Utah State University Athletics

HONORS
Associated Press Third-Team All-American (2021); First-Team All-Mountain West (2021); Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl Offensive MVP (2021); Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week (11/6/21; 10/16/21); Biletnikoff Award Semifinalist (2021).

RECORDS
Set single-season school records in 2021 in receptions (102), receiving yards (1,704) and games with at least 170 receiving yards (5)... Also tied the school record for consecutive 100-yard receiving games (6) and 100-yard receiving games in a season (9), along with tying for the seventh-most touchdown catches in a season (10)... Ranks third in Mountain West history in 100-yard receiving games (9) and fourth in receiving yards (1,704) in a season... Had a career-high 215 receiving yards against New Mexico State (11/6/21), which is tied for the ninth-most in school history... Ranks third all-time at Utah State in receptions (171) and receiving yards (2,519), and fourth in 100-yard receiving games (9).

2021 (JUNIOR SEASON)
Named an Associated Press Third-Team All-American as an all-purpose player and earned first-team all-Mountain West honors at wide receiver as he started all 14 games... Just the second player in school history named a semifinalist for the Biletnikoff Award, honoring the top receiver in the nation... Finished the season with 102 receptions for 1,704 yards (16.7 ypr/121.7 ypg) and 10 touchdowns... Led the MW and was second in the nation in receiving yards (121.7 ypg), led the MW and was 12th in the nation with 1,961 all-purpose yards (140.7 ypg), was second in the MW and 12th in the nation in receptions (7.3 pg), was fourth in the MW and 54th in the nation in yards per reception (16.7), and fifth in the MW and 21st in the nation in receiving touchdowns (0.71 pg)... Set single-season school records in receptions, receiving yards and games with at least 170 receiving yards (5)... Also tied the school record for consecutive 100-yard receiving games (6) and 100-yard receiving games in a season (9), along with tying for the seventh-most touchdown catches in a season... Also ranks fourth in MW history in receiving yards in a season... His nine 100-yard receiving games were the second-most in the nation, and tied for the third-most in MW history, and he was the only player in the nation with six-straight 100-yard receiving games... Furthermore, his five 170-plus yard receiving games were also tied for the most in the nation... Named the Offensive MVP of the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl as he caught six passes for 115 yards, including a 62-yard touchdown, in Utah State’s 24-13 win against Oregon State (12/18)... Was named the MW Offensive Player week as he caught a career-high 12 passes for 180 yards and a career-best two touchdowns against UNLV (10/16)... Was also named the MW Offensive Player of the week as he caught nine passes for a career-high 215 yards and a career-high-tying two touchdowns against New Mexico State (11/6)... Those 215 receiving yards are tied for the ninth-most in school history, and were the most in the MW and the 15th-most in the nation... Began the season by catching eight passes for 94 yards, including the game-winning 7-yard touchdown, at Washington State (9/4)... Had eight catches for 172 yards the following weekend against North Dakota (9/10), which included a career-long 75-yard touchdown... Had nine receptions for 188  yards the following weekend at Air Force (9/18)... Also had nine receptions for 125 yards against No. 13 BYU (10/1), six catches for 104 yards against Colorado State (10/22), seven catches for 176 yards against Hawai’i (10/30) and five receptions for 127 yards against San José State (11/13)... Also returned 10 kickoffs for 230 yards (23.0 ypr), with a career-long 54-yard return against CSU, and carried the ball five times for 27 yards (5.4 ypc).    

2020 (COVID SEASON) 
Appeared in four games with three starts… Finished the season leading the team in receiving as he caught 20 passes for 214 yards (10.7 ypr)… Also had one touchdown catch during the year… Added four rushing yards on seven carries and returned four kickoffs for 78 yards (19.5 ypr) as he finished second on the team with 296 all-purpose yards… Tied his career high with six receptions for 30 yards at Nevada (11/5)… Also had six receptions for 55 yards, including a 37-yard touchdown, against San Diego State (10/31)… Began the season with five receptions for 37 yards at Boise State (10/24)… Had a career-high 92 receiving yards, including a season-long catch of 44 yards, on three receptions against Fresno State… Returned a career-high three kickoffs for a career-best 60 yards against the Broncos. 

2019 (SOPHOMORE SEASON) 
Played in 12 games, making six starts… Finished the season third on the team with 40 receptions for 536 yards (13.4 ypr/44.7 ypg) and tied for second with his four receiving touchdowns… Carried the ball six times for 77 yards (12.8 ypc) with one touchdown, returned one punt for a 45-yard touchdown and had one kickoff return for 22 yards… Had two receptions for 59 yards, including a 56-yard touchdown, at Wake Forest (8/30)… Had a career-high 122 all-purpose yards against Stony Brook (9/7), as he caught five passes for 77 yards, including a 45-yard touchdown, and returned a punt 45 yards for another score… Had three receptions for 55 yards, including a 37-yard touchdown, against Colorado State (9/28)… Had 108 all-purpose yards against Kent State (12/20) in the Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl as he had four receptions for 51 yards, including a 17-yard touchdown, and scored his first-career rushing touchdown on a career-long 57-yard carry... Had four catches for a season-high 79 yards, including a career-long 62-yard reception, at Fresno State (11/9)… Had a career-high six receptions at Air Force (10/26) for 26 yards.

2018 (FRESHMAN SEASON) 
Played in all 13 games and finished the season with nine receptions for 65 yards (7.2 ypr) and two rushes for 30 yards (15.0 ypc), while adding six punt returns for 55 yards (9.2 ypr) and two kickoff returns for 68 yards… Had a season-high two catches for 15 yards against New Mexico State (9/8) and two catches for 11 yards at Hawai’i (11/3)… Had a season-long 12-yard reception against UNLV (10/13), to go along with an eight-yard reception against Air Force (9/22), a seven-yard reception against New Mexico (10/27) and a five-yard reception at No. 21 Boise State (11/24)… Added one reception for seven yards and one rush for 27 yards against Tennessee Tech (9/13), to go along with one kickoff return for 20 yards and one punt return for 17 yards… Had two punt returns for 25 yards against UNLV and two punt returns for 11 yards at Colorado State (11/17)… Had a career-long 48-yard kickoff return against North Texas in the New Mexico Bowl (12/15). 

HIGH SCHOOL 
Played his senior season at Dunbar High School in Fort Myers, Florida… Caught 23 passes for 398 yards and six touchdowns, to go along with 139 yards rushing on 15 carries, as the Tigers went 9-4 overall and reached the semifinals of the 5A state playoffs… Defensively, had 32 tackles, including 1.0 tackles for loss, three interceptions and two pass breakups… Transferred to Dunbar HS after garnering 4A all-state honors as a sophomore and junior at Bishop Verot High School in Fort Myers, Florida… Tabbed first-team all-state following a sophomore campaign in which he gained 848 all-purpose yards, intercepted five passes and broke up another 15… Named second-team all-state a year later after catching 49 passes for 920 yards and 15 touchdowns for the Vikings during his junior campaign… Also competed in track & field at Bishop Verot HS.

PERSONAL 
One of five children of Clarence and Sonya Thompkins... Has one daughter, Nyomi (3) and one son, Messiah (2)... Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.