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02.23.10 - QB Jonathan Crompton, Tennessee: Inconsistency definitely makes him a developmental type, but possesses NFL size (6-3, 226) and arm strength. Started as a senior (20 career starts overall) and had 2,800 yards, 27 touchdown passes and 13 interceptions. Not very mobile in pocket and decision-making needs improvement. Could be No. 3 quarterback for someone in league. - ESPN

02.12.10 - Crompton has been working out at D-1 in Franklin, and while he wasn’t invited to the NFL Combine, he will get to show pro scouts his wares on March 17 when he heads back to Knoxville for the Vols pro day. “You always want to get bigger, faster and stronger,” he said. “Coming out here and throwing with these guys and trying to get timing down with them, that always helps for pro day and things like that. Mainly coming out here and getting the chance to hang out with these guys, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and getting better at the same time.” – Nashville City Paper

Texas vs Nation: Jonathan Crompton (Tennessee) continued to be the star quarterback at this game.  He was throwing with good velocity once again today, and made quick decisions with the football.  Sometimes Crompton threw behind his receivers, but he would coach them up and discuss the play when they reunited back in the huddle.  He is clearly a leader, and doesn’t seem overwhelmed by the process here in El Paso.  Crompton can throw well on the run, and keeps his eyes downfield when he breaks the pocket. - Draft Guys: Day Two

Texas vs Nation: Jonathan Crompton (Tennessee) can sling the rock!  He would drop 20+ yard throws in stride, and in the bucket down field.  He does a good job of putting the ball on the right spot, and the timing with his receivers on day one is something you just don’t see too often at these All-Star games.  Crompton did a good job of carrying out playfakes, and threw with urgency and zip.  His scissor step on a five-step drop could be more crisp, and coaches were working with him to get better depth on his first step.  He sees the field well, and does not look confused when going through his progressions. - Draft Guys: Day One

01.07.10 - Former Tuscola and Tennessee standout Jonathan Crompton has not officially been invited to the NFL Combine, but it's likely he will be because of how he played during the second half of the 2009 season. After the Volunteers started the season 1-4, Crompton helped the team to a 7-5 finish and a berth in the Chick-fil-A Bowl against Virginia Tech. The Volunteers lost that game 37-14. Crompton finished the season with 27 touchdown passes against 13 interceptions while completing 58.3 percent of his passes for 2,800 yards.

01.01.10 - Quarterback Jonathan Crompton, who was under constant pressure from the Virginia Tech pass rush, managed to complete 15 of 26 passes for 235 yards. That gave him 2,800 yards passing for the season. Only three other UT quarterbacks — Peyton Manning, Erik Ainge, and Casey Clausen — have passed for more yards in a season.

10.12.09 - Tennessee quarterback Jonathan Crompton has been named SEC Offensive Player of the Week. The senior from Waynesville, N.C., completed 20-of-27 passes Saturday for a career-high four touchdowns against only one interception in Tennessee’s 45-19 win over Georgia. Three of Crompton’s TD passes came in the second quarter and helped the Vols build a 21-12 halftime lead. For the game, Crompton had a pass efficiency rating of 212.0. His rating for the season entering Saturday was 114.2, and for his career 107.2. Crompton’s third-quarter interception also snapped a string of 88 pass attempts without an interception.

06.02.09 - University of Tennessee quarterback Jonathan Crompton heard plenty of boos last season as the Vols staggered to a 5-7 record that cost coach Phillip Fulmer his job. Crompton, the former high school All-American who graduated from Tuscola in 2005, also was the target of at least two death threats, according to a story in the Knoxville News Sentinel. Crompton told the Citizen Times Newspaper that the threats were e-mailed and that he never reported the threats to the school. “It was tough, I'm not going to lie,” he told the News Sentinel. “When you're faced with adversity, your true character comes out — as a person, as a student, as a Christian.

04.21.09 - Tennessee starting quarterback Jonathan Crompton threw for 143 yards and a touchdown in the Vols' spring game. He completed just under 52% of his passes (14-of-27) and also had an interception in the contest.

11.17.08 - It wasn’t easy for Jonathan Crompton to sit on the bench as his Tennessee Volunteers continued to struggle. After practicing for six weeks as Tennessee’s backup quarterback, the junior will start for the Vols (3-7, 1-5 Southeastern Conference) when they visit Vanderbilt (6-4, 4-3) on Saturday. “If you play this game, you’ve got to have a tough mind-set, and I think I’m a tough-minded individual. It was tough, but I got through it,” Crompton said.

09.26.08 - It's fair to say that no player in the SEC has taken more heat in this young season than Tennessee quarterback Jonathan Crompton. A Parade high school All-American who was one of the top quarterback prospects in the country in 2005, Crompton has always been confident in his abilities and, at least outwardly, he's taking the criticism in stride. "You just take a week at a time," the 6-foot-4, 220-pound junior said. "It's Tennessee football. There's always going to be critics saying this or saying that. ... You expect to be under the spotlight here at Tennessee. That's why you come here to play." Crompton's numbers in the first three games have given those critics fuel. He's completed 56 of 100 passes for 591 yards with four interceptions and just two touchdown passes — both in UT's only win, a 35-3 trouncing of UAB. "He needs to see the field better more often," Tennessee coach Philip Fulmer told the Tennessean this week. "At times he's good. He can't get locked in on a receiver. It's something you go to the practice field and get better on if you're intent on getting better."