2021 Spring Football Roster
Roster
Donnie Thompson
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 287
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Lincolnton, N.C.
- High School:
- Lincolnton HS
Promising interior defensive lineman who will miss the 2018 season with an injury suffered during the offseason … Has excellent size and athleticism and should return in 2019 to provide significant punch for the Gardner-Webb defense.
2017 at Gardner-Webb: Redshirted.
High School: Played senior season at Lincolnton (N.C.) High under Coach Ledford Gibson … Runs the 40-yard dash in 4.9 seconds … A second-team All-Area selection by the Gaston Gazette … Starred on the defensive and offensive lines for the Wolves … Led team to a 13-2 record and the state semifinals … Blocked well for an offense that produced 3,518 yards on the ground and 44 rushing touchdowns … Wolves’ offense averaged a sizzling 481.2 yards per game of total offense and 47.8 points per game … Finished with 75 total tackles, 26.0 tackles for loss and two quarterback sacks on the defensive line … Recovered three fumbles and recorded 21 return yards … Forced two fumbles … Played junior season at North Lincoln (N.C.) High ... Had 69 carries for 429 yards and four scores at fullback … Also had 56 tackles on defense … Scored on four two-point conversion runs … Blocked two career field goals.
