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Jersey Number 11
Tyson Thompson
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 191
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Spring, Texas
- High School:
- Klein
Bio
Pronunciation Guide
Honors
HBU
2024
Led the Owls and was fourth in the AAC last season, averaging 8.2 yards in his first season as the primary returner for Rice. His 21 returns were second in the conference and the most by an Owl since Ja’Corey Shepherd returned 22 punts in 2007… Returned a season-best five punts for 83 yards (a long of 30 yards) vs. Navy and added 59 on three kickoff returns to finish with 142 all-purpose yards, his most as an Owl… 83 punt return yards in a game were the most by an Owl since Mario Hull totaled 121 yards on eight returns vs. Memphis in 2011… Downed a pair of punts at the one-yard line on punt coverage.
2023
Missed the season due to a preseason injury.
2022
Saw action in nine games, primarily on special teams… Saw action on 85 special teams snaps with an additional 25 on offense… Returned kickoffs in the last two regular-season games and the Lending Tree Bowl, finishing with 70 yards on four returns. Returned seven punts for 26 yards with a long return of 10 at North Texas.
HBU
2021
Enjoyed a breakout freshman year … Finalist for the Stats Perform FCS Jerry Rice Award, which honors the FCS Freshman of the Year … Third in FCS with 152.5 all-purpose yards per game and eighth with 1,525 all-purpose yards (562 receiving/109 punt returns/854 KO returns) … Led FCS with 854 yards on kickoff returns and second with 33 kickoff returns … Ranked second in the Southland Conference in kickoff returns with a 25.9-yard average and in punt returns with a 9.9-yard average … Only Southland player to return both a kickoff and punt return for a touchdown …Had a 44-yard punt return for a touchdown at New Mexico and an 89-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against Nicholls … Had at least one reception in each of the 10 games he played in 2021 and in all 14 games of his career at HBU … Had five games with at least six receptions, highlighted by a career-best 16 vs. Incarnate Word … Topped 100 yards in back-to-back games vs. Incarnate Word (103) and Northwestern State (113 on nine receptions).
2020
Played in four games, catching a pass in each.
Klein High School
Three-year letterman at Klein High School for coach Shane Hallmark and also lettered all four years in track, two years in basketball, and baseball… Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Hot 300 District 15-6A MVP as a junior with 56 catches for 950 yards, 10 touchdowns, four interceptions, and two kick return touchdowns…was the district’s Offensive Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore with 27 receptions for 440 yards and three touchdowns
Personal
Full name Tyson Thompson ... Born: March 26 at Bryan, Texas.. Parents: Tyrone and Amy Thompson … Two brothers, one sister … Older brother JP was a two-year letterman at Rice (2014-16) and sister Tiana is committed to play soccer at SFA … … Graduated with a degree in Business and now enrolled in the online MBA program…Rice College: Jones
Jones College
Honors
HBU
- HERO Sports FCS Freshman All-America Team 2021
- All-Southland Conference Second Team KR 2021
- Southland All-Academic Team 2021
- C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll 2023
- American Conference All-Academic 2024, 2025
- All-AAC 2024 (CFN honorable mention)
2024
Led the Owls and was fourth in the AAC last season, averaging 8.2 yards in his first season as the primary returner for Rice. His 21 returns were second in the conference and the most by an Owl since Ja’Corey Shepherd returned 22 punts in 2007… Returned a season-best five punts for 83 yards (a long of 30 yards) vs. Navy and added 59 on three kickoff returns to finish with 142 all-purpose yards, his most as an Owl… 83 punt return yards in a game were the most by an Owl since Mario Hull totaled 121 yards on eight returns vs. Memphis in 2011… Downed a pair of punts at the one-yard line on punt coverage.
2023
Missed the season due to a preseason injury.
2022
Saw action in nine games, primarily on special teams… Saw action on 85 special teams snaps with an additional 25 on offense… Returned kickoffs in the last two regular-season games and the Lending Tree Bowl, finishing with 70 yards on four returns. Returned seven punts for 26 yards with a long return of 10 at North Texas.
HBU
2021
Enjoyed a breakout freshman year … Finalist for the Stats Perform FCS Jerry Rice Award, which honors the FCS Freshman of the Year … Third in FCS with 152.5 all-purpose yards per game and eighth with 1,525 all-purpose yards (562 receiving/109 punt returns/854 KO returns) … Led FCS with 854 yards on kickoff returns and second with 33 kickoff returns … Ranked second in the Southland Conference in kickoff returns with a 25.9-yard average and in punt returns with a 9.9-yard average … Only Southland player to return both a kickoff and punt return for a touchdown …Had a 44-yard punt return for a touchdown at New Mexico and an 89-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against Nicholls … Had at least one reception in each of the 10 games he played in 2021 and in all 14 games of his career at HBU … Had five games with at least six receptions, highlighted by a career-best 16 vs. Incarnate Word … Topped 100 yards in back-to-back games vs. Incarnate Word (103) and Northwestern State (113 on nine receptions).
2020
Played in four games, catching a pass in each.
Klein High School
Three-year letterman at Klein High School for coach Shane Hallmark and also lettered all four years in track, two years in basketball, and baseball… Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Hot 300 District 15-6A MVP as a junior with 56 catches for 950 yards, 10 touchdowns, four interceptions, and two kick return touchdowns…was the district’s Offensive Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore with 27 receptions for 440 yards and three touchdowns
Personal
Full name Tyson Thompson ... Born: March 26 at Bryan, Texas.. Parents: Tyrone and Amy Thompson … Two brothers, one sister … Older brother JP was a two-year letterman at Rice (2014-16) and sister Tiana is committed to play soccer at SFA … … Graduated with a degree in Business and now enrolled in the online MBA program…Rice College: Jones
Jones College
WBB: Rice vs. Marshall Postgame Presser
Wednesday, March 09
VB: Rice-Texas Postgame Presser
Saturday, December 04
VB: Rice-San Diego Postgame Presser
Thursday, December 02
