Earned the team's top pass rushing (71.1) grade, according to PFF. at Alabama (10/31): Totaled a game-high 11 tackles ... Graded as the top tackler (83.8) and run defender (82.5) on the team, according to PFF ... Posted the second-highest defensive grade (72.5) on the team. Vanderbilt (11/7): Finished with eight tackles and one interception ... Intercepted a pass in the end zone in the second quarter ... Part of a defense that forced a season-high five turnovers, the most in a game by the Bulldogs since Nov. 17, 2012, against Arkansas (5) ... Led the team in coverage grade (80.9) from PFF. at Georgia (11/21): Recorded five tackles ... Added a solo sack ... Part of a defense that tallied 11 tackles for loss ... Helped hold Georgia to eight yards rushing, the fewest yards allowed by State in an SEC game since at least 2006. at Ole Miss (11/28): Piled up 11 stops for his fifth double-digit tackle game of the season. Auburn (12/12): Boasted his sixth double-digit tackle game of the season with 11 stops ... Six of his 11 tackles were solo. Missouri (12/19): Posted one stop before being disqualified for targeting on the second snap of the game. vs. Tulsa (12/31): Tuned in seventh double-digit tackle game of the season ... Logged 10 stops ... Had 1.5 tackles of loss with 1.0 sack ... Added one pass breakup ... Picked up a solo sack on the second play of the game ... Combined with Jaden Crumedy on a fourth-quarter tackle for loss.
2019 (Junior Season)
Season: Started all 13 games at middle linebacker โฆ Ranked No. 15 in the SEC with a team-leading 84 stops โฆ Logged 3.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sack on the year โฆ Added one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
vs. Louisiana (8/31): ย Posted a team-high 10 stops โ including nine solo โฆ Recovered a fumble in the second quarter, which led to Mississippi Stateโs second score of the game, a Nick Gibson 8-yard touchdown run. Southern Miss (9/7): Owned four tackles. Kansas State (9/14): Totaled nine stops. Kentucky (9/21): Posted seven tackles. at No. 7 Auburn (9/28): Logged one stop. at Tennessee (10/12): Logged a team-best 13 stops with 1.0 tackle for loss โฆ Combined with Lee Autry on a third-quarter tackle for loss โฆ Teamed with Chauncey Rivers on a fourth-quarter stop behind the line of scrimmage. No. 2 LSU (10/19): Logged seven stops โฆ Combined with Brian Cole II on a tackle for loss in the first quarter. at Texas A&M (10/26): Made four stops. at Arkansas (11/2): Owned eight tackles. No. 5 Alabama (11/16): Grabbed nine tackles โฆ Combined with Nathan Pickering on a sack of Tua Tagovailoa in the second quarter โฆ Teamed with Leo Lewis on a tackle behind the line on Najee Harris in the third quarter. Abilene Christian (11/23): Made one stop. Ole Miss (11/28): Notched a team-best 11 tackles โ including seven solo stops โ with one forced fumble โฆ Made a solo tackle for loss on the final play of the third quarter to force a punt from inside MSU territory โฆ Graded out as the No. 3 defender in the SEC by Pro Football Focus (81.2).
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2018 (Sophomore Season)
Season: Started all 13 games at middle linebacker โฆ Ranked No. 2 on the team in tackles (87) and tied for No. 3 in tackles for loss (9.0) โฆ Added 3.5 sacks and two interceptions โฆ Only linebacker in the SEC with at least 85 tackles and multiple interceptions โฆ Among SEC linebackers in coverage, owned a 56.2 passer rating allowed (min. 200 coverage snaps) โฆ Recorded an 88.5 coverage grade, which led SEC linebackers โฆ Tied for No. 3 among SEC linebackers in total pressures (19) โฆ Only missed seven tackles over 750 total snaps played โฆ Turned in a pair of double-digit tackle performances (14, Florida; 10, Arkansas) โฆ Ranked No. 5 in the SEC in tackles against teams ranked in the final AP poll (45) โฆ Registered seven or more tackles in eight games.
