University of North Carolina Athletics
2026 Football Roster
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East Tennessee State
Sep 12 (Sat)
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Jersey Number 4
Jalon Thompson
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Orlando, Fla.
- High School:
- Olympia
2025 Sophomore Season
- Recorded 32 solo tackles and 11 assists
- Recorded 1 interception
2024 True Freshman Season
- Appeared in nine games as a freshman
- Saw action primarily on special teams
Prep / High School
- Attended Olympia High School in Orlando, Florida
- An early enrollee who is a three-star prospect ranked as the nation’s 52nd-best safety and the No. 92 player in Florida by On3
- A member of the Orlando Sentinel Super 60 and All-Metro list
- A Cure Bowl Classic selection
- Named a team captain
- Led Olympia to a district championship
- Posted 97 tackles, 12 INTs, 31 PBU and two forced fumbles over his three prep seasons
- Tallied 33 tackles, four INTs, nine PBU and a forced fumble as a senior
- Notched 37 tackles, two INTs, seven PBU and forced fumble as a junior
- Also returned a punt for a TD and blocked two punts
- Added 20 tackles, six INTs and 16 PBU as a sophomore
- Also participated in track and field, running the 100, 200, 400 and relays
- Was a region champion and state finalist
- An AB Honor Roll student and a member of the Student Body Government
- Coached by Travis Gabriel
Personal
- Son of Pamela and Charles Thompson
- Mom, Pamela, is a Desert Storm veteran
- Father, Charles, was a drum major in FAMU’s Marching 100
- Birthday is Aug. 15
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Saturday, August 29
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