2023 Football Roster
Roster
Thompson, Ty

Jersey Number 13
Ty Thompson
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Gilbert, Ariz.
- High School:
- Mesquite HS
Bio
As A Redshirt Freshman (2022)
Appeared in seven games for the Ducks during second season in Eugene … Completed 11-of-20 passes for 72 yards, attempting passes in five different games … 5-of-7 for 63 yards in 2022 home opener vs. Eastern Washington (Sept. 10) … Played 66 total offensive snaps.
As A Freshman (2021)
Played in three games as a true freshman while utilizing a redshirt season … Completed 7-of-15 passes for 87 yards and two touchdowns with one interception … Rushed three times for 10 yards … vs. Stony Brook (Sept. 18): Impressed in his collegiate debut, completing 6-of-9 passes for 82 yards and two touchdowns … First career pass attempt was an eight-yard completion to CJ Verdell … First two career touchdown passes went for one yard (Terrance Ferguson) and 54 yards (Dont’e Thornton).
High School
A five-star recruit and No. 9 player in the country by Rivals … First five-star quarterback ever to sign with Oregon … Rated as the No. 2 dual-threat quarterback and the No. 3 overall quarterback by Rivals … Consensus top-100 player by Rivals, the 247 composite (No. 39), ESPN (No. 65) and 247Sports (No. 83) … A four-star recruit by 247 Sports, ESPN and the 247 composite … Top-five pro-style QB nationally by the 247 composite (No. 4) and 247Sports (No. 5) … No. 14 ranked pocket passer nationally by ESPN … Top-rated player from Arizona by ESPN, the 247 composite and Rivals, while ranking second in the state by 247Sports … Consensus No. 1 QB in Arizona … The 2020 Maxwell Football Club Offensive Player of the Year … The All-American Bowl Offensive Player of the Year … A SI second-team All-American … Named to the PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team as a five-star recruit and the magazine’s No. 33 player overall … Won the Ed Doherty Award Trophy honoring Arizona’s top high school football player … Named Alpha Dog at the Elite 11 Camp by 247Sports … No. 29 ranked player in preseason SI99 by SI All-American … Selected to play in the 2021 All-American Bowl and the 2021 Polynesian Bowl … Owns Mesquite High School records for single-season passing yards and touchdown passes … Led team to back-to-back Division 4A State Championships with a combined 19-4 record in 2019 and 2020 … Finished career tossing for 9,891 yards and 100 touchdowns, while also rushing for 1,145 yards (4.9 ypc) and 20 TDs … During career, had one 500-yard passing game, six 400-yard passing games, 19 300-yard passing games and 25 200-yard passing games … Threw for multiple TDs in 26 games with one 8-TD game, one 7-TD game, two 6-TD games, four 5-TD games, two 4-TD games, nine 3-TD games and seven 2-TD games … Rushed for more than 100 yards three times … Scored multiple touchdowns in four games and had 16 games with at least one rushing TD … Had two career games with 500-plus yards of total offense, nine with 300-or-more yards and 21 with more than 200 yards … In seven playoff games over the last two seasons, had 2,071 passing yards and 17 touchdown passes with 446 rushing yards (4.5 ypc) and six TDs … Also had three 300-yard playoff passing games, including both title games, and five 200-yard games … In the two state championship games, combined to complete 48-of-84 passes for 731 yards and six touchdown passes while rushing for 129 yards (5.0 ypc) and two TDs … As a senior, earned a spot on the first-team 2020 Arizona MaxPreps all-state high school football team … Led team to 4A state crown with an 