21   Erik Thompson

Class: Junior Hometown: Pontiac, Mich. High School: L'Anse Creuse North

Height / Weight: 6-1 / 200 Position: SS Experience: 1L

2010: Earned first varsity letter...Played in 12 games with nine starts...Tallied 53 total tackles (23 solo/30 assisted), 4.5 tackles for loss (-26) and one QB sack (-7)...Tallied 423 kickoff return yards on 16 attemps...Ranked 17th nationally with a 26.4 yards per return average...Had a long return of 67 yards...Returned two punts 14 yards...Picked off two passes and tallied 16 return yards...Notched 453 all-purpose yards...Returned five kickoffs for 186 yards (37.2 ypr) and tallied seven tackles (2 solo/7 assisted) vs. West Texas A&M (9/2)...Tallied a career-high nine tackles (3 solo/6 assisted), recorded a QB sack (-7), 1.5 TFL (-8) and picked off a pass vs. Hillsdale (9/11)...Returned two kickoffs 49 yards and collected nine tackles (3 solo/6 assisted) vs. Indianapolis (9/18)...Returned two kickoffs 40 yards, tallied five tackles and picked off a pass vs. Lake Erie (10/16).

2009: Member of the squad.

2008: Redshirted.

High School: Prepped at L'Anse Creuse North High School...Played for head coach Joe Polwotowitz...Named All-MAC Blue First-Team, All-Macomb Second-Team, Macomb Player of the Year and all-state first-team as a senior...Had 1,780 yards and 30 touchdowns on 150 carries as a senior...On defense, had 50 total tackles to go with five interceptions and two sacks...Also participated in basketball and track and volunteered for the Special Olympics for four years.

Personal: Son of Derek Anthony and Katrina Thompson...Business accounting major...Enjoys playing video games.