Kevie Thompson enters his second season as the defensive coordinator for the Hinds football program in 2020.
Thompson, a well-respected coach in the state of Mississippi, joins Hinds Community College after most recently serving as the defensive coordinator, recruiting coordinator and ninth grade head coach at perennial prep powerhouse Starkville High School. Thompson is known for his aggressive style and ball-hawking defense.
In just his first year at Starkville High School, Thompson led a dominate defensive force that allowed 11 points per game forcing three shutouts, 36 turnovers and 40 sacks en route to a 6A North State Championship crown. During springs and summers the past eight years, he has volunteered alongside coaching counterparts in NCAA Division I powerhouses in the Southeastern Conference, including Todd Grantham, of the University of Florida and Travaris Robinson, of the University of South Carolina, also his college coach at the University of Southern Mississippi.
He started his coaching career at his alma mater, Raleigh High School, where he coached several athletes who went on to play Division I ball at the next level. The most notable player whom Thompson coached was defensive back and wide receiver Donte Moncrief, now a wide receiver with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Other players coached by Thompson include Super Bowl LI winner Woodrow Hamilton (New England Patriots), Zach Edwards (University of Louisville) and Jalil Clemons (University of Memphis).
He coached two seasons at Bethany College, in West Virginia, as the defensive back coach. In 2011, he helped lead Bethany College to an eight-win season, which hadn’t been done in nearly 10 years. Also while at Bethany College, Thompson led a secondary group that finished second in the conference and 13th in the nation in pass defense. The year prior to his arrival, Bethany College was 10th in their conference and 85th in the nation respectively, in those two defensive categories.
After leaving Bethany College, he returned back to RHS as the defensive back/special teams coordinator before moving on to spend two years at Madison Central High School (2013-14).
During his stint at Madison Central, Thompson coached more than 24 student-athletes who went on to play college football. Some of the most notable players were Trey Smith (University of Louisville) and Keenan Barnes (University of Louisiana at Lafayette).
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As a player himself, Thompson made the Mississippi Bernard Blackwell All-Star team as a senior at RHS. He landed a football scholarship to Jones College, then moved on to USM where he played for then-head coach Larry Fedora, Robinson, and current MSU tight ends coach Tony Hughes.
He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in education, with a minor in history.
The Thompson File
Hometown: Raleigh, Miss.Â
Education: William Carey University ’16 Specialists Degree in Educational Leadership
William Carey University ’14 Master of Arts in Education
Southern Mississippi ’10, BS Education
Birthday: September 29, 1987
Coaching Career
2017-2019: Starkville High School 6A (Defensive Coordinator/9th Grade Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator)
2015-17: Taylorsville High School (Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Back/Recruiting Coordinator)
2013-15: Madison Central High School 6A (Defensive Backs)
2011-12: Bethany College, KS (Defensive Back /Pass Game Coordinator/Recruiting Assistant / Assistant Strength and Conditioning)
2010-12: Raleigh High School (Running Backs/WR/Special Teams Coordinator)
Bowl Games as a Player
2009: New Orleans Bowl (Southern Mississippi)
2008: New Orleans Bowl (Southern Mississippi)
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