8-1 record … Completed 183-of-308 passes for 3,431 yards with 34 touchdown and just seven picks … Rushed for 410 yards on 78 carries (5.3 ypc) and eight TDs … Passed for a career-high 548 yards on 26-for-42 passing with a season-high six touchdowns in a win over Gilbert … Including the 548-yard effort, finished with three 400-yard plus passing games … Went 24-for-36 for 465 yards and five TDs in a win vs. American Leadership Academy … Completed 25-of-42 passes for 428 yards and three touchdowns in a win vs. Marcos de Niza … Tossed for more than 300 yards in eight of Mesquite’s nine games … Went 13-for-18 for 368 yards with five TDs in a win over Apache Junction … Tossed for 348 yards with two TDs on 16-of-32 passing in a quarterfinal playoff win over Northwest Christian … Went 20-for-40 for 347 yards and three TDs vs. Sunrise Mountain … Threw for 345 yards on 25-of-38 passing with three TDs, while rushing for a season-high 122 yards on 20 carries with two TDs in state championship game win over Cactus … Completed 17-of-27 passes for 327 yards and four TDs in win over Seton Catholic … Threw for more than 200 yards in all nine games including a 255-yard effort on 17-of-33 passing with three TDs in a 19-16 win over American Leadership Academy in a semifinal playoff game … In that win, completed the winning touchdown with 44.4 seconds to play … Topped the semifinal heroics by tossing a TD pass and completing a pass on the two-point conversion with 17 seconds to play to give Mesquite a 39-38 win in the state championship game … Had multiple-TD passes in all nine games with a season-high 6-TD game, two 5-TD games, a 4-TD game, four 3-TD games and a 2-TD game … Had multiple rushing touchdowns in three games, including two vs. Cactus (3 TD passes) in the state championship win … Scored two rushing TDs in a regular-season win over American Leadership Academy (5 passing TDs) … Rushed for two touchdowns in loss to Sunrise Mountain (3 TD passes) … Scored on a TD run in five games … Had two games with more than 500-yards of total offense, including a career-best 563 yards (465 passing, 98 rushing) in a win over American Leadership Academy … Totaled 558 yards (548 passing, 10 rushing) in a win vs. Gilbert … Had four games with 400-plus yards of total offense … In addition to the two 500-yard games, had 467 yards (345 passing, 122 rushing) in the state finals win over Cactus … Finished with 444 yards (428 passing, 16 rushing) in a win over Marcos de Niza … Tallied more than 300 yards of total offense in eight of team’s nine games … As a junior, named 4A first-team all-conference and 4A Desert Sky first-team all-region after leading team to Arizona 4A state championship with an 11-3 record … Named to the Arizona All-State second team by MaxPreps … Nominated for the Ed Doherty Award which goes to Arizona’s top high school football player … Completed 250-of-424 passes for 4,074 yards with 45 touchdowns and 14 interceptions … Also rushed for 562 yards and six TDs on 104 carries … Finished season with three 400-yard passing games, eight 300-yard passing games and nine 200-yard passing games … Threw multiple touchdown passes in 11 of 13 games played … Had an 8-TD game, a 7-TD game, two 5-TD games, four 3-TD games and three 2-TD games … Rushed for 100-plus yards twice … Scored rushing TDs in five different games, including one game with two TD runs … Compiled more than 400 yards of total offense five times, while totaling nine games with 300 or more yards of total offense … Had season-highs of 470 yards passing, 31 completions, 46 pass attempts and eight TD passes in a win