Jason Thompson (American football)
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| Position: | Defensive Back |
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| Born: | April 21, 1989 Renton, Washington |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 208 lb (94 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Burien (WA) Kennedy |
| College: | Wyoming, Utah |
| Undrafted: | 2016 |
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Jason Thompson (born April 21, 1994)[1] is an American football Defensive Back who played at Wyoming in 2014.[2] Thompson went on to be signed by the New England Patriots in 2017[3] He is now playing for the Dallas Cowboys.[1]
Football career[edit]
High school[edit]
Thompson attended John F. Kennedy Catholic High School in Burien, Washington.
He was an all-state at Kennedy Catholic HS as a defensive back … ranked by SuperPrep Magazine as the No. 19 recruit at all positions in the state of Washington in 2011 … Seamount League Defensive Back of the Year as a senior in 2011… two-time first-team all-conference … completed 63-of-91 (69.2%) passes for more than 800 yards and 15 touchdowns as a senior … Kennedy won the 2011 Seamount Conference championship … threw for more than 600 yards as a junior with 11 touchdowns, while rushing for more than 100 yards and five touchdowns.[2]
College football[edit]
Played in six games as a true freshman at Wyoming in 2012 before redshirting in 2013 … started two games in 2012: at running back vs. Nevada and at quarterback vs. Air Force … 27-of-52 passing for 222 yards and one touchdown (1 INT) in 2012 … also had 38 rushes for 121 yards and four receptions for 20 yards as a freshman … scored on the first play of his career, an 11-yard rushing touchdown vs. Idaho … 23-for-36 passing for 195 yards and a touchdown against Air Force[2]
After transferring to Utah from Wyoming as a quarterback in 2014, he switched to safety in 2015.
Unable to play in any regular-season games per NCAA transfer rules, he became eligible in time for the Las Vegas Bowl and made a surprise appearance on the first play of the game—participating in a trick play that resulted in a 36-yard Utah gain … his role in the trick play involved him catching a lateral from running back Devontae Booker and throwing a pass to quarterback Travis Wilson, who heaved it to receiver Kaelin Clay downfield … after lining up at receiver on the opening play, he later played at quarterback and on special teams in the win over Colorado State … rushed two times for five yards and was 0-1 passing vs. CSU … three tackles on special teams
Played in 11 games on special teams and played safety in four games (Oregon, Arizona State, USC and BYU) … 10 total tackles … season-high four tackles against BYU in the Las Vegas Bowl.
Played in 13 games on special teams while seeing time on defense against Southern Utah and San Jose State … eight tackles … three tackles in the Foster Farms Bowl against Indiana … two tackles against Oregon … fumble recovery against San Jose State.
Professional (NFL) football[edit]
Thompson remained a free agent until 2017, when he was signed by the Patriots.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Players: Jason Thompson". NFL. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Jason Thompson". Football Roster. Utah Utes. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Jason Thompson, DE #26". Player Roster. New England Patriots. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
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