LSU Gold
Position
Offensive Line
Height
6'5
Weight
301
Class
5th-year Senior
Hometown
Fenton, Mich.
High School
Fenton HS
Previous School
Northwestern
Experience
TR

Blue-chip offensive lineman who joins the Tigers after starting 21 games over the past 2 seasons at Northwestern … Started 11 games at right tackle in 2023 followed by 10 starts at right guard in 2024 … Comes to LSU with 1,429 career offensive snaps, 731 at right tackle and 657 at right guard … In 2 seasons starting on the offensive line at Northwestern, surrendered only 2 sacks in 833 pass blocking opportunities … Did not allow a sack over the final 18 games he played at Northwestern (10 in 2024, final 8 of 2023) … Dad, Randall, played football at Central Michigan and his brother, Reid, played at Wayne State … Has 8 siblings.

JUNIOR SEASON (2024 at Northwestern)
Started all 10 games in which he appeared in 2024 … Missed back-to-back games against Wisconsin and Iowa before returning to the lineup against Purdue … Played a total of 646 offensive snaps … Did not allow a sack on 402 passing blocking opportunities … Played season-high 94 offensive snaps in season-finale against Illinois … Earned honorable mention All-Big Ten honors from both the Big Ten Coaches and the media …

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2023 at Northwestern)
Appeared in all 13 games with 11 starts … Started at right tackle for the final 8 games of the season … Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors … Allowed only 2 sacks all season, both coming against Penn State on Sept. 30 … Did not allow a sack in the 8 games he started at right tackle … Logged a total of 761 snaps … First career start came against Duke on Sept. 16.

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2022 at Northwestern)
Appeared in 11 games, seeing most of his action on special teams … Logged a total of 76 special teams snaps and another 22 on the offensive line … Saw action on offensive line against Wisconsin (6 snaps), Minnesota (5 snaps), Purdue (4 snaps) and Illinois (7 snaps).

TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (2021 at Northwestern)
Redshirted as a true freshman in 2021.

HIGH SCHOOL
Rated as one of the nation’s top offensive guards for the class of 2020 … Listed as the No. 35 offensive guard and the No. 20 overall recruit in the state of Michigan by 247sports … Four-year letterwinner and three-year starter at Fenton High School, leading his team to a 34-9 mark … Didn’t allow a sack playing three positions (RG, RT, LT) in high school … Team Captain … Three-time first-team all-area selection … As a junior, earned first-team All-State honors from the Detroit Free Press, Detroit News and Associated Press.

Josh Thompson Career Highs
Offensive Snaps: 94 vs. Illinois, 2024

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