over Buckeye … Tossed for 448 yards (25-for-29) and seven touchdowns in a win over Poston Butte … Threw for 401 yards (17-for-34) and five TDs in a win vs. Combs … Went 24-for-42 for 390 yards and two touchdowns in a loss to Seton Catholic, while also rushing for a TD … In the state championship win over Desert Edge, threw for 386 yards (23-for-46) and three touchdowns … Tossed for three TDs and ran for a fourth while throwing for 364 yards (15-for-23) in a win over Gilbert … In the semifinal playoff win over Cactus, completed 28-of-45 passes for 354 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for another … Threw for five touchdowns and 308 yards (19-for-25) in a win over Mingus … Rushed for a season-high 156 yards and two touchdowns on 26 carries, while throwing for a third in a quarterfinal state playoff win over Marcos de Niza … Gained 111 yards on 21 carries and scored a rushing TD in a win over Arcadia while also throwing one TD pass … Had a season-high 490 yards (390 passing, 99 rushing) of total offense vs. Seton Catholic … Finished with 486 yards (470 passing, 16 rushing) of total offense vs. Buckeye … Tallied 470 yards (448 passing, 22 rushing) total offensive yards in a win vs. Poston Butte … Had 430 yards (401 passing 29 rushing) of total offense vs. Combs … Had 403 yards (354 passing, 49 rushing) total offensive yards in playoff semifinal win over Cactus … As a sophomore, completed 70.6 percent (163-for-231) of passes for 2,361 yards with 21 touchdowns and nine picks while rushing for 173 yards and six TDs on 52 carries … Threw for 300-plus yards three times and more than 200 yards in seven of 10 games played … Had multiple TD passes in six games with one 6-TD game, one 4-TD game, one 3-TD game and three 2-TD games … Tossed for a season-high 389 yards (16-for-24) and a season-best six touchdowns in a win vs. Poston Butte … Had 307 yards passing (11-for-14) and four TD passes plus a rushing touchdown in a win over Buckeye … Threw for 303 yards (28-for-39) and two TDs vs. Campo Verde … Scored a rushing TD in six different games … Had four games with more than 300 yards of total offense … Posted a season-high 381 yards (389 passing, -8 rushing) of total offense vs. Poston Butte … Had 311 yards (303 passing, 8 rushing) total offensive yards vs. Campo Verde … Tallied 303 yards (307 passing, -4 rushing) vs. Buckeye … Finished with 301 yards (281 passing, 20 rushing) against Marco de Niza … As a freshman, threw for 25 yards (5-for-17) with two interceptions … High school coach was Scott Hare … Named a Golden Scholar and on the Honor Roll all four years at Mesquite … Also recruited by Arizona, Arizona State, Boise State, California, Colorado, Duke, Iowa, Iowa State, Louisville, LSU, Miami (Fla.), Michigan State, North Carolina State, Northern Arizona, Purdue, Utah and Wisconsin.
Appeared in seven games for the Ducks during second season in Eugene … Completed 11-of-20 passes for 72 yards, attempting passes in five different games … 5-of-7 for 63 yards in 2022 home opener vs. Eastern Washington (Sept. 10) … Played 66 total offensive snaps.
As A Freshman (2021)
Played in three games as a true freshman while utilizing a redshirt season … Completed 7-of-15 passes for 87 yards and two touchdowns with one interception … Rushed three times for 10 yards … vs. Stony Brook (Sept. 18): Impressed in his collegiate debut, completing 6-of-9 passes for 82 yards and two touchdowns … First career pass attempt was an eight-yard completion to CJ Verdell … First two career touchdown passes went for one yard (Terrance Ferguson) and 54 yards (Dont’e Thornton).
