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Jersey Number 83
Emory Thompson
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 165
- Hometown:
- Lexington, Ky.
- High School:
- Paul L. Dunbar
- Major:
- Government
Bio
Special Teams Award (2017 team award)
SENIOR (2017)
Recipient of the Special Teams Award from the team … third on the squad with 28 receptions, fourth with 259 receiving yards … tied for second among Big Green receivers with three touchdown catches … also carried the ball 11 times on end arounds for 63 yards … started every game and caught at least one pass in all 10 … better known for his coverage on special teams, recording 10 tackles during the season … caught the game’s first touchdown on a 22-yard strike for one of his four receptions in the 27-26 overtime triumph over Holy Cross … hauled in a pair of passes but ran five times for a total of 53 yards in the 16-13 win at Penn, nut his biggest play was a 5-yard catch on fourth down during the game’s final drive that ended with the game-winning touchdown … also had a 13-yard run during the drive to get Dartmouth down to the Penn 2 … had season highs of six receptions and 49 receiving yards at Sacred Heart, including the final two touchdowns from 2- and 5-yards out to finish the rally for a 29-26 victory … caught three passes in both of the victories against Cornell and Brown at Fenway Park … caught a 5-yard pass during the go-ahead drive that ended with one second on the clock in the 54-44 win over Princeton.
JUNIOR (2016)
Consistent performer for the Big Green all season, starting at wide receiver in eight of his nine games … caught at least two passes in each of those nine contests … third on the squad with 30 catches and 363 receiving yards … also terrific on kick coverage teams, making eight tackles … hauled in three fourth-quarter passes — one being a four-yard touchdown and another a career-best 37-yarder — to help Dartmouth rally from a 14-point deficit in the season opener to defeat 22nd-ranked New Hampshire for the first time in 40 years … had two catches for 51 yards during the opening drive of the 35-10 win at Holy Cross before an injury sidelined him for the rest of the game and the following week … collected a season-high 53 receiving yards on three grabs upon returning at Yale … snared three passes for 31 yards and rushed twice for six more, plus made three tackles on special teams at Columbia … produced at least four catches in each of the final four games, including a personal-best five for 45 yards in the 17-13 win at Cornell.
SOPHOMORE (2015)
Regular in the receiving rotation for the first four games before an injury sidelined him … snared first pass of the year at Georgetown for an eight-yard gain to set up a field goal in the 31-10 victory … caught throws of 18 and 30 yards in the 49-7 romp over Sacred Heart … had a trio of short receptions to help the Big Green win their homecoming game against Yale, 35-3.
FRESHMAN (2014)
Saw action in a pair of varsity games, rushing once on an end-around at fourth-ranked New Hampshire, and catching a five-yard pass in a 44-21 win over Brown … starred on the junior varsity squad … grabbed four throws for 45 yards, ran twice for seven yards and returned three kickoffs for 74 more against Middlebury … had six receptions for 119 yards, including a 55-yard touchdown, in a 40-0 win over Williams … snared two more throws in a 36-0 win over Norwich for 63 yards, the second a 51-yard TD.
HIGH SCHOOL
Led all of Kentucky with seven interceptions as a junior … all-city first-team defensive back as a junior and senior … all-city honorable mention as a wide receiver as a sophomore … gifted athlete who ran for 772 yards and 13 touchdowns as a triple-option quarterback … captained football and track and field teams at Dunbar… … won city long jump and ran on city 4x100 relay championship team … all-city first-team in track.
PERSONAL
Full name is Emory Darryl Thompson … born on Feb. 26, 1996 in Lexington … son of Darryl and Faith has one sister … cousin of Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay and Denver Broncos’ safety David Bruton … father played four years of football at Kentucky State … shares a birthday with his dad.
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