Stephen F. Austin (9/1): Totaled three stops. at Kansas State (9/8): Collected seven tackles โ all solo โฆ Logged his first sack of the season โฆ Made first career interception, a diving, one-handed snag that halted a second-quarter drive in MSUโs territory. Louisiana (9/15): Owned three stops. at Kentucky (9/22): Led the team with seven tackles, including 1.5 for loss and 0.5 sack โฆ Combined with Chauncey Rivers on a third-down sackย to end a drive in the first quarter โฆ Added a solo tackle for loss in the fourth quarter. Florida (9/29): Racked up a game-high 14 tackles, the most by a Bulldog in a single game since Cameron Lawrence at LSU in 2012 (15; 11/10/12) โฆ Teamed with Chauncey Rivers on a second-quarter tackle for loss to force a punt. Auburn (10/6): Chipped in three stops. at No. 5 LSU (10/20): Turned in nine tackles, including 0.5 tackle for loss โฆ All nine tackles came withing five yards of the line of scrimmage โฆ Four tackles went for negative or no yards โฆ Combined with Fletcher Adams on a second-quarter tackle for loss. No. 16 Texas A&M (10/27): Recorded seven tackles, including 0.5 for loss, and one interception ย โฆ Facing fourth-and-goal at the 11-yard line with less than three minutes to play, intercepted a Kellen Mond pass in the end zone to prevent a potential game-tying score, eventually leading to a MSU score โฆ Teamed with Jaquarius Landrews on a first-quarter tackle for loss. Louisiana Tech (11/3): Tallied a team-high nine tackles, including 0.5 for loss โฆ Combined with Johnathan Abram on a first-quarter tackle for loss. at No. 1 Alabama (11/10): Tallied five stops. Arkansas (11/17): Topped the double-digit tackle mark for the second time on the season with 10 โฆ Tallied 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks sacks โฆ Owned three combined tackles for loss, including a combined sack with Willie Gay Jr. in the third quarter โฆ Added a solo quarterback sack in the third quarter. at Ole Miss (11/22): Logged a team-best seven tackles, including 2.0 tackles for loss and 0.5 sackย โฆ Posted a solo tackle for loss and combined with Montez Sweat to thwart the final offensive drive of the game โฆ Added a solo tackle for loss in the third quarter. vs. Iowa (1/1): Made three tackles, including 0.5 tackle for loss โฆ Combined with Jeffery Simmons on a third-quarter tackle for loss.
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2017 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Season: Appeared in 13 games with three starts โฆ Led all SEC freshmen linebackers in tackles (46) and was No. 5 among all league freshmen in stops โฆ Added 5.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks, which was third and fourth, respectively, among SEC freshmen โฆ Had five or more tackles in five games.
Charleston Southern (9/2): Made collegiate debut โฆ Totaled three tackles โฆ Combined with Jeffery Simmons on his first-career stop. at Louisiana Tech (9/9): Totaled three tackles. at Georgia (9/23): Logged six stops. BYU (10/14): Posted two tackles. Kentucky (10/21): Totaled eight tackles, including his first career tackle for loss โฆ Teamed with Jeffery Simmons on a fourth-quarter tackle for loss. at No. 24 Texas A&M (10/28): Collected seven tackles โฆ Added his first career pass breakup. No. 2 Alabama (11/11): Logged five stops, including his first career sack โฆ Posted a solo takedown of Jalen Hurts in the fourth quarter for a sack. at Arkansas (11/18) Made first career start โฆ Totaled five tackles. Ole Miss (11/23) Made five tackles with 1.5 sacks in a start โฆ Combined with Gerri Green on a first-quarter sack โฆ Took down Jordan Taโamu on a second-quarter strip-sack, which was recovered by Jeffrey Simmons and led to a State field goal just before halftime. vs. Louisville (12/30): Made the start and logged two stops โฆ Totaled 1.5 tackles for loss on his two tackles โฆ Combined with Johnathan Abram on a second-quarter tackle for loss โฆ Brought down Lamar Jackson for a 12-yard tackle for loss.