High School
A five-star recruit and No. 9 player in the country by Rivals … First five-star quarterback ever to sign with Oregon … Rated as the No. 2 dual-threat quarterback and the No. 3 overall quarterback by Rivals … Consensus top-100 player by Rivals, the 247 composite (No. 39), ESPN (No. 65) and 247Sports (No. 83) … A four-star recruit by 247 Sports, ESPN and the 247 composite … Top-five pro-style QB nationally by the 247 composite (No. 4) and 247Sports (No. 5) … No. 14 ranked pocket passer nationally by ESPN … Top-rated player from Arizona by ESPN, the 247 composite and Rivals, while ranking second in the state by 247Sports … Consensus No. 1 QB in Arizona … The 2020 Maxwell Football Club Offensive Player of the Year … The All-American Bowl Offensive Player of the Year … A SI second-team All-American … Named to the PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team as a five-star recruit and the magazine’s No. 33 player overall … Won the Ed Doherty Award Trophy honoring Arizona’s top high school football player … Named Alpha Dog at the Elite 11 Camp by 247Sports … No. 29 ranked player in preseason SI99 by SI All-American … Selected to play in the 2021 All-American Bowl and the 2021 Polynesian Bowl … Owns Mesquite High School records for single-season passing yards and touchdown passes … Led team to back-to-back Division 4A State Championships with a combined 19-4 record in 2019 and 2020 … Finished career tossing for 9,891 yards and 100 touchdowns, while also rushing for 1,145 yards (4.9 ypc) and 20 TDs … During career, had one 500-yard passing game, six 400-yard passing games, 19 300-yard passing games and 25 200-yard passing games … Threw for multiple TDs in 26 games with one 8-TD game, one 7-TD game, two 6-TD games, four 5-TD games, two 4-TD games, nine 3-TD games and seven 2-TD games … Rushed for more than 100 yards three times … Scored multiple touchdowns in four games and had 16 games with at least one rushing TD … Had two career games with 500-plus yards of total offense, nine with 300-or-more yards and 21 with more than 200 yards … In seven playoff games over the last two seasons, had 2,071 passing yards and 17 touchdown passes with 446 rushing yards (4.5 ypc) and six TDs … Also had three 300-yard playoff passing games, including both title games, and five 200-yard games … In the two state championship games, combined to complete 48-of-84 passes for 731 yards and six touchdown passes while rushing for 129 yards (5.0 ypc) and two TDs … As a senior, earned a spot on the first-team 2020 Arizona MaxPreps all-state high school football team … Led team to 4A state crown with an 8-1 record … Completed 183-of-308 passes for 3,431 yards with 34 touchdown and just seven picks … Rushed for 410 yards on 78 carries (5.3 ypc) and eight TDs … Passed for a career-high 548 yards on 26-for-42 passing with a season-high six touchdowns in a win over Gilbert … Including the 548-yard effort, finished with three 400-yard plus passing games … Went 24-for-36 for 465 yards and five TDs in a win vs. American Leadership Academy … Completed 25-of-42 passes for 428 yards and three touchdowns in a win vs. Marcos de Niza … Tossed for more than 300 yards in eight of Mesquite’s nine games … Went 13-for-18 for 368 yards with five TDs in a win over Apache Junction … Tossed for 348 yards with two TDs on 16-of-32 passing in a quarterfinal playoff win over Northwest Christian … Went 20-for-40 for 347 yards and three TDs vs. Sunrise Mountain … Threw for 345 yards on 25-of-38 passing with three TDs, while rushing for a season-high 122 yards on 20 carries with two TDs in state championship game win over Cactus … Completed 17-of-27 passes for 327 yards and four TDs in win over Seton Catholic … Threw for more than 200 yards in all nine games including a 255-yard effort on 17-of-33 passing with three TDs in a 19-16 win over American Leadership Academy in a semifinal playoff game … In that win, completed the winning touchdown with 44.4 seconds to play … Topped the semifinal heroics by tossing a TD pass and completing a pass on the two-point conversion with 17 seconds to play to give Mesquite a 39-38 win in the state championship game … Had multiple-TD passes in all nine games with a season-high 6-TD game, two 5-TD games, a 4-TD game, four 3-TD games and a 2-TD game … Had multiple rushing touchdowns in three games, including two vs. Cactus (3 TD passes) in the state championship win … Scored two rushing TDs in a regular-season win over American Leadership Academy (5 passing TDs) … Rushed for two touchdowns in loss to