Casey Thompson
Casey Thompson (born October 3, 1998) is an American former football quarterback. He played college football for the Texas Longhorns, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Florida Atlantic Owls and Oklahoma Sooners.
 Thompson with Nebraska in 2022 | |
| Profile | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 3, 1998 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Southmoore (Moore, Oklahoma) Newcastle (Newcastle, Oklahoma) |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Casey Thompson (born October 3, 1998) is an American former football quarterback. He played college football for the Texas Longhorns, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Florida Atlantic Owls and Oklahoma Sooners.
Early life
[edit]Thompson played his first three years of high school football at Southmoore High School in Moore, Oklahoma.[1] During his last season at Southmoore he threw for 2,730 yards and 28 touchdowns. Prior to his 2017 senior season, Thompson transferred to Newcastle High School in Newcastle, Oklahoma, where he passed for 3,249 yards.[2] As a four star recruit, Thompson committed to The University of Texas on April 13, 2017.[3][4]
College career
[edit]Texas
[edit]During Thompson's first two years at Texas, he served as the backup quarterback behind Sam Ehlinger. At the 2020 Alamo Bowl, Thompson entered the game after Ehlinger suffered an injury. During that game, Thompson went 8–10 with 170 yards and 4 touchdowns in the 55–23 blowout win over the Colorado Buffaloes.[5] His four touchdowns tied the Alamo Bowl record.
After Ehlinger left for the NFL, Thompson competed with Hudson Card for the starting quarterback position. Card initially won the starting job, but Thompson was promoted to starter for week 3. In his first collegiate career start, he went 15-for-18 on pass attempts, threw for 164 yards, 2 touchdowns, and an interception in a 58–0 shutout victory over the Rice Owls. Thompson was the starter in a 70–35 victory over the Texas Tech Red Raiders, the first time the Longhorns scored 70 or more points in a game since 2005.[6] Thompson started 10 games for the Longhorns and posted a 4–6 record. He threw for 2,113 yards and 24 touchdowns against nine interceptions while also tacking on another four touchdowns with his legs.
At the conclusion of the 2021 season, Thompson entered himself into the transfer portal after Ohio State quarterback Quinn Ewers committed to transfer to Texas.[7] He would eventually transfer to Nebraska.
Nebraska
[edit]On January 7, 2022, Thompson announced his transfer to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln to play for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.[8][9]
In 2022, Thompson started 10 games, going 4–6 for Nebraska, but missed two games with an injury.
Florida Atlantic
[edit]On May 10, 2023, Thompson transferred to Florida Atlantic. After starting the first three games of the year, Thompson suffered a torn ACL[10][11] in Florida Atlantic's 48–14 loss to the Clemson Tigers.[12]
On December 21, 2023, Thompson announced that he would be entering the transfer portal for the third time.[13]
Oklahoma
[edit]On January 11, 2024, Thompson announced his transfer to the University of Oklahoma for his final year of college eligibility.[14] At Oklahoma, he played in just one game with the final kneel in OU's 24–3 win against the Alabama Crimson Tide on November 23.[15]
Statistics
[edit]| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| 2018 | Texas | Redshirt 
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| 2019 | 4 | 0–0 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 84 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 125.5 | 10 | 22 | 2.2 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0–0 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 225 | 13.2 | 6 | 0 | 298.2 | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 12 | 4–6 | 165 | 261 | 63.2 | 2,113 | 8.1 | 24 | 9 | 154.7 | 55 | 157 | 2.9 | 4 | |
| 2022 | Nebraska | 10 | 4–6 | 173 | 274 | 63.1 | 2,407 | 8.8 | 17 | 10 | 150.1 | 56 | −21 | −0.4 | 5 |
| 2023 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 1–2 | 50 | 79 | 63.3 | 509 | 6.4 | 5 | 5 | 125.6 | 10 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 2024 | Oklahoma | 1 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 33 | 9−14 | 408 | 643 | 63.5 | 5,338 | 8.3 | 52 | 24 | 152.4 | 139 | 189 | 1.4 | 10 | |
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
205 lb (93 kg) |
30+5⁄8 in (0.78 m) |
9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) |
4.28 s | 33.0 in (0.84 m) |
9 ft 5 in (2.87 m) | ||||||
| All values from Pro Day[16][17] | ||||||||||||
Thompson went undrafted in the 2025 NFL draft.
Personal life
[edit]Thompson is the son of former Oklahoma quarterback Charles Thompson.[18] He is the younger brother of former NFL wide receiver, Kendal Thompson.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ "Southmoore Star Casey Thompson Commits To Texas With Three Hats". kfor. April 13, 2017.
- ^ Whelan Jr., Tim (May 30, 2017). "Texas four-star QB commit Casey Thompson leaving Southmoore (Oklahoma City)". USA Today.
- ^ "'Casey Thompson'". 24/7 Sports.
- ^ Olson, Max (April 13, 2017). "Casey Thompson, son of former Oklahoma QB, commits to Texas". ABC-11. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ Tijerina, Richard. "Texas 55, Colorado 23: Expanded Alamo Bowl box score". Hook’em.com.
- ^ Wilson, Dave (August 30, 2021). "Texas QB Hudson Card to start season opener, but Casey Thompson to also get playing time". ESPN.
- ^ Sallee, Barrett (December 17, 2021). "Casey Thompson enters transfer portal: Texas QB to explore options after starting 10 games this season". CBS Sports. ViacomCBS. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
- ^ Davis, Brian (January 7, 2022). "From burnt orange to Big Red: Former Texas QB Casey Thompson commits to Nebraska". USA Today. Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
- ^ Jeyarajah, Shehan (January 7, 2022). "Casey Thompson commits to Nebraska: Cornhuskers add former Texas starting QB amid offensive rebuild". CBS Sports.
- ^ "Casey Thompson injury: FAU QB out for season after former Texas, Nebraska starter tears ACL, per report". CBSSports.com. September 18, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- ^ Thamel, Pete (September 18, 2023). "Sources: FAU's Thompson (knee) out for season". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- ^ "Florida Atlantic 14-48 Clemson (Sep 16, 2023) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- ^ Bland, Evan (December 21, 2023). "Former Nebraska QB Casey Thompson to transfer from FAU". Husker Extra. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ Wilson, Dave (January 11, 2024). "QB Casey Thompson commits to Oklahoma, 4th school in 7 years". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ McDaniel, Joshua (March 11, 2025). "'Everything came full circle': Quarterback Casey Thompson enjoys Pro Day, values time at Oklahoma". OU Daily. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Pro Day". SoonerSports.com. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
- ^ "Casey Thompson College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
- ^ Townsend, Brad (October 5, 2021). "Instead of following father's OU legacy, UT's Casey Thompson will write his own in storied rivalry". Dallas News.
- ^ Piper, Matthew (August 9, 2014). "Utah football: QB Thompson vying for top billing — with team and family". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 21, 2021.