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2016 (True Freshman Season)
Redshirted his initial year with the program.
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High School
Prepped at Florence High School under head coach J.B. Wallace โฆ Four-star linebacker by ESPN.com โฆ Three-stars prospect by Rivals and 247Sports โฆ Ranked No. 139 nationally and No. 6 inside linebacker in the country by ESPN โฆ Top-25 talent in Alabama per ESPN (No. 6) and 247Sports (No. 10) โฆ As a senior, logged 101 tackles, 18.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks and two pass breakups โฆ Star running back for FHS before missing his sophomore season with a torn ACL and moving to linebacker โฆ Competed in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game โฆ Committed to MSU on July 31, 2015.
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Personal
Born Erroll Edward Thompson Jr. on October 1, 1997 โฆ Son of LaMonica and Erroll, Sr. Thompson โฆ Has one brother, Zach โฆ Majoring in interdisciplinary studies โฆ Twitter handle is @Im3Fly.
2019 Team Captain
2019 Preseason All-SEC
2018 Second-Team All-SEC (Associated Press)
2017 SEC All-Freshman Team
ย
Career Notes & Records
Career: Earned his undergraduate degree in interdisciplinary studies in December 2020 ... Appeared in 50 career games with 40 starts ... Made 29 straight starts at middle linebacker after assuming the starting role for the final three games of his redshirt freshman season, a streak that ended at the 2019 Music City Bowl โฆ Is the 16th Bulldog to eclipse the 300-tackle mark for a career and first since Mario Haggan (359) in 2002 ... Owns 12 double-digit tackle games (2 in 2018; 3 in 2019; 7 in 2020) ... Posted back-to-back double-digit tackle games for the first time in his career in 2020, doing so three times this season.
ย
2020 (Senior Season)
Awards: Preseason candidate for the Butkus Award, presented to the nation's top linebacker ... Tabbed preseason All-SEC by the coaches (second team) and media (third team).
Season: Started all 11 games ... Served as MSU team captain in all 11 games ... Logged 10+ tackles in seven of the 11 games.
Final Rankings: Finished No. 50 nationally and No. 8 in the SEC in tackles per game (8.7).
LSU (9/26): Finished with 10 tackles and 1.0 sack ... Eight of his tackles came in the second half, including three on LSU's final drive ... Recorded a sack on third down in the red zone to force a field goal early in the third quarter ... Part of a defense that recorded 7.0 sacks, its most since 2015 (7.0; Ole Miss) ... Earned the highest pass rush grade (72.5) on the team, according to PFF. Arkansas (10/3): Recorded a team-high 13 tackles ... 10 which came in the second half ... Marked the first time in his career that he recorded 10 tackles in back-to-back games ... First Bulldog with back-to-back games of 10+ tackles since Beniquez Brown in 2015 (Alabama, 11; at Arkansas, 12). at Kentucky (10/10): Logged five tackles ... Part of a defense that allowed only 157 yards of total offense, the fewest yielded by the Bulldogs in an SEC contest since 2008 against Vanderbilt (107 yards). Texas A&M (10/17): Finished with a team-high 11 tackles ... Added 0.5 tackles for loss ... Earned the team's top pass rushing (71.1) grade, according to PFF. at Alabama (10/31): Totaled a game-high 11 tackles ... Graded as the top tackler (83.8) and run defender (82.5) on the team, according to PFF ... Posted the second-highest defensive grade (72.5) on the team. Vanderbilt (11/7): Finished with eight tackles and one interception ... Intercepted a pass in the end zone in the second quarter ... Part of a defense that forced a season-high five turnovers, the most in a game by the Bulldogs since Nov. 17, 2012, against Arkansas (5) ... Led the team in coverage grade (80.9) from PFF. at Georgia (11/21): Recorded five tackles ... Added a solo sack ... Part of a defense that tallied 11 tackles for loss ... Helped hold Georgia to eight yards rushing, the fewest yards allowed by State in an SEC game since at least 2006. at Ole Miss (11/28): Piled up 11 stops for his fifth double-digit tackle game of the season. Auburn (12/12): Boasted his sixth double-digit tackle game of the season with 11 stops ... Six of his 11 tackles were solo. Missouri (12/19): Posted one stop before being disqualified for targeting on the second snap of the game. vs. Tulsa (12/31): Tuned in seventh double-digit tackle game of the season ... Logged 10 stops ... Had 1.5 tackles of loss with 1.0 sack ... Added one pass breakup ... Picked up a solo sack on the second play of the game ... Combined with Jaden Crumedy on a fourth-quarter tackle for loss.
