No. 17 – Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |||
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Position: | Quarterback | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Auburn, Washington, U.S. | September 2, 1995||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Auburn Riverside (WA) | ||
College: |
UNLV (2014–2015) Sacramento State (2016–2019) Washington (2020) | ||
Undrafted: | 2021 | ||
Career history | |||
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Career highlights and awards | |||
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Career CFL statistics | |||
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Player stats at PFR · CFL.ca |
Kevin Thomson (born September 2, 1995) is an American professional football quarterback for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for UNLV, Sacramento State, and Washington.
Thomson was born on September 2, 1995, in Auburn, Washington. [1] He attended Auburn Riverside High School where he played football and baseball. [2]
In Thomson's senior season, he led the football team to a 7–3 record and the league championship, while throwing for 1,656 yards and 15 touchdowns, in addition to 553 rushing yards. [3] He was named the SPSL North Offensive Back of the Year and also earned first-team All-SPSL North honors. [2] He signed a letter of intent to attend University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) in February 2014. [3]
Thomson redshirted his first year at UNLV after undergoing Tommy John surgery. [4] He spent the 2015 season as a backup, but did not appear in any games. [2]
Thomson transferred to Sacramento State University in 2016, but sat out his first season there due to an injury. [2] He gained the starting job in 2017 and threw for 1,828 yards and 17 touchdowns with only three interceptions. [2] In the fourth game of the 2017 season, against Southern Utah, Thomson set a school record by accounting for seven total touchdowns, four rushing and three passing, while being named STATS National Player of the Week. [5]
As a sophomore in 2018, Thomson completed 79-of-145 passes for 1,380 yards and eight touchdowns with only one interception, while playing in seven games. [2] As a junior, he started 12 out of 13 matches and threw for 3,216 yards and 27 touchdowns, in addition to rushing for 619 yards and 12 scores, placing second all-time in school history for single season yards of offense. [2] He led them to a 9–4 record and their first ever playoff appearance, while being named the Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Year and a second-team All-American by Phil Steele. [2]
Thomson transferred to the University of Washington in 2020, [6] finishing his stint at Sacramento State with 6,424 passing yards and 52 touchdowns, in addition to 1,247 rushing yards and 21 touchdowns. [7] He competed with Dylan Morris, Ethan Garbers and Jacob Sirman for the starting job before ultimately suffering a season-ending injury. [4] [8] Although given one final year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Thomson decided to try to play professionally rather than play an eighth season of college football. [4]
Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||
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GP | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
UNLV Rebels | ||||||||||||||
2014 | Did not play | |||||||||||||
2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Sacramento State Hornets | ||||||||||||||
2016 | Did not play | |||||||||||||
2017 | 8 | 97 | 175 | 55.4 | 1,828 | 10.4 | 17 | 3 | 171.8 | 79 | 494 | 6.3 | 9 | |
2018 | 7 | 79 | 145 | 54.5 | 1,380 | 9.5 | 8 | 1 | 151.3 | 51 | 134 | 2.6 | 0 | |
2019 | 12 | 265 | 450 | 58.9 | 3,216 | 7.1 | 27 | 8 | 135.2 | 127 | 619 | 4.9 | 12 | |
Washington Huskies | ||||||||||||||
2020 | Did not play | |||||||||||||
Career | 27 | 441 | 770 | 57.3 | 6,424 | 8.3 | 52 | 12 | 146.5 | 257 | 1,247 | 4.9 | 21 |
After going unselected in the 2021 NFL Draft, Thomson received a rookie mini-camp invite from the Carolina Panthers, [9] but was not signed. [10]
In October 2021, Thomson was signed by the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). [11] He appeared in two games during the 2021 season as the third string but recorded no statistics. [a] In 2022, Thomson battled Michael O'Connor for the second-string quarterback spot. [12] He was said to have impressed the team, but suffered a serious injury in preseason on a controversial hit by Titus Wall and was released after dressing in only one game as the Lions signed Antonio Pipkin to be the third string quarterback. [7]
On November 9, 2022, Thomson was signed by the Philadelphia Stars of the United States Football League (USFL). [10]The Stars folded when the XFL and USFL merged to create the United Football League (UFL). [14]
On January 30, 2024, it was announced that Thomson had signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. [15]
No. 17 – Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |||
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Position: | Quarterback | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Auburn, Washington, U.S. | September 2, 1995||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Auburn Riverside (WA) | ||
College: |
UNLV (2014–2015) Sacramento State (2016–2019) Washington (2020) | ||
Undrafted: | 2021 | ||
Career history | |||
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Career highlights and awards | |||
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Career CFL statistics | |||
| |||
Player stats at PFR · CFL.ca |
Kevin Thomson (born September 2, 1995) is an American professional football quarterback for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for UNLV, Sacramento State, and Washington.
