51 James Thomsen
James Thomsen
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    210
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Mount Prospect, Ill.
  • High School:
    Hersey
  • Position:
    LB
  • Major:
    Justice & Public Policy
  • Pronunciation:
    TOM-sin
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    76.0
  • sac
    0.5
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    1

Bio

2016 Season (Senior): Named All-NACC Second Team as a linebacker...Appeared in and started all 10 games...Had 76 total tackles (30 solo), 4.0 tackles for loss, four passes defended and a forced fumble...Had two double-digit tackle games...Made 10 total tackles (seven solo) and defended a pass at Lakeland (October 1)...Had a season-high 13 total tackles (seven solo), a 0.5 sack and a forced fumble at Wisconsin Lutheran (October 15)...Ended his career with seven total tackles (four solo) at Hope (November 12).

2015 Season (Junior): Appeared in and started all 10 games...Led the team with 74 total tackles, including 25 solo...Had 7.0 tackles for loss (31 yards)...Recorded 2.5 sacks (22 yards)...Broke up one pass...Forced one fumble...Began the season with a career-high 1.5 sacks (10 yards) and eight total tackles, three solo, against North Park (September 5)...Had a career-best 2.5 tackles for loss (16 yards), as well as a sack (12 yards) and five total tackles at Hope (September 19)...Made 10 total tackles, three solo, against Aurora (October 10)...Recorded a career-high 14 total tackles, two solo, at Benedictine (October 17)...Made eight total tackles, three solo, at Rockford (October 24)...Ended the season with five total tackles and a pass breakup versus Wisconsin Lutheran (November 14).

2014 Season (Sophomore): Appeared in all 10 games, starting seven...Finished season with 49 tackles, 20 solo and 29 assisted...Had three tackles for a loss...Opened season with a career-best nine tackles, four solo, and half a tackle for a loss in a 31-28 win over North Park (Sept. 6)...Posted seven tackles in a 49-46 win over Trine (Oct. 18)...Tallied seven tackles, one for a loss, at Lakeland (Nov. 8)...Recorded five tackles, all assisted, in a 47-20 win over Concordia Chicago (Oct. 4).

2013 Season (Freshman): Appeared in nine games…Recorded 19 tackles (13 solo, six assisted)…Had two tackles for loss accumulating seven yards…Made a sack for six yards…Broke up a pass…Had three tackles (one solo, two assisted) and tackle for loss and sack for six yards, including a pass breakup at Maranatha Baptist Bible College (Oct. 12)…Recorded three tackles (one solo, two assisted) at Concordia University Chicago (Oct. 19)…Ended the season with 12 tackles over the last four games…Finished with four tackles (three solo, one assisted) at Rockford University (Nov. 2)…Made three solo tackles in back-to-back games against Aurora University (Nov. 9) and at Wisconsin Lutheran College (Nov. 16).

High School (Hersey): A High Honor Roll student-athlete eary year of high school...Earned varsity letters in football and track & field.

