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Eddie Thompson

Player Profile

Class:
RS Junior

Hometown:
Antelope, CA

High School:
Foothill HS

Height / Weight:
5-11 / 185

Position:
Wide Receiver

Experience:
2VL-RS

2006 ... Earned Second Team All-Big Sky Honors at receiver despite playing in just seven games ... caught 27 passes, second-most on the team ... had 311 yards and two touchdowns ... rushed 11 times for 73 more yards, returned 13 punts for 150 yards, and returned six kickoffs for 121 yards ... had six catches for 89 yards, both season-highs, against UNLV ... had four catches for 29 yards and three rushes for 23 yards against Idaho ... had five catches in each of his next three games, including a 5-catch, 70-yard effort against Northern Arizona, including a 29-yard touchdown on a fourth-down play ... had four rushes for 44 yards against Montana State before having his season ended with a knee injury ... had a season-best 26-yard punt return against Northern Colorado.

2005 ... Earned Second Team All-Big Sky honors, and ISU Offensive MVP accolades after catching a team-high 39 passes for a team-high 428 yards ... also spent time at quarterback, and averaged 12.8 yards on punt returns ... rushed for 101 yards on the season as well .... played in nine games, starting the final four ... caught two passes for 36 yards in his collegiate debut vs. Southern Utah ... torched the University of Kentucky for seven catches and 69 yards ... missed the next two games with an injury, and then bounced back with three catches for 46 yards against Montana State, including his first collegiate touchdown ... had career-highs of seven receptions and 93 yards against Montana ... played receiver and quarterback against Sacramento State, catching three passes for 41 yards, and rushing four times for 23 yards ... had four catches for 42 yards, and two rushes for 33 yards, including a season-long 31-yard burst against Portland State ... established a new career-high with eight catches vs. Northern Arizona ... had 22 yards receiving and 26 rushing against Cal Poly.

2004 ... Redshirted.

HS ... Lettered in football and basketball at Foothill High School ... was named First Team All-League and Second Team All-City after grabbing 16 catches for 305 yards, and rushing 43 times for 386 yards ... was named Defensive MVP after picking off five passes as a senior ... was a key player in Foothill's 2003 state basketball title, earning "Sportsmanship Award" for the state tournament ... earned his team's "Sportsmanship Award" ... a four-year Honor Roll member.

Personal ... his parents are Rick and Kim Thompson ... will major in physical education ... his birthday is February 1, 1986.

Thompson's Career Receiving Stats Year No Yds Yds/Rec LG TD 2005 39 428 11.0 21 1 2006 27 311 11.5 30 2 Total 66 739 11.2 30 2

Thompson's Career Rushing Stats Year No Yds Yds/Att LG TD 2005 21 101 4.8 31 0 2006 11 73 6.6 27 0 Total 32 174 5.4 31 0

Thompson's Career Punt Return Stats Year No Yds Yds/Att LG TD 2005 8 102 12.8 38 0 2006 13 150 11.5 26 0 Total 21 252 12.0 38 0

Thompson's Career Kickoff Return Stats Year No Yds Yds/Att LG TD 2005 1 18 18.0 18 0 2006 6 121 20.2 23 0 Total 7 139 19.9 23 0

Career Highs: Receptions - 8 at Northern Arizona, 11-12-05; Yards - 93 vs. Montana, 10-8-05; Long - 30 vs. Montana State, 10-21-06; Touchdown - 1, three times last vs. Montana State 10-21-06; Carries - 7 at Cal Poly, 11-19-05; Yards - 44 vs. Montana State, 10-21-06; Long - 31 vs. Portland State, 11-5-05; Punt Returns - 3 vs. Fort Lewis, 9-9-06; Yards - 56 vs. Fort Lewis, 9-9-06; Long - 38 vs. Southern Utah, 9-1-05; Kickoff Returns - 4 at Portland State, 10-14-06; Yards - 80 at Portland State, 10-14-06; Long - 23, twice last vs. Montana State, 10-21-06


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