
Josh Thompson
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#45
Experience: 2 years
Height: 6-0
Age: 26
Weight: 191 lbs
College: Texas
Biography
CAREER
- Has played in six games, recording four tackles (two solo) and one punt return in one season with the Tennessee Titans.
- Also spent time with the Houston Texans and Jacksonville Jaguars in 2023.
COLLEGE
- Played five seasons (2017-2021) at the University of Texas in Austin, Tex.
- Played in 43 career games, recording 109 tackles, nine career passes defensed, two interceptions and one fumble recovery.
- Played and started nine games as a senior and tallied 34 tackles (23 solo), one tackle for loss, two passes defensed and one interception returned for a touchdown (first defensive score for Texas since 2017).
- Started all ten games (ten starts) in 2020 and recorded 28 tackles (19 solo), three tackles for loss, three passes defensed, and one interception.
- Played in four games in 2019 and logged 12 tackles (nine solo) and 1.5 tackles for loss before getting injured.
- Appeared in 13 games (three starts) in 2018 and compiled 22 tackles (17 solo) with one pass breakup. Had a tackle in UT's win over Georgia in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
- Played in nine games in 2017, primarily on special teams, and recorded 13 tackles (11 solo) and one pass defense.
PERSONAL
- Attended Nacogdoches High School in Nacogdoches, Tex.
- All-America, all-state, and two-time all-district honoree.
- Rated the No. 36 CB nationally by ESPN.
- Majored in kinesiology.