2017 Football Roster
Thompson, Deontez
Jersey Number 20
Deontez Thompson
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Indian Head, Md.
- High School:
- Henry E. Lackey
Bio
2018
- Played in nine games making six starts
- Second on the team with 225 yards rushing on 56 attempts, averaging 4.0 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)
2017
- 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 8 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
2016
- Stats FCS Freshman All-American
- First Spider freshman to rush for over 1,000 yards
- 14th Spider ever to reach 1,000 yards in a single-season
- Finished with 1,250 all-purpose yards and 11 TDs (nine rushing)
2015
- Redshirted
High School
- Honorable mention all-state
- Second-Team All-SMAC
- First-Team All-SMAC as a junior
- Also played basketball and track
- Placed first in the 4 x 800 and the 4 x 400 at indoor in track
Personal
- Son of Jonathan Thompson
- Two years on honor roll
Football Weekly Press Conference - September 10th
Wednesday, September 10
Football Weekly Press Conference - September 3rd
Wednesday, September 03
Football Weekly Media Availability: Lehigh
Wednesday, August 27
First Football Camp Scrimmage Press Conference
Saturday, August 09
