Kevin Thomson (gridiron football)

Kevin Thomson (born September 2, 1995) is an American football quarterback for the Philadelphia Stars of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football for UNLV, Sacramento State, and Washington and has also spent time with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Not to be confused with Kevin Thompson (American football).
Kevin Thomson
No. 13 – Philadelphia Stars
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1995-09-02) September 2, 1995
Auburn, Washington, U.S.
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
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • Big Sky Offensive Player of the Year (2019)
Career CFL statistics
Games played:3
Player stats at PFR · CFL.ca

Early life and high school career

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]

College career

UNLV

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]

Sacramento State

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]

Washington

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]

Statistics
Season Games Passing Rushing
GPCompAttPctYardsAvgTDIntRateAttYardsAvgTD
UNLV Rebels
2014 DNP
2015 2000.000.0000.0000.00
Sacramento State Hornets
2016 DNP
2017 89717555.41,82810.4173171.8794946.39
2018 77914554.51,3809.581151.3511342.60
2019 1226545058.93,2167.1278135.21276194.912
Washington Huskies
2020 DNP
Career2744177057.36,4248.35212146.52571,2474.921

Professional career

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]

BC Lions

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.[lower-alpha 1] 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]

Philadelphia Stars

On November 9, 2022, Thomson was signed by the Philadelphia Stars of the United States Football League (USFL).[10]

References

Notes
  1. Reported by The Province as having appeared in one game,[12] two by Pro Football Archives and the CFL website.[1][13]

Citations
  1. "Kevin Thomson". Canadian Football League.
  2. "Kevin Thomson". Washington Huskies.
  3. "Auburn Riverside's Kevin Thomson, Drew Wallen sign Letters of Intent". Auburn Reporter. February 5, 2014.
  4. Vorel, Mike (December 22, 2020). "UW QB Kevin Thomson forgoes eighth college season to pursue professional future". The Seattle Times.
  5. Davidson, Joe (September 26, 2017). "Sacramento St.'s Thomson breaks out with 7 TD in one game". The Sacramento Bee. National Collegiate Athletic Association.
  6. "Huskies add grad transfer QB Kevin Thomson". Tri-City Herald. Associated Press. June 19, 2020. p. B5 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  7. "B.C. Lions release former Sacramento State quarterback Kevin Thomson". 3DownNation.com. September 7, 2022.
  8. Vorel, Mike (November 5, 2020). "Make a case for all four UW quarterbacks". Longview Daily News. The Seattle Times. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  9. Raley, Dan (May 10, 2021). "Kevin Thomson Receives Carolina Panthers Rookie Minicamp Invite". Sports Illustrated.
  10. Just, Sam (November 10, 2022). "Philadelphia Stars Sign New Quarterback, Kevin Thomson From Sacramento State". USFL News Hub.
  11. "B.C. Lions sign quarterback Kevin Thomson". 3DownNation.com. October 18, 2021.
  12. Ewen, Steve (May 30, 2022). "Lions looking for more QB depth after Kevin Thomson injured in CFL pre-season game". The Province.
  13. "Kevin Thomson Stats". Pro Football Archives.
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