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UTEP Miners

2022 Football Roster

48 Blake Thompson

  • Position Defensive Tackle
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 289
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Houston, Texas
  • Highschool Cypress Falls HS

Biography

C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2019, 2021)

2021 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
  • Top backup at defensive tackle played in all 13 games.
  • Tallied 17 tackles, 3.0 tackles for losses, a sack, two pass breakups, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble.
  • Posted his season-high five tackles at UAB.
  • Had two stops versus Southern Miss, UTSA and North Texas.
  • Registered single tackles for losses against Southern Miss, North Texas and UAB.
  • Sacked the quarterback and forced a fumble versus the Blazers.

2020 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
  • Saw action in seven games.
  • Recorded four total tackles on the season, including one solo stop.

2019 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
  • Did not play in any games.

2018 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
  • Did not see action.

2017 (NAVARRO COLLEGE)
  • Spent the 2017 season at Navarro College.

PRIOR TO UTEP
  • Gathered 75 tackles (53 solo), 11.0 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, two interceptions (87 yards) and three passes defended during senior season (2016).
  • Efforts in 2015 helped Cypress Falls to a 10-3 overall mark and a playoff berth.

PERSONAL: Full name is Blake Chandler Thompson … Son of Roy and Charlotte Thompson … Has three brothers, including teammate Trent, and one sister … Born in Houston, Texas … Aunt-in-law, Carmelita Thompson and uncle, Steve Thompson are both UTEP graduates … Steve played linebacker at UTEP from 1990-93 and Carmelita played volleyball at UTEP from 1991-95 … Dad, Roy, played football at Rice from 1985-87 … Cousin, Taylor Thompson, played football at Houston Baptist (2013-16) … Business Administration major.

Statistics

Season:
2022

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 48

    2018Sophomore

    Defensive Line
    6'1" 240 lbs
    48
  • 48

    2019Redshirt Sophomore

    Defensive Line
    6'1" 255 lbs
    48
  • 48

    2020Redshirt Junior

    Defensive End
    6'1" 285 lbs
    48
  • 48

    2021Redshirt Junior

    Defensive End
    6'1" 285 lbs
    48
  • 48

    2022Redshirt Senior

    Defensive Tackle
    6'0" 289 lbs
    48