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Jersey Number 17
Tyriq Thompson
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 239
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Detroit, Mich.
- High School:
- Martin Luther King
Bio
Career Bio (PDF) | Game-by-Game Statistics: 2016 | 2017
CAREER NOTES: Four-year letterwinner played in 48 games, including 25 starts . . . finished his career with 123 tackles, including five for losses (13 yards) and two sacks (8 yards) . . . also had two interceptions, two fumble recoveries and one pass break-up . . . started the last 23 consecutive games of his career . . . started 22 games at Sam linebacker and three games at Mike linebacker . . . member of the team’s Eagles leadership council in 2019 . . . earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism in December 2018.
2019 SEASON (SENIOR): Posted a career-high 75 tackles (20 solo, 55 assists), which ranked fourth most on the team . . . recorded 2.5 tackles for loss (4 yards) and one sack (2 yards), along with one interception and five QB hurries in starting all 13 games (first 10 games at Sam linebacker, last three games at Mike linebacker) . . . named the team’s recipient of the President’s Award for perseverance . . . played a career-high 667 snaps on defense . . . had eight tackles, including a half tackle for loss and a pass break-up, in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl victory over Wake Forest in Yankee Stadium . . . started Maryland game on Senior Day and tallied three tackles . . . posted six stops with 0.5 sack at Rutgers while starting his first career game at middle linebacker after previous starts came at Sam linebacker . . . shared team-leading tackling honors at Michigan with nine stops . . . posted eight tackles in Illinois game . . . logged career-high 11 tackles in Penn Sate game, adding career-best tying 1.0 tackle for loss, ending with 13 production points . . . posted pair of stops at Wisconsin, adding a 20-yard rush on a fake punt . . . logged four tackles at Ohio State . . . posted seven stops against Indiana, adding one QB hurry, recorded season-high 17 production points . . . notched three tackles at Northwestern . . . registered six stops against Arizona State, adding 0.5 TFL and 0.5 sack . . . tallied three tackles and snared his second career interception in Western Michigan, setting up MSU near midfield for TD to put Spartans ahead, 44-7 . . . tallied 10 production points in WMU game . . . started season opener vs. Tulsa and logged five stops.
2018 SEASON (JUNIOR): Earned MSU Danziger Award (Outstanding Detroit Area Player) . . . produced 31 tackles, including two tackles for loss and one sack, along with two fumble recoveries and one interception in 12 games played, all starting assignments at Sam linebacker . . . played 337 snaps at Sam linebacker . . . notched five stops with one tackle for loss against Rutgers . . . posted four stops at Nebraska . . . tallied two tackles against Ohio State . . . posted one tackle (half sack) in win at Maryland . . . had one tackle vs. Purdue, along with one interception in the fourth quarter, rocking the Boilermaker tight end and knocking ball loose, then catching it off deflection off leg . . . logged season-high six stops vs. Michigan, adding 0.5 sack and one fumble recovery; registered 15 production points against the Wolverines . . . posted five tackles at Penn State and first career fumble recovery; logged season-high 15 production points against the Nittany Lions, ranking tied for second among linebackers unit and tied for fourth overall on defense . . . started tallied two tackles and one QB hurry vs. Northwestern . . . had three tackles in win at Indiana . . . made first start of career in opener vs. Utah State, logging one tackle.
2017 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 12 games to earn his second letter . . . played 112 snaps . . . recorded 11 tackles . . . had two tackles, including a half tackle for loss (2 yards), in the win at No. 7 Michigan . . . made a season-high three tackles vs. Indiana . . . tied his season high with three stops at No. 11 Ohio State, including two solo tackles.
2016 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in 11 games, primarily on special teams, to earn his first letter . . . collected six tackles (two solos, four assists) . . . Academic All-Big Ten selection . . . posted two tackles vs. Northwestern, Michigan and Rutgers . . . also had a quarterback hurry against the Wolverines . . . played more than 40 snaps at linebacker, including a season-high 16 vs. Michigan.
