Sacramento State

Big Sky Offensive Player of the Year (2019)
First Team All-Big Sky (2019)
HERO Sports First Team All-American (2019)
Phil Steele Second Team All-American (2019)
Associated Press Third Team All-American (2019)
STATS Perform Third Team All-American (2019)

2019 Season

• Named the Big Sky Offensive Player of the Year and first team all-conference.
• Earned first team FCS All-America honors from HERO Sports, second team from Phil Steele and was a third team selection by Associated Press and STATS Perform.
• Was selected as Team MVP by the coaches, players and staff.
• Tied for third in Walter Payton Award voting which goes to the top offensive player in the FCS.
• Started all 12 games in which he appeared at quarterback.
• Completed 265-of-450 pass attempts for 3,216 yards and 27 touchdowns.
• Finished the season ranked second in school history in single-season pass attempts and yards, tied for second in passing touchdowns, third in completions, passing touchdowns and yards per game (268.0), and ninth in completion percentage (58.9).
• Also rushed for 619 yards and led the team with 12 rushing touchdowns.
• His 12 rushing touchdowns were tied for seventh in school single-season history and were the most by a Hornet quarterback.
• Had 3,835 yards of total offense which was the second most all-time in school history.
• Set the school single-season record with 39 touchdowns accounted for (rushing and passing) and ranked second with 319.6 yards of total offense per game.
• Threw for 300 yards in six games and had multiple passing touchdowns in seven contests.
• Opened the season with 303 passing yards and four touchdowns against Southern Oregon.
• Threw for 361 yards and five touchdowns against Northern Colorado.
• Was named the STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Week following his performance against No. 5 Montana where he had 369 passing yards with four touchdowns and rushed for 50 yards and two scores.
• Became the first player in school history to throw for 300 yards and rush for 100 as he had 300 passing yards and 116 rushing yards in the Causeway Classic victory over UC Davis.
• Rushed for 104 yards and averaged 9.5 yards per carry at Cal Poly.
• Scored two rushing touchdowns in five games and found the end zone in seven total games.
• Earned Big Sky all-academic honors.

2018 Season

• Started all seven games in which he appeared.
• Completed 79-of-145 passes for 1,380 yards and eight touchdowns with only one interception.
• Averaged 9.52 yards per pass which ranks second in school history, trailing his own record from a season prior.
• His efficiency rating of 151.3 was the third best all-time by a Hornet.
• Also rushed for 134 yards on 51 carries.
• Threw a TD pass six games in six of his seven games. The only exception was at Southern Utah where he was knocked out of the game in the fist quarter.
• Had multiple TD passes against Saint Francis and Cal Poly.
• Passed for 322 yards against Mustangs for his season high.
• Had 18 passes and one rush of at least 25 yards during the season.
• Led the team with 1,514 yards of total offense and an average of 216.3 yards per game.
• Earned Big Sky all-academic honors.

2017 Season

• Started eight games at quarterback during his first season with the team.
• Set the Sacramento State single-season record with a quarterback efficiency of 171.80 and an average of 9.14 yards of total offense per play.
• Completed 97-of-175 passes for 1,828 yards and 17 touchdowns with just three interceptions.
• Averaged 10.45 yards per pass to set the school record.
• Threw for a career high 320 yards and five touchdowns against Incarnate Word and had five games with a least 250 passing yards.
• Tossed multiple touchdowns in five games, including three or more in four contests.
• Also rushed for 494 yards and a team-high nine touchdowns.
• The nine rushing scores were the most by a Hornet quarterback since Ricky Ray had 10 in 2000.
• Rushed for four scores and 149 yards in the win over Southern Utah.
• The four rushing TDs rank second in school history regardless of position and the yardage was the most by a Hornet QB.
• Also rushed for 121 yards and three touchdowns at Eastern Washington.
• Averaged 6.25 yards per carry.
• Earned Big Sky all-academic honors.

Prior to Sacramento State

• Redshirted at UNLV in 2014 and was a reserve quarterback in 2015 before transferring at the end of the year.

High School

• A 2014 graduate from Riverside HS in Auburn, Wash.
• Played three varsity seasons where he was named the league’s offensive back of the year and earned first team all-league honors as a senior.
• Named to the News Tribune All-Area team and was selected to play in the Washington All-Star Game.
• As a senior, he had 2,132 yards of total offense with 24 touchdowns while helping guide the team to a share of the league title.

Personal

• Graduated in May 2019 with a degree in communication studies and is currently pursuing a master’s degree.
• Parents are Jim and Connie Thomson.