A little more background on Thompson:
Comes from a Military family, moved from city to city, country to country every three years of his life
National level AAU Basketball player until family moved to Cibolo TX during JR year,, home of Texas football power Bryon P. Steele. Coaches there convinced him to switch to football
Sacrificed for team bulked up and played WR & TE. Playing weight in HS was 217. Was fast, but not fast enough for the big schools, so he recieved offers from the likes of Mississippi State; Air Force; Sam Houston State and others to play H-Back. He refused so the offers were never posted
Went to Scottsdale, lost 22 lbs, speed went from 4.67 to 4.47, you can see the difference in explosion from the HS film and the Scottsdale film
Fell thru the cracks in recruiting, due to breaking collarbone the day before the Spring game, where 30 plus Scouts were there ( Including Coach Canales )
Hurt collarbone again 1 week before season opener but played thru it. Ranked 23rd nationally in catches/yds per catch
Bowl Game MVP
North Texas has a steal. Most of the big name schools did not find out about him until it was too late.
Will be playing with a chip on his shoulder