2019 (Junior Season)
Season: Started all 13 games at middle linebacker โฆ Ranked No. 15 in the SEC with a team-leading 84 stops โฆ Logged 3.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sack on the year โฆ Added one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
vs. Louisiana (8/31): ย Posted a team-high 10 stops โ including nine solo โฆ Recovered a fumble in the second quarter, which led to Mississippi Stateโs second score of the game, a Nick Gibson 8-yard touchdown run. Southern Miss (9/7): Owned four tackles. Kansas State (9/14): Totaled nine stops. Kentucky (9/21): Posted seven tackles. at No. 7 Auburn (9/28): Logged one stop. at Tennessee (10/12): Logged a team-best 13 stops with 1.0 tackle for loss โฆ Combined with Lee Autry on a third-quarter tackle for loss โฆ Teamed with Chauncey Rivers on a fourth-quarter stop behind the line of scrimmage. No. 2 LSU (10/19): Logged seven stops โฆ Combined with Brian Cole II on a tackle for loss in the first quarter. at Texas A&M (10/26): Made four stops. at Arkansas (11/2): Owned eight tackles. No. 5 Alabama (11/16): Grabbed nine tackles โฆ Combined with Nathan Pickering on a sack of Tua Tagovailoa in the second quarter โฆ Teamed with Leo Lewis on a tackle behind the line on Najee Harris in the third quarter. Abilene Christian (11/23): Made one stop. Ole Miss (11/28): Notched a team-best 11 tackles โ including seven solo stops โ with one forced fumble โฆ Made a solo tackle for loss on the final play of the third quarter to force a punt from inside MSU territory โฆ Graded out as the No. 3 defender in the SEC by Pro Football Focus (81.2).
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2018 (Sophomore Season)
Season: Started all 13 games at middle linebacker โฆ Ranked No. 2 on the team in tackles (87) and tied for No. 3 in tackles for loss (9.0) โฆ Added 3.5 sacks and two interceptions โฆ Only linebacker in the SEC with at least 85 tackles and multiple interceptions โฆ Among SEC linebackers in coverage, owned a 56.2 passer rating allowed (min. 200 coverage snaps) โฆ Recorded an 88.5 coverage grade, which led SEC linebackers โฆ Tied for No. 3 among SEC linebackers in total pressures (19) โฆ Only missed seven tackles over 750 total snaps played โฆ Turned in a pair of double-digit tackle performances (14, Florida; 10, Arkansas) โฆ Ranked No. 5 in the SEC in tackles against teams ranked in the final AP poll (45) โฆ Registered seven or more tackles in eight games.
