Tulane Green Wave – No. 13 | |
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Position | Quarterback |
Class | Sophomore |
Personal information | |
Born: | [1] | February 2, 2003
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career history | |
College | |
High school | Mesquite ( Gilbert, Arizona) |
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Ty Thompson (born February 2, 2003) [1] is an American football quarterback for the Tulane Green Wave.
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]
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]
On January 5, 2024, Thompson committed to play for Tulane. [13]
Tulane Green Wave – No. 13 | |
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Position | Quarterback |
Class | Sophomore |
Personal information | |
Born: | [1] | February 2, 2003
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career history | |
College | |
High school | Mesquite ( Gilbert, Arizona) |
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Ty Thompson (born February 2, 2003) [1] is an American football quarterback for the Tulane Green Wave.
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]
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]
On January 5, 2024, Thompson committed to play for Tulane. [13]