2015 SEASON: Redshirted . . . three-time Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (vs. Oregon, Rutgers, Ohio State) . . . enrolled at Michigan State on Jan. 12, 2015, for the beginning of the spring semester and participated in spring practice.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Two-year team captain for Coach Dale Harvel at Martin Luther King High School in Detroit . . . tied for the team lead with six tackles for the victorious East team in the 2015 Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl in Carson, California . . . ranked the state’s top linebacker in the class of 2015 by 247Sports.com, Detroit Free Press, ESPN.com, Scout.com and Rivals.com . . . listed as one of the nation’s top players by Scout.com (No. 186) . . . ranked among the top 100 players in the Midwest (No. 79) by ESPN.com . . . ranked among the nation’s top prospects at outside linebacker by Scout.com (No. 14), 247Sports (No. 33), Rivals.com (No. 33) and ESPN.com (No. 63) . . . ranked among Michigan’s top seniors by Detroit Free Press (No. 2), Lansing State Journal (No. 3), 247Sports (No. 6), Scout.com (No. 6), Rivals.com (No. 9), The Detroit News (No. 9) and ESPN.com (No. 10) . . . named to Detroit Free Press and MLive Dream Teams . . . was a Michigan Associated Press Division 1-2 All-State selection . . . also chosen to The Detroit News All-Metro Detroit Team and Detroit Free Press All-Detroit Team . . . helped lead Martin Luther King High School to an 8-2 record in 2014 and a berth in the state playoffs . . . the Crusaders also advanced to the Detroit Public School League title game at Ford Field for the second consecutive year . . . played tailback, fullback, tight end and linebacker for King High School . . . collected 72 tackles, including 12.5 tackles for loss and 10.5 sacks, and two interceptions in 2014 . . . also rushed for 466 yards and eight touchdowns . . . was named the Detroit Public School League Proud Strong Learner of the Week after rushing for 205 yards on 18 carries and two touchdowns (75 yards, 25 yards) in addition to 12 tackles and an interception return for a touchdown against Detroit Northwestern on Sept. 12 . . . helped lead King to a 10-2 record and the Division 2 state semifinals as a junior in 2013 . . . the Crusaders also reached the Detroit PSL Championship Game in 2013 . . . earned 2013 special mention all-state honors for Division 1-2 by The Associated Press . . . also lettered in baseball and led his team to a city championship runner-up finish in 2014 while playing right field and first base . . . transferred to King High School after playing at Lee’s Summit (Missouri) as a sophomore . . . graduated from King High School in January 2015 with a 4.3 grade-point average . . . was an intern writer for the Detroit Free Press . . . participated as a summer math teacher/mentor for the Wayne State University Math Corps Summer Camp & High School Bridge Program . . . son of Clarence Thompson and Monica Ellerbee . . . his father, Clarence, also played high school football at King High School . . . Clarence was a three-year letterwinner (1993-95) at Michigan and earned first-team All-Big Ten honors as a safety in 1995; he was selected in the seventh round of the 1997 National Football League Draft (No. 217 overall) by the Indianapolis Colts . . . born Dec. 23, 1996 . . . earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism in December 2018.
CAREER NOTES: Four-year letterwinner played in 48 games, including 25 starts . . . finished his career with 123 tackles, including five for losses (13 yards) and two sacks (8 yards) . . . also had two interceptions, two fumble recoveries and one pass break-up . . . started the last 23 consecutive games of his career . . . started 22 games at Sam linebacker and three games at Mike linebacker . . . member of the team’s Eagles leadership council in 2019 . . . earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism in December 2018.
2019 SEASON (SENIOR): Posted a career-high 75 tackles (20 solo, 55 assists), which ranked fourth most on the team . . . recorded 2.5 tackles for loss (4 yards) and one sack (2 yards), along with one interception and five QB hurries in starting all 13 games (first 10 games at Sam linebacker, last three games at Mike linebacker) . . . named the team’s recipient of the President’s Award for perseverance . . . played a career-high 667 snaps on defense . . . had eight tackles, including a half tackle for loss and a pass break-up, in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl victory over Wake Forest in Yankee Stadium . . . started Maryland game on Senior Day and tallied three tackles . . . posted six stops with 0.5 sack at Rutgers while starting his first career game at middle linebacker after previous starts came at Sam linebacker . . . shared team-leading tackling honors at Michigan with nine stops . . . posted eight tackles in Illinois game . . . logged career-high 11 tackles in Penn Sate game, adding career-best tying 1.0 tackle for loss, ending with 13 production points . . . posted pair of stops at Wisconsin, adding a 20-yard rush on a fake punt . . . logged four tackles at Ohio State . . . posted seven stops against Indiana, adding one QB hurry, recorded season-high 17 production points . . . notched three tackles at Northwestern . . . registered six stops against Arizona State, adding 0.5 TFL and 0.5 sack . . . tallied three tackles and snared his second career interception in Western Michigan, setting up MSU near midfield for TD to put Spartans ahead, 44-7 . . . tallied 10 production points in WMU game . . . started season opener vs. Tulsa and logged five stops.