Sunrise Mountain (3 TD passes) … Scored on a TD run in five games … Had two games with more than 500-yards of total offense, including a career-best 563 yards (465 passing, 98 rushing) in a win over American Leadership Academy … Totaled 558 yards (548 passing, 10 rushing) in a win vs. Gilbert … Had four games with 400-plus yards of total offense … In addition to the two 500-yard games, had 467 yards (345 passing, 122 rushing) in the state finals win over Cactus … Finished with 444 yards (428 passing, 16 rushing) in a win over Marcos de Niza … Tallied more than 300 yards of total offense in eight of team’s nine games … As a junior, named 4A first-team all-conference and 4A Desert Sky first-team all-region after leading team to Arizona 4A state championship with an 11-3 record … Named to the Arizona All-State second team by MaxPreps … Nominated for the Ed Doherty Award which goes to Arizona’s top high school football player … Completed 250-of-424 passes for 4,074 yards with 45 touchdowns and 14 interceptions … Also rushed for 562 yards and six TDs on 104 carries … Finished season with three 400-yard passing games, eight 300-yard passing games and nine 200-yard passing games … Threw multiple touchdown passes in 11 of 13 games played … Had an 8-TD game, a 7-TD game, two 5-TD games, four 3-TD games and three 2-TD games … Rushed for 100-plus yards twice … Scored rushing TDs in five different games, including one game with two TD runs … Compiled more than 400 yards of total offense five times, while totaling nine games with 300 or more yards of total offense … Had season-highs of 470 yards passing, 31 completions, 46 pass attempts and eight TD passes in a win over Buckeye … Tossed for 448 yards (25-for-29) and seven touchdowns in a win over Poston Butte … Threw for 401 yards (17-for-34) and five TDs in a win vs. Combs … Went 24-for-42 for 390 yards and two touchdowns in a loss to Seton Catholic, while also rushing for a TD … In the state championship win over Desert Edge, threw for 386 yards (23-for-46) and three touchdowns … Tossed for three TDs and ran for a fourth while throwing for 364 yards (15-for-23) in a win over Gilbert … In the semifinal playoff win over Cactus, completed 28-of-45 passes for 354 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for another … Threw for five touchdowns and 308 yards (19-for-25) in a win over Mingus … Rushed for a season-high 156 yards and two touchdowns on 26 carries, while throwing for a third in a quarterfinal state playoff win over Marcos de Niza … Gained 111 yards on 21 carries and scored a rushing TD in a win over Arcadia while also throwing one TD pass … Had a season-high 490 yards (390 passing, 99 rushing) of total offense vs. Seton Catholic … Finished with 486 yards (470 passing, 16 rushing) of total offense vs. Buckeye … Tallied 470 yards (448 passing, 22 rushing) total offensive yards in a win vs. Poston Butte … Had 430 yards (401 passing 29 rushing) of total offense vs. Combs … Had 403 yards (354 passing, 49 rushing) total offensive yards in playoff semifinal win over Cactus … As a sophomore, completed 70.6 percent (163-for-231) of passes for 2,361 yards with 21 touchdowns and nine picks while rushing for 173 yards and six TDs on 52 carries … Threw for 300-plus yards three times and more than 200 yards in seven of 10 games played … Had multiple TD passes in six games with one 6-TD game, one 4-TD game, one 3-TD game and three 2-TD games … Tossed for a season-high 389 yards (16-for-24) and a season-best six touchdowns in a win vs. Poston Butte … Had 307 yards passing (11-for-14) and four TD passes plus a rushing touchdown in a win over Buckeye … Threw for 303 yards (28-for-39) and two TDs vs. Campo Verde … Scored a rushing TD in six different games … Had four games with more than 300 yards of total offense … Posted a season-high 381 yards (389 passing, -8 rushing) of total offense vs. Poston Butte … Had 311 yards (303 passing, 8 rushing) total offensive yards vs. Campo Verde … Tallied 303 yards (307 passing, -4 rushing) vs. Buckeye … Finished with 301 yards (281 passing, 20 rushing) against Marco de Niza … As a freshman, threw for 25 yards (5-for-17) with two interceptions … High school coach was Scott Hare … Named a Golden Scholar and on the Honor Roll all four years at Mesquite … Also recruited by Arizona, Arizona State, Boise State, California, Colorado, Duke, Iowa, Iowa State, Louisville, LSU, Miami (Fla.), Michigan State, North Carolina State, Northern Arizona, Purdue, Utah and Wisconsin.
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