Thomson was born on September 2, 1995, in Auburn, Washington. [1] He attended Auburn Riverside High School where he played football and baseball. [2]
In Thomson's senior season, he led the football team to a 7–3 record and the league championship, while throwing for 1,656 yards and 15 touchdowns, in addition to 553 rushing yards. [3] He was named the SPSL North Offensive Back of the Year and also earned first-team All-SPSL North honors. [2] He signed a letter of intent to attend University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) in February 2014. [3]
Thomson redshirted his first year at UNLV after undergoing Tommy John surgery. [4] He spent the 2015 season as a backup, but did not appear in any games. [2]
Thomson transferred to Sacramento State University in 2016, but sat out his first season there due to an injury. [2] He gained the starting job in 2017 and threw for 1,828 yards and 17 touchdowns with only three interceptions. [2] In the fourth game of the 2017 season, against Southern Utah, Thomson set a school record by accounting for seven total touchdowns, four rushing and three passing, while being named STATS National Player of the Week. [5]
As a sophomore in 2018, Thomson completed 79-of-145 passes for 1,380 yards and eight touchdowns with only one interception, while playing in seven games. [2] As a junior, he started 12 out of 13 matches and threw for 3,216 yards and 27 touchdowns, in addition to rushing for 619 yards and 12 scores, placing second all-time in school history for single season yards of offense. [2] He led them to a 9–4 record and their first ever playoff appearance, while being named the Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Year and a second-team All-American by Phil Steele. [2]
Thomson transferred to the University of Washington in 2020, [6] finishing his stint at Sacramento State with 6,424 passing yards and 52 touchdowns, in addition to 1,247 rushing yards and 21 touchdowns. [7] He competed with Dylan Morris, Ethan Garbers and Jacob Sirman for the starting job before ultimately suffering a season-ending injury. [4] [8] Although given one final year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Thomson decided to try to play professionally rather than play an eighth season of college football. [4]
Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||
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GP | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
UNLV Rebels | ||||||||||||||
2014 | Did not play | |||||||||||||
2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Sacramento State Hornets | ||||||||||||||
2016 | Did not play | |||||||||||||
2017 | 8 | 97 | 175 | 55.4 | 1,828 | 10.4 | 17 | 3 | 171.8 | 79 | 494 | 6.3 | 9 | |
2018 | 7 | 79 | 145 | 54.5 | 1,380 | 9.5 | 8 | 1 | 151.3 | 51 | 134 | 2.6 | 0 | |
2019 | 12 | 265 | 450 | 58.9 | 3,216 | 7.1 | 27 | 8 | 135.2 | 127 | 619 | 4.9 | 12 | |
Washington Huskies | ||||||||||||||
2020 | Did not play | |||||||||||||
Career | 27 | 441 | 770 | 57.3 | 6,424 | 8.3 | 52 | 12 | 146.5 | 257 | 1,247 | 4.9 | 21 |
After going unselected in the 2021 NFL Draft, Thomson received a rookie mini-camp invite from the Carolina Panthers, [9] but was not signed. [10]
In October 2021, Thomson was signed by the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). [11] He appeared in two games during the 2021 season as the third string but recorded no statistics. [a] In 2022, Thomson battled Michael O'Connor for the second-string quarterback spot. [12] He was said to have impressed the team, but suffered a serious injury in preseason on a controversial hit by Titus Wall and was released after dressing in only one game as the Lions signed Antonio Pipkin to be the third string quarterback. [7]
On November 9, 2022, Thomson was signed by the Philadelphia Stars of the United States Football League (USFL). [10]The Stars folded when the XFL and USFL merged to create the United Football League (UFL). [14]
On January 30, 2024, it was announced that Thomson had signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. [15]