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Christian Thompson was selected with the Ravens’ second pick in the fourth round (130th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft.
College Honors
- Second-team All-American and first-team All-Mid Eastern Athletic Conference selection by The NFL Draft Report (2011)
- All-MEAC by league media (2011)
College Career
- Saw action in 43 games, including 20 starts during his collegiate career
- Finished his career with 141 tackles (87 solo), 1 sack, 10 PD, 3 INTs and 2 FRs
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Christian Thompson was selected with the Ravens’ second pick in the fourth round (130th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft.
College Honors
- Second-team All-American and first-team All-Mid Eastern Athletic Conference selection by The NFL Draft Report (2011)
- All-MEAC by league media (2011)
College Career
- Saw action in 43 games, including 20 starts during his collegiate career
- Finished his career with 141 tackles (87 solo), 1 sack, 10 PD, 3 INTs and 2 FRs
- Recorded a career-high 66 tackles as a senior in 2011
- Had 4 KORs for 82 yards (20.5 avg.)
2011: (South Carolina State – 11/11) Finished third on the team with a career-high 66 tackles (41 solo), 2 INTs (returned for 79 yards), 1 FR and 2 PD...Also recorded 4 KORs for 82 yards (20.5 avg.), en route to earning first-team All-Mid Eastern Athletic Conference honors
- Posted a season-high 11 tackles (6 solo), 2 PD and a career-high 2 INTs (returned for 79 yards) against Bethune Cookman
- Netted 10 tackles (4 solo), including a TFL, and 1 PD against Central Michigan
- Produced 5 tackles (4 solo) and 1 FR against Howard
2010: (South Carolina State – 12/9) Finished sixth on the team with 46 tackles (30 solo), 1 INT, 7 PD and a FR
- Netted 7 tackles (5 solo) and a PD against Delaware State
- Recorded 4 tackles in his first-career start against Georgia Tech
- Produced 5 tackles and his first-career INT (returned for 18 yards) against Florida A&M
2009: (South Carolina State – 10/0) Recorded 28 tackles (15 solo), including 6 TFL...Also netted 1 PD and his first-career sack (-9 yards)
- Recorded 7 tackles (4 solo), including 2.5 TFL, in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoff game against Appalachian State
- Netted 3 solo tackles, including his first-career sack (-9 yards) against Hampton
2008: (Auburn – 10/0) Produced 1 solo tackle and saw action on special teams
High School, Personal
Prepped at Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach, FL) as a freshman and sophomore before transferring to St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) HS...Helped lead the team to the Florida Class 5A state title as a senior, lining up as an OLB, and finished with 76 tackles (63 solo), 1 sack, 1 FR, 1 INT and 14 TFL...Recorded 30 tackles as a junior and was rated the 23rd-best safety recruit in the country receiving a three-star rating from Scout.com, while Rivals.com also regarded him as a three-star prospect...Also lettered in track...Majored in sports communication at South Carolina State.
