Ty Thompson

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Ty Thompson
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Position Quarterback
Class
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Sophomore
Personal information
Born: (2003-02-02) February 2, 2003 (age 20) [1]
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career history
College
High school Mesquite (Gilbert, Arizona)

Ty Thompson (born February 2, 2003) [1] is an American football quarterback who most recently played for the Oregon Ducks.

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High school career

Thompson attended Mesquite High School in Gilbert, Arizona. [2] As a senior in 2020, he passed for 3,431 yards and 34 touchdowns. He won numerous awards that season, including the All-American Bowl Offensive Player of the Year, Maxwell Football Club Offensive Player of the Year, Ed Doherty Award and was the Arizona Gatorade Football Player of the Year. [3] [4] [5] For his high school career, Thompson passed for 9,891 yards with 100 touchdowns and rushed for 1,145 yards with 20 touchdowns. A five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Thompson committed to the University of Oregon to play college football. [6] [7] He was the highest rated quarterback recruit to sign with Oregon. [8]

College career

Thompson competed with Anthony Brown for the starting job his true freshman year at Oregon in 2021. [9] Brown won the job, with Thompson appearing in three games as a backup and taking a redshirt. For the season, he completed seven of 15 passes for 87 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions. In 2022 he competed with Bo Nix to be starter, with Nix winning the competition. [10] [11] He appeared in seven games as a backup, completing 11 of 20 passes for 72 yards with two interceptions. Thompson returned to Oregon as Nix' backup in 2023. He entered the transfer portal on December 11, 2023. [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ty Thompson Quarterback Oregon". nfldraftbuzz.com. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  2. "Mesquite's Ty Thompson taking strides during pandemic". East Valley Tribune. September 2020.
  3. "Ty Thompson, Oregon Ducks 5-star QB signee, named All-American Bowl offensive player of the year". The Oregonian. January 2021.
  4. "Mesquite's Ty Thompson named 2020 Ed Doherty Award winner". East Valley Tribune. 9 January 2021.
  5. "Mesquite QB Ty Thompson, now at Oregon, 2020 Gatorade Arizona Football Player of the Year". The Arizona Republic.
  6. "'Calm, cool and collected': Mesquite QB Ty Thompson ready to start Oregon Ducks journey". The Arizona Republic.
  7. "Ty Thompson named Oregon Ducks' first-ever 5-star quarterback commit by Rivals". The Oregonian. 24 August 2020.
  8. "'A younger version of Aaron Rodgers': Opposing coaches on Oregon's top QB commit". The Athletic.
  9. "Oregon names Anthony Brown starting QB over freshman Ty Thompson for opener vs. Fresno State". CBS Sports. 27 August 2021.
  10. "Oregon quarterback battle heats up between Bo Nix and Ty Thompson". The Register Guard.
  11. "Ty Thompson in perpetual competition since arriving at Oregon; will 2022 be his time to start for the Ducks?". The Oregonian. 23 August 2022.
  12. "2024 College football Transfer Portal".