Stephen F. Austin (9/1): Totaled three stops. at Kansas State (9/8): Collected seven tackles โ all solo โฆ Logged his first sack of the season โฆ Made first career interception, a diving, one-handed snag that halted a second-quarter drive in MSUโs territory. Louisiana (9/15): Owned three stops. at Kentucky (9/22): Led the team with seven tackles, including 1.5 for loss and 0.5 sack โฆ Combined with Chauncey Rivers on a third-down sackย to end a drive in the first quarter โฆ Added a solo tackle for loss in the fourth quarter. Florida (9/29): Racked up a game-high 14 tackles, the most by a Bulldog in a single game since Cameron Lawrence at LSU in 2012 (15; 11/10/12) โฆ Teamed with Chauncey Rivers on a second-quarter tackle for loss to force a punt. Auburn (10/6): Chipped in three stops. at No. 5 LSU (10/20): Turned in nine tackles, including 0.5 tackle for loss โฆ All nine tackles came withing five yards of the line of scrimmage โฆ Four tackles went for negative or no yards โฆ Combined with Fletcher Adams on a second-quarter tackle for loss. No. 16 Texas A&M (10/27): Recorded seven tackles, including 0.5 for loss, and one interception ย โฆ Facing fourth-and-goal at the 11-yard line with less than three minutes to play, intercepted a Kellen Mond pass in the end zone to prevent a potential game-tying score, eventually leading to a MSU score โฆ Teamed with Jaquarius Landrews on a first-quarter tackle for loss. Louisiana Tech (11/3): Tallied a team-high nine tackles, including 0.5 for loss โฆ Combined with Johnathan Abram on a first-quarter tackle for loss. at No. 1 Alabama (11/10): Tallied five stops. Arkansas (11/17): Topped the double-digit tackle mark for the second time on the season with 10 โฆ Tallied 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks sacks โฆ Owned three combined tackles for loss, including a combined sack with Willie Gay Jr. in the third quarter โฆ Added a solo quarterback sack in the third quarter. at Ole Miss (11/22): Logged a team-best seven tackles, including 2.0 tackles for loss and 0.5 sackย โฆ Posted a solo tackle for loss and combined with Montez Sweat to thwart the final offensive drive of the game โฆ Added a solo tackle for loss in the third quarter. vs. Iowa (1/1): Made three tackles, including 0.5 tackle for loss โฆ Combined with Jeffery Simmons on a third-quarter tackle for loss.
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2017 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Season: Appeared in 13 games with three starts โฆ Led all SEC freshmen linebackers in tackles (46) and was No. 5 among all league freshmen in stops โฆ Added 5.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks, which was third and fourth, respectively, among SEC freshmen โฆ Had five or more tackles in five games.
Charleston Southern (9/2): Made collegiate debut โฆ Totaled three tackles โฆ Combined with Jeffery Simmons on his first-career stop. at Louisiana Tech (9/9): Totaled three tackles. at Georgia (9/23): Logged six stops. BYU (10/14): Posted two tackles. Kentucky (10/21): Totaled eight tackles, including his first career tackle for loss โฆ Teamed with Jeffery Simmons on a fourth-quarter tackle for loss. at No. 24 Texas A&M (10/28): Collected seven tackles โฆ Added his first career pass breakup. No. 2 Alabama (11/11): Logged five stops, including his first career sack โฆ Posted a solo takedown of Jalen Hurts in the fourth quarter for a sack. at Arkansas (11/18) Made first career start โฆ Totaled five tackles. Ole Miss (11/23) Made five tackles with 1.5 sacks in a start โฆ Combined with Gerri Green on a first-quarter sack โฆ Took down Jordan Taโamu on a second-quarter strip-sack, which was recovered by Jeffrey Simmons and led to a State field goal just before halftime. vs. Louisville (12/30): Made the start and logged two stops โฆ Totaled 1.5 tackles for loss on his two tackles โฆ Combined with Johnathan Abram on a second-quarter tackle for loss โฆ Brought down Lamar Jackson for a 12-yard tackle for loss.
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2016 (True Freshman Season)
Redshirted his initial year with the program.
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High School
Prepped at Florence High School under head coach J.B. Wallace โฆ Four-star linebacker by ESPN.com โฆ Three-stars prospect by Rivals and 247Sports โฆ Ranked No. 139 nationally and No. 6 inside linebacker in the country by ESPN โฆ Top-25 talent in Alabama per ESPN (No. 6) and 247Sports (No. 10) โฆ As a senior, logged 101 tackles, 18.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks and two pass breakups โฆ Star running back for FHS before missing his sophomore season with a torn ACL and moving to linebacker โฆ Competed in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game โฆ Committed to MSU on July 31, 2015.
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Personal
Born Erroll Edward Thompson Jr. on October 1, 1997 โฆ Son of LaMonica and Erroll, Sr. Thompson โฆ Has one brother, Zach โฆ Majoring in interdisciplinary studies โฆ Twitter handle is @Im3Fly.
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