Auburn Tigers · S RoomS

#48 Paul Thompson Jr.

Class  RS SRStatus  ReturningHt / Wt  6'0" · 194 lbHometown  Hoover, AL

Depth-chart placement

Current role

SS4

Placement

Depth

Room

Safety

Experience

5-SR

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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S room context

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Paul Thompson Jr. holds the SS · Depth spot in Auburn Tigers’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

SS · StarterKaleb HarrisStarter

FS · StarterEric WintersStarter

NB · StarterSylvester Smith-ReedStarter

SS · BackupJacoby MathewsBackup

FS · BackupChamp AnthonyBackup

NB · BackupAnQuon FegansBackup

SS · DepthPaul Thompson Jr.Depth

Background & career

Paul Thompson Jr. is a safety for the Auburn Tigers, wearing number 48. The 6'0", 194-pound defender from Hoover, Alabama, enters the 2025 season as a redshirt senior. Thompson returns to the roster after appearing in Auburn's previous campaigns.

OriginHoover, AL