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Colin Thompson
Photo by: Joseph V. Labolito/Temple University
Colin Thompson_Memphis
Photo by: Zamani Feelings
Colin Thompson
Jersey Number 86

Colin Thompson

  • Position:
    Tight End
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-4 / 250
  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown:
    Doylestown, Pa.
  • High School:
    Archbishop Wood
A two-year letter winner ('14, '15)

Honors: 2016 - All-American Athletic Conference Honorable Mention ... John Mackey Award Watch List (top tight end) ... Offensive Effort Player of the Week (ECU) ... 2013 - SEC Academic Honor Roll ... 2012 - SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2016 (Redshirt Senior): Emerged from camp as the starting tight end ... had one reception for 32 yards in the opener vs. Army ... has played in every game so far this season expect vs. Stony Brook, where he sat out due to an ankle injury ... had one catch at Memphis that came on a critical 4th down conversion ... caught the first TD pass of his career against USF. 

2015 (Redshirt Junior): Started 10 of 14 games at tight end ... caught 2-point conversion pass from Phillip Walker against UCF ... a steady blocker all season, he became more of a weapon in the passing game as the season progressed.

2014 (Redshirt Sophomore): Made Temple debut in week 4 at Connecticut ... started first career game in week 10 victory over East Carolina ...became more involved on the offense as the season progressed.

College: Spent two seasons at Florida, did not see any game action in 2012 due to an injury and redshirted ... played in the first three games of 2013, seeing action at tight end and on special teams …missed the last nine games due to injury.

High School: Played tight end for coach Steve Devlin at Archbishop Wood in Philadelphia ... consensus four-star recruit … ESPN.com first team All-American ... rated as the #2 tight end in the nation by ESPN.com and Scout.com … ranked #117 in the ESPN 150 and #106 overall by Scout.com …The #5 prospect in Pennsylvania according to Rivals.com … named honorable mention All-American by Sports Illustrated … participant in the 2012 Under Armour All-American Game (1-17 receiving, 1 tackle) … selected to the Pennsylvania Sportswriters Class AAA All-State Team … helped Archbishop Wood to a 14-1 record in his senior season … high school finished #19 in the final Powerade Fab 50 rankings and #21 in the final USA Today Super 25 rankings … Archbishop Wood won the school’s first-ever title, winning the PIAA Class 3A State Championship Game, 52-0 … had 13 catches for 208 yards and four touchdowns as a senior … chose Florida over many schools, including Alabama, Boston College, Penn State, Pittsburgh, South Carolina, Stanford, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

Personal: Born Colin Thompson in Doylestown, PA … parents are Karen and Dave Thompson … has a brother Kerry … volunteered with Athletes Helping Athletes and the Salvation Army … favorite NFL player is Jason Witten … earned degree in communication studies.
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Saturday, September 06
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