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Kevin Thomson (gridiron football)
Kevin Thomson (born September 2, 1995) is an American professional football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football for UNLV, Sacramento State, and Washington. Early lifeThomson 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 careerUNLVThomson 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 StateThomson 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] WashingtonThomson 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
Professional careerAfter 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 LionsIn 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.[a] 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 StarsOn November 9, 2022, Thomson was signed by the Philadelphia Stars of the United States Football League (USFL).[10] The Stars folded when the XFL and USFL merged to create the United Football League (UFL).[14] Hamilton Tiger-CatsOn January 30, 2024, it was announced that Thomson had signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.[15] He was released on June 1, 2024.[16] ReferencesNotes
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