DL Dylan Thompson (transfer to Virginia Cavaliers)

[BB73]

Welcome to the Buckeye family, Dylan!

 

[RB07OSU]

Awesome! Dylan is a fort down on the end. Strong at the point of attack, violent hands, good pursuit speed for his size, and a sure tackler. Between Thompson, Sprinkle, and Bosa, we have a ton of versatility in moving guys around, especially on passing downs. I see Dylan as definitely SDE, much like Bosa but he can slide down on 3rd downs. I also love that we have recruited true DTs (Price, Hill) and aren't banking on developing ends into tackles.

Also goes to show UFM wasn't kidding when he says you need high caliber DL in every class.

 

[pnuts34]

Awesome! Dylan is a fort down on the end. Strong at the point of attack, violent hands, good pursuit speed for his size, and a sure tackler. Between Thompson, Sprinkle, and Bosa, we have a ton of versatility in moving guys around, especially on passing downs. I see Dylan as definitely SDE, much like Bosa but he can slide down on 3rd downs. I also love that we have recruited true DTs (Price, Hill) and aren't banking on developing ends into tackles.

Also goes to show UFM wasn't kidding when he says you need high caliber DL in every class.

Agreed, I love the versatility that were bringing in along the D line. Thompson can put on another 15-20lbs and hopefully still keep his speed and I see him being played inside/outside like our most versatile player, imo, diesel washington. Guys like tyquan lewis and jamal marcus are also quite versatile, being able to play OLB and LEO. A lot of possibilities for vrabel, fickell and withers.
Congratulations to dylan, every guy that commits, I can see pieces of a puzzle fall into place for a class that can win a NC and create great depth to keep us dominant

 

[Muck]

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

 

[Muck]

June trip in the works for Thompson

Arkansas site with some measurables...

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Thompson, 6-5 1/2, 280, 4.83 seconds in the 40 yard dash, of Lombard, (Ill.) Montini reports 14 scholarship offer from schools like Arkansas, Ohio State, Iowa, Vanderbilt, Tennessee and Ole Miss. He said Partridge gave him tips during the Badgers' camp.

"He helped me with my swim move," said Thompson, who has cousins in Little Rock. "He said I was going too high with the arm. I was going to break my ribs one day he helped me get it down and a lot faster."

Strength isn't an issues for Thompson, who reports a 405 pound bench press, 585 squat, 585 dead lift and power clean 345. He has also recorded a 31-inch vertical and 4.64 pro-shuttle time.


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Defensive lineman Dylan Thompson flexes after flipping a 750 pound tire three times.

 

[WaitingforKickoff]

The B1G won't even know what hit them. Welcome to the family Dylan! :osu:

 

[Moose]

Welcome to the Buckeye Nation Dylan!!!!

 

[Bestbuck36]

Holy crap he's a beast!


The defensive line recruiting is getting out of hand man. I'm really starting to worry about having too many and the transfers happening. The depth is worse than a video game situation right now. SMH

The FSU Dline in the 90's has a rival coming on in Columbus.

 

[pnuts34]

Holy crap he's a beast!


The defensive line recruiting is getting out of hand man. I'm really starting to worry about having too many and the transfers happening. The depth is worse than a video game situation right now. SMH

The FSU Dline in the 90's has a rival coming on in Columbus.

Lets not go that far. The d line has done absolutely nothing in real games as of yet. And our depth still isn't all that great just yet. There's quite a drop off if Spence, bennett or washington have to miss significant time. Getting thompson certainly helps our depth going forward, but I'd like a few more pass rushing ends as well

 

[Bestbuck36]

In 2014 it'll be the best Dline in the country and the depth will be 8 deep. How much deeper do you want it?

 

[pnuts34]

In 2014 it'll be the best Dline in the country and the depth will be 8 deep. How much deeper do you want it?

They'll be the best on paper...
None of us have anything to prove that they'll be the best d line in the country. I would love for osu to have the best d line, but we probably should focus on 2013 first and see how our d line plays first. And having depth doesn't always mean the best if the guys rotating in don't produce much. That's been our issue the past 2yrs, the drop off in 2nd string talent and beyond. Hopefully the staff has this fixed and guys like steve miller look as good as the man in front of him

 

[Buckskin86]

Football recruiting notes | Montini's Thompson knew he was ready to commit to Ohio State

Montini's Dylan Thompson. (March 25, 2013)
Edgy Tim On High School Football
March 25, 2013

Montini junior defensive end Dylan Thompson knew the moment he walked into Ohio State's indoor football facility Saturday that he was ready to commit to the Buckeyes.

"I found a school that has everything I was looking for and so much more," said Thompson, who is 6-foot-5, 270 pounds. "Ohio State feels like home for me. I want to be a part of that family environment at Ohio State and I can't wait to play for the Buckeyes."

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sport...gy-recruiting-notes-20130325,0,5900964.column

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6u21mhrADM"]Dylan Thompson Junior Highlights - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Buckskin86]

Article updated: 3/27/2013
Thompson eager to commit to OSU
By Dave Oberhelman

Maybe it was the Woody Hayes paraphernalia that got him.

Or the history of success, the facilities, the academics, the family atmosphere of coaches' wives joining their husbands right there at the training table, or simply the cachet of being a Buckeye.

Call it all of the above that nearly had Montini's Dylan Thompson blurting his verbal commitment to Ohio State University as soon as he walked through the door on Saturday.

"He wanted to immediately," said Dylan's mother, Michelle, "but we made him wait."

The 6-foot-6, 280-pound defensive end, a junior with a season left for the four-time defending Class 5A champion Broncos, bit his lip for a couple hours until spring practice and meeting sessions were over early afternoon. Then Thompson officially became Montini's second Ohio State recruit after Garrett Goebel in 2008. He follows 2012 Glenbard West graduate Tommy Schutt, who was the very first to commit in the Urban Meyer era.

"They love my toughness, my ability to go sideline to sideline and to get to the quarterback," Thompson said. "They love my pass rush, being relentless going to the quarterback."

He's a physical specimen whose current weight room numbers include a 405-pound bench press, a squat and dead lift both of 585 and a 345-pound power clean. The 40-yard dash time he sent to his recruiter, defensive line coach Mike Vrabel, was 4.8 seconds. In addition to continuous personal training sessions this spring, Thompson is working on improving his 32-inch vertical leap by playing volleyball for Montini.

A longtime Addison resident who made 72 solo tackles with 20 assisted tackles and 20 tackles for loss at left defensive end last season, Thompson got 13 scholarship offers, including ones from Tennessee, Syracuse, Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri and Vanderbilt. He'd planned on making "a bunch of visits" this summer, but when Ohio State came through he needed to make only one.

"As soon as he got that offer from Ohio State he was real excited," said Montini defensive coordinator Mike Bukovsky.

"It's outstanding," Michelle Thompson said. "It's closer to home than many of the others, and he's going to fit in well because they're a very high-energy program and that's what he likes."

Dylan Thompson is so enthused about this whole situation that he predicts Ohio State will win the 2013 national championship. He can enjoy it all with the recruiting grind behind him.

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130327/sports/703279759/?interstitial=1

 

[MD Buckeye]

Scout $ - Thompson Talks OSU

4/16

By Long.....Recaps his Spring Game visit & calls the visit unreal. Can't wait to be coached by Mike Vrabel & is looking forward to his senior season.