
Jeffrey Thompson is a 2027 defensive lineman from Logan Elm in Circleville, Ohio, whose game is anchored — literally — by one of the stronger lower halves in his class. A 505-pound squat and 315-pound bench at 6'0, 235 pounds is interior-line strength that translates directly: anchor against double teams, push the pocket, reset the line of scrimmage. His secondary position tells the rest of the story. Thompson also plays center, which means he understands leverage, hand placement, and blocking schemes from both sides of the ball — a two-way trench education that shows up in defensive recognition. At a compact 6'0, he projects as a leverage-and-power interior player, the low-pad-level nose or three-technique whose strength wins early downs. With a 5.0 forty giving him workable short-area mobility at 235, Thompson is a two-star ONE11 prospect whose squat rack numbers set the floor for the projection.
2027 interior lineman with a 505-pound squat and two-way value