Personal: Son of Jim and Susan...Has one older sister, Nicole.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 8 Benedictine L, 51-49
Oct 15 at Wisconsin Lutheran L, 26-14
Oct 22 Concordia Chicago L, 48-38
Oct 29 at Aurora L, 20-19
Nov 5 Rockford W, 49-46
Nov 12 at Hope L, 31-6
  Overall Conf
Solo tackles 30 23
Assists 46 25
Tackles 76.0 48.0
Tackles per game 7.6 8.0
Sacks 0.5 0.5
Sack yards 4 4
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 3 at Finlandia W, 31-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Augsburg W, 24-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Alma L, 31-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Lakeland L, 16-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Benedictine L, 51-49 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Wisconsin Lutheran L, 26-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Concordia Chicago L, 48-38 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Aurora L, 20-19 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Rockford W, 49-46 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Hope L, 31-6 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 3 at Finlandia W, 31-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Augsburg W, 24-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Alma L, 31-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Lakeland L, 16-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Benedictine L, 51-49 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Wisconsin Lutheran L, 26-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Concordia Chicago L, 48-38 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Aurora L, 20-19 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Rockford W, 49-46 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Hope L, 31-6 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 3 at Finlandia W, 31-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Augsburg W, 24-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Alma L, 31-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Lakeland L, 16-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Benedictine L, 51-49 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Wisconsin Lutheran L, 26-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Concordia Chicago L, 48-38 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Aurora L, 20-19 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Rockford W, 49-46 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Hope L, 31-6 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 3 at Finlandia W, 31-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 10 Augsburg W, 24-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 17 Alma L, 31-28 - - - - - 0
Oct 1 at Lakeland L, 16-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 8 Benedictine L, 51-49 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 at Wisconsin Lutheran L, 26-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 22 Concordia Chicago L, 48-38 - - - - - 0
Oct 29 at Aurora L, 20-19 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 Rockford W, 49-46 - - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Hope L, 31-6 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 3 at Finlandia W, 31-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Augsburg W, 24-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Alma L, 31-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Lakeland L, 16-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Benedictine L, 51-49 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Wisconsin Lutheran L, 26-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Concordia Chicago L, 48-38 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Aurora L, 20-19 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Rockford W, 49-46 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Hope L, 31-6 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 3 at Finlandia W, 31-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Augsburg W, 24-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Alma L, 31-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Lakeland L, 16-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Benedictine L, 51-49 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Wisconsin Lutheran L, 26-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Concordia Chicago L, 48-38 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Aurora L, 20-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Rockford W, 49-46 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Hope L, 31-6 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 3 at Finlandia W, 31-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 10 Augsburg W, 24-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 17 Alma L, 31-28 1 - - - - 0
Oct 1 at Lakeland L, 16-7 1 - - - - 0
Oct 8 Benedictine L, 51-49 1 - - - - 0
Oct 15 at Wisconsin Lutheran L, 26-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 22 Concordia Chicago L, 48-38 1 - - - - 0
Oct 29 at Aurora L, 20-19 1 - - - - 0
Nov 5 Rockford W, 49-46 1 - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Hope L, 31-6 1 - - - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 3 at Finlandia W, 31-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 10 Augsburg W, 24-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 17 Alma L, 31-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 1 at Lakeland L, 16-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 8 Benedictine L, 51-49 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 15 at Wisconsin Lutheran L, 26-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 22 Concordia Chicago L, 48-38 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 29 at Aurora L, 20-19 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 5 Rockford W, 49-46 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 12 at Hope L, 31-6 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 3 at Finlandia W, 31-14 1 5 6.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Augsburg W, 24-14 1 5 6.0 - - 1.5 3 - - - - - - 2 - -
Sep 17 Alma L, 31-28 1 8 9.0 - - 1.0 2 - - - - - - 1 - -
Oct 1 at Lakeland L, 16-7 7 3 10.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Oct 8 Benedictine L, 51-49 3 4 7.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Wisconsin Lutheran L, 26-14 7 6 13.0 0.5 4 0.5 4 1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Concordia Chicago L, 48-38 2 4 6.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Aurora L, 20-19 2 3 5.0 - - 0.5 1 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Rockford W, 49-46 2 5 7.0 - - 0.5 0 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Hope L, 31-6 4 3 7.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2013-14 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2014-15 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2015-16 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2016-17 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 39 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2013-14 9 - - - - - - - -
2014-15 10 - - - - - - - -
2015-16 10 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 39 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2013-14 9 - - - - - - -
2014-15 10 - - - - - - -
2015-16 10 - - - - - - -
2016-17 10 - - - - - - -
Total 39 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2013-14 9 - - - - - - - 0
2014-15 10 - - - - - - - 0
2015-16 10 - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 39 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2013-14 9 - - - - - - - -
2014-15 10 - - - - - - - -
2015-16 10 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 39 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2013-14 - - - - - - - - - -
2014-15 - - - - - - - - - -
2015-16 - - - - - - - - - -
2016-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2013-14 9 - - - - 0 .0
2014-15 10 - - - - 0 .0
2015-16 10 - - - - 0 .0
2016-17 10 - - - - 0 .0
Total 39 - - - - 0 .0

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2013-14 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2014-15 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2015-16 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2013-14 9 13 6 19.0 2.1 1.0 6 2.0 7 - - - - - 1 -
2014-15 10 20 29 49.0 4.9 - - 3.0 6 - - - - - - -
2015-16 10 25 49 74.0 7.4 2.5 22 7.0 31 1 - - - - 1 -
2016-17 10 30 46 76.0 7.6 0.5 4 4.0 10 1 - - - - 4 -
Total 39 88 130 218.0 5.6 4.0 32 16.0 54 2 - - - - 6 -

Splits Stats - Passing

    gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result Wins 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

    gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

    gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 3 - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - -
Month September 3 - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

    gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 3 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - 0
Month September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 5 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

    gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

    kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

    gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event Total 10 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 6 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result Wins 3 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 7 - - - - 0 .0
Month September 3 - - - - 0 .0
October 5 - - - - 0 .0
November 2 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats - Scoring

    pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

    gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event Total 10 30 46 76.0 7.6 0.5 4 4.0 10 1 - - - - 4 -
Conference 6 23 25 48.0 8.0 0.5 4 1.5 5 1 - - - - 1 -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 9 26 35.0 7.0 - - 3.0 5 - - - - - 3 -
Away 5 21 20 41.0 8.2 0.5 4 1.0 5 1 - - - - 1 -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 3 4 15 19.0 6.3 - - 2.0 3 - - - - - 2 -
Losses 7 26 31 57.0 8.1 0.5 4 2.0 7 1 - - - - 2 -
Month September 3 3 18 21.0 7.0 - - 2.5 5 - - - - - 3 -
October 5 21 20 41.0 8.2 0.5 4 1.0 5 1 - - - - 1 -
November 2 6 8 14.0 7.0 - - 0.5 0 - - - - - - -

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