Slippery Rock University Athletics

Personal: Son of Robin Payne and William Jeffrey Thompson Sr. ... safety and environmental management major.

2012: Played in 11 games... had a total of 60 tackles (25 solo/35 assisted)... Had 6.5 sacks... Received USA Football News Pre-Season All American Honors... Was a PSAC-West Defensive Athlete of the Week... Game-By-Game Statistics

2011: Started all 11 games played ... earned second team All-PSAC-West honors ... led Slippery Rock with 15 tackles for loss ... ranked third on the team with 60 tackles (22 solo/38 assisted) ... also tallied four sacks ... made at least six tackles in a game five times and had at least 0.5 tackles for loss in all 11 games ... had nine tackles and three tackles for loss at West Chester ... matched a career-high with 11 tackles vs. Clarion ... Game-By-Game Statistics

2010: Played in all 11 Rock games … started final four games of the season … led Slippery Rock with 4.5 sacks … recorded 27 tackles (10 solo tackles and 17 assisted tackles) … registered 6.5 tackles for loss (-32 yards) … forced one fumble … tallied 1.5 sacks in back-to-back games against Edinboro in week six and California (Pa.) in week seven … also forced a fumble and registered four solo tackles against Edinboro … made a season-best seven tackles against California (Pa.).

2009: Played in all 11 Rock games, started five ... recorded 16 solo and 24 assisted tackles ... had two tackles for loss (-9 yards) and a share of one quarterback sack (-4 yards) ... also broke up two passes.

2008: Redshirted.

High School: Eastern Conference Defensive MVP as a senior ... earned first-team all-conference honors in both junior and senior seasons ... ranked as the No. 100 linebacker in the nation by ESPN ... led WPIAL’s No. 1-ranked defense in 2007 and integral part of 2006 WPIAL Class A championship team ... three-sport athlete ... lettered four seasons in baseball, three in football and two in  basketball ... all-section catcher in baseball.