AT SAN JOSE STATE:Completed three seasons with the Spartans... Played in 14 games as a reserve running back and special teams defender... Fit the mold of a big back the Spartans wanted in their 2010 recruiting class... A 2012 and 2013 San José State Dean[apos]s List student... Also a San Jose State Scholar-Athlete and an Academic All-WAC choice.
2012:Played in two games as a reserve running back... Had positive yardage against UC Davis (9/8) and New Mexico State (11/10).
2011:Played in 12 games...Was a reserve running back and a special teams contributor...Had carries in four games...Longest carry was an 8-yard run in the Hawai[apos]i win (10/14)...Season-high four rushing attempts in the Colorado State victory (10/1).
2010:Completed a redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL:A two-time All-Inland Empire Valley selection for Temecula (Calif.) Valley High (Coaches Mike Maxwell/Bud Kane)...Gained 1,187 yards, averaged 7.6 yards per carry and scored seven touchdowns...Also caught 16 passes for 275 yards and scored three touchdowns in 2009...Rushed 168 times for 932 yards, five touchdowns and a 5.6 yards per carry average in 2008...Two-sport letterwinner competed as a sprinter, hurdler and discus thrower in track and field.
MORE ON BEN:Graduatedwith cum laude honorsin May 2013 as a communication studies major... Hopes to earn a master[apos]s degree and enter the athletic training field or become a strength and conditioning coach... Named to the National Society of High School Scholars...Honored as a 2010 Riverside County Scholar-Athlete by the National Football Foundation...Capable of playing either the bass, acoustic or electrical guitar...His dad, Daniel Thompson, was a four-year (1985-88) football letterwinner for UCLA...The native of Wildomar, Calif., was born on January 17, 1992.
CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS
| G | NO. | YDS. | AVG. | TD | LG | |
| 2010...Redshirt | ||||||
| 2011...FR | 12 | 8 | 14 | 1.7 | 0 | 8 |
| 2012...SO | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 2 |
| CAREER | 14 | 12 | 17 | 1.4 | 0 | 8 |