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2019 Football Roster

5 Deontez Thompson

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 215
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Indian Head, Md.
  • Highschool Henry E. Lackey (Richmond)

Biography

SENIOR 2019 (WESTERN): Played in eight games with three starts … recorded 213 rushing yards on 60 attempts … posted Western’s first touchdown of the season on a nine-yard rush at North Alabama 

JUNIOR 2018 (RICHMOND): Played in nine games making six starts… second on the team with 225 yards rushing on 56 attempts, averaging four yards per carry… caught seven passes for 60 yards… led Richmond with 11 carries for 84 yards in the win over Fordham (Sept. 8)… season-long, 51-yard touchdown, run against Fordham… caught a season-high three passes for 23 yards in the win over Saint Francis (Sept. 13)… carried the ball 17 times for 70 yards and caught two passes for 18 yards against Stony Brook (Sept. 22)… had seven carries for 44 yards against Elon (Oct. 20)

SOPHOMORE 2017 (RICHMOND): Preseason All-American, Preseason All-CAA… appeared in seven games, limited with injuries at the end of the season… rushed for 197 yards and two touchdowns for the season… caught eight passes for 31 yards… had 60 total yards in first two games, including first rushing TD of the year in first-half against #25 Colgate… 14th Spider ever to reach 1,000 yards in a single-season

REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN 2016 (RICHMOND): Stats FCS Freshman All-American… first Spider freshman to rush over 1000 yards… 14th Spider ever to reach 1000 yards in a single-season… finished with 1250 all-purpose yards and 11 TDs (nine rushing)

FRESHMAN 2015 (RICHMOND): Redshirted

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