Huskies Add Grad Transfer QB To Roster
June 17, 2020 | Football
Kevin Thomson, a quarterback from Auburn, Wash., has signed an aid agreement and will join the University of Washington football program for the 2020 season, head coach Jimmy Lake announced today.
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Thomson, who prepped at Auburn Riverside and originally attended UNLV out of high school,ย ย comes to the UW after spending the last three seasons at Sacramento State, where he was an NCAA-FCS All-American and Big Sky Offensive Player of the Year last fall. He finished in a tie for third place for the 2019 Walter Payton Award, given to the nation's top FCS offensive player, and was also a three-time Academic All-Big Sky selection.
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As a graduate transfer, Thomson will be immediately eligible to play at Washington, with one year of eligibility remaining.
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"We're really pleased that Kevin is returning to play for his hometown school," Lake said. "He adds a lot of experience to our quarterbacks room and should help raise the level of competition for everyone."
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Last year, Thomson completed 265 of 450 passes for 3,216 yards and 27 touchdowns, with just eight interceptions. He also rushed for 619 yards and a team-best 12 rushing TDs. The Hornets finished 9-4 overall and 7-1 in the Big Sky last fall, earning a share of the conference title and a berth in the NCAA FCS playoffs, the first in the program's history.
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Among his highlights in 2019, Thomson performed well against two FBS opponents. He threw for 233 yards and three touchdowns at Fresno State, and was 32-for-50 for 263 yards and a score at Arizona State.
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Additionally last year, Thomson passed for 361 yards and five TDs in a win over Northern Colorado. And, in a three-week stretch against ranked, Big Sky opponents (No. 22 Eastern Washington, No. 6 Montana State and No. 5 Montana), Thomson led the Hornets to three victories, throwing for 944 yards and 10 touchdowns in total.
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As a sophomore in 2017, he was 97-for-175 for 1,828 yards, 17 TDs and three interceptions while in 2018, he went 79-for-145 for 1,380 yards, eight touchdowns and just one pick, playing in only seven games.ย
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Thomson spent two years at UNLV. He was granted additional eligibility by the NCAA due to a major injury, which means he has one season remaining.
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Thomson, who prepped at Auburn Riverside and originally attended UNLV out of high school,ย ย comes to the UW after spending the last three seasons at Sacramento State, where he was an NCAA-FCS All-American and Big Sky Offensive Player of the Year last fall. He finished in a tie for third place for the 2019 Walter Payton Award, given to the nation's top FCS offensive player, and was also a three-time Academic All-Big Sky selection.
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As a graduate transfer, Thomson will be immediately eligible to play at Washington, with one year of eligibility remaining.
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"We're really pleased that Kevin is returning to play for his hometown school," Lake said. "He adds a lot of experience to our quarterbacks room and should help raise the level of competition for everyone."
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Last year, Thomson completed 265 of 450 passes for 3,216 yards and 27 touchdowns, with just eight interceptions. He also rushed for 619 yards and a team-best 12 rushing TDs. The Hornets finished 9-4 overall and 7-1 in the Big Sky last fall, earning a share of the conference title and a berth in the NCAA FCS playoffs, the first in the program's history.
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Among his highlights in 2019, Thomson performed well against two FBS opponents. He threw for 233 yards and three touchdowns at Fresno State, and was 32-for-50 for 263 yards and a score at Arizona State.
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Additionally last year, Thomson passed for 361 yards and five TDs in a win over Northern Colorado. And, in a three-week stretch against ranked, Big Sky opponents (No. 22 Eastern Washington, No. 6 Montana State and No. 5 Montana), Thomson led the Hornets to three victories, throwing for 944 yards and 10 touchdowns in total.
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As a sophomore in 2017, he was 97-for-175 for 1,828 yards, 17 TDs and three interceptions while in 2018, he went 79-for-145 for 1,380 yards, eight touchdowns and just one pick, playing in only seven games.ย
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Thomson spent two years at UNLV. He was granted additional eligibility by the NCAA due to a major injury, which means he has one season remaining.
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