Corey Thompson (born December 23, 1993) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at LSU.

Thompson was born and raised in Missouri City, Texas, and attended Elkins High School. He was a standout safety for the Knights football team and was ranked the 18th-best recruit at his position by both Rivals.com and 247Sports.com and 23rd by ESPN. Thompson initially committed to play college football at Texas A&M, but de-committed and accepted a scholarship to play for Louisiana State University after a late push by LSU coach Les Miles.^[1]

Thompson was a member LSU Tigers football team for six seasons, as he was forced to redshirt his junior and redshirt senior seasons due to injury, and played both linebacker and safety for the Tigers. In his final season, Thompson recorded 43 total tackles and six sacks. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Sports Administration in 2015 and spent his final two years at LSU working on a Masters in Liberal Arts.^[2]

Thompson was born on December 23, 1993, to Tony Thompson (Shanté) and Dyan Webber. His father played wide receiver for Texas A&M and his mother was an All-American sprinter for Texas Southern University and was an alternate for the U.S.'s gold medal-winning 4 × 100 meters relay team at the 1992 Summer Olympics.^[13]