Casey Thompson
Casey Thompson
Throws it deep and dares you to make a play. Across three seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Steve Sarkisian, Mickey Joseph and Tom Herman. One game to point at: 280 pass yds, 18 rush yds against Monmouth — Week 1, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Florida Atlantic, 5,029 passing yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bob Stoops → Brent Venables. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Venables
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Florida Atlantic | 50 | 79 | 63.3% | 509 | 6.4 | 5 | 5 | 125.6 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Nebraska | 173 | 274 | 63.1% | 2,407 | 8.8 | 17 | 10 | 150.1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Texas | 165 | 261 | 63.2% | 2,113 | 8.1 | 24 | 9 | 154.7 | -- | -- |
| Career | 388 | 614 | 63.2% | 5,029 | 8.2 | 46 | 24 | 148.9 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Nebraska | 56 | -21 | -0.4 | 5 | -- |
| 2021 | Texas | 55 | 157 | 2.9 | 4 | -- |
| Career | 121 | 138 | 1.1 | 9 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Go-for-it mentality with the arm to back it up — and the turnovers to live with.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Gunslinger
Go-for-it mentality with the arm to back it up — and the turnovers to live with.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Jayden de Laura’s 2022 season.
Matches Jayden on
Differs from Jayden on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jayden de Laura's senior season at Arizona (2022).
Differs from Jayden on
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2021–2023-76%
Sharp dropoff (-76%) — career inflection point.