2018 SEASON (JUNIOR): Earned MSU Danziger Award (Outstanding Detroit Area Player) . . . produced 31 tackles, including two tackles for loss and one sack, along with two fumble recoveries and one interception in 12 games played, all starting assignments at Sam linebacker . . . played 337 snaps at Sam linebacker . . . notched five stops with one tackle for loss against Rutgers . . . posted four stops at Nebraska . . . tallied two tackles against Ohio State . . . posted one tackle (half sack) in win at Maryland . . . had one tackle vs. Purdue, along with one interception in the fourth quarter, rocking the Boilermaker tight end and knocking ball loose, then catching it off deflection off leg . . . logged season-high six stops vs. Michigan, adding 0.5 sack and one fumble recovery; registered 15 production points against the Wolverines . . . posted five tackles at Penn State and first career fumble recovery; logged season-high 15 production points against the Nittany Lions, ranking tied for second among linebackers unit and tied for fourth overall on defense . . . started tallied two tackles and one QB hurry vs. Northwestern . . . had three tackles in win at Indiana . . . made first start of career in opener vs. Utah State, logging one tackle.
2017 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 12 games to earn his second letter . . . played 112 snaps . . . recorded 11 tackles . . . had two tackles, including a half tackle for loss (2 yards), in the win at No. 7 Michigan . . . made a season-high three tackles vs. Indiana . . . tied his season high with three stops at No. 11 Ohio State, including two solo tackles.
2016 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in 11 games, primarily on special teams, to earn his first letter . . . collected six tackles (two solos, four assists) . . . Academic All-Big Ten selection . . . posted two tackles vs. Northwestern, Michigan and Rutgers . . . also had a quarterback hurry against the Wolverines . . . played more than 40 snaps at linebacker, including a season-high 16 vs. Michigan.
2015 SEASON: Redshirted . . . three-time Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (vs. Oregon, Rutgers, Ohio State) . . . enrolled at Michigan State on Jan. 12, 2015, for the beginning of the spring semester and participated in spring practice.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Two-year team captain for Coach Dale Harvel at Martin Luther King High School in Detroit . . . tied for the team lead with six tackles for the victorious East team in the 2015 Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl in Carson, California . . . ranked the state’s top linebacker in the class of 2015 by 247Sports.com, Detroit Free Press, ESPN.com, Scout.com and Rivals.com . . . listed as one of the nation’s top players by Scout.com (No. 186) . . . ranked among the top 100 players in the Midwest (No. 79) by ESPN.com . . . ranked among the nation’s top prospects at outside linebacker by Scout.com (No. 14), 247Sports (No. 33), Rivals.com (No. 33) and ESPN.com (No. 63) . . . ranked among Michigan’s top seniors by Detroit Free Press (No. 2), Lansing State Journal (No. 3), 247Sports (No. 6), Scout.com (No. 6), Rivals.com (No. 9), The Detroit News (No. 9) and ESPN.com (No. 10) . . . named to Detroit Free Press and MLive Dream Teams . . . was a Michigan Associated Press Division 1-2 All-State selection . . . also chosen to The Detroit News All-Metro Detroit Team and Detroit Free Press All-Detroit Team . . . helped lead Martin Luther King High School to an 8-2 record in 2014 and a berth in the state playoffs . . . the Crusaders also advanced to the Detroit Public School League title game at Ford Field for the second consecutive year . . . played tailback, fullback, tight end and linebacker for King High School . . . collected 72 tackles, including 12.5 tackles for loss and 10.5 sacks, and two interceptions in 2014 . . . also rushed for 466 yards and eight touchdowns . . . was named the Detroit Public School League Proud Strong Learner of the Week after rushing for 205 yards on 18 carries and two touchdowns (75 yards, 25 yards) in addition to 12 tackles and an interception return for a touchdown against Detroit Northwestern on Sept. 12 . . . helped lead King to a 10-2 record and the Division 2 state semifinals as a junior in 2013 . . . the Crusaders also reached the Detroit PSL Championship Game in 2013 . . . earned 2013 special mention all-state honors for Division 1-2 by The Associated Press . . . also lettered in baseball and led his team to a city championship runner-up finish in 2014 while playing right field and first base . . . transferred to King High School after playing at Lee’s Summit (Missouri) as a sophomore . . . graduated from King High School in January 2015 with a 4.3 grade-point average . . . was an intern writer for the Detroit Free Press . . . participated as a summer math teacher/mentor for the Wayne State University Math Corps Summer Camp & High School Bridge Program . . . son of Clarence Thompson and Monica Ellerbee . . . his father, Clarence, also played high school football at King High School . . . Clarence was a three-year letterwinner (1993-95) at Michigan and earned first-team All-Big Ten honors as a safety in 1995; he was selected in the seventh round of the 1997 National Football League Draft (No. 217 overall) by the Indianapolis Colts . . . born Dec. 23, 1996 . . . earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism in December 2018.
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