Casey Thompson (born October 3, 1998) is an American football quarterback for the Dresden Monarchs of the German Football League. He played college football for the Texas Longhorns, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Florida Atlantic Owls, and Oklahoma Sooners.
Early life Thompson played his first three years of high school football at Southmoore High School in Moore, Oklahoma. During his last season at Southmoore he threw for 2,730 yards and 28 touchdowns. Prior to his 2017 senior season, Thompson transferred to Newcastle High School in Newcastle, Oklahoma, where he passed for 3,249 yards. As a four star recruit, Thompson committed to University of Texas at Austin on April 13, 2017.
College career Texas During Thompson's first two years with the Longhorns, he served as the backup quarterback behind Sam Ehlinger. At the 2020 Alamo Bowl, Thompson entered the game after Ehlinger suffered an injury. During that game, Thompson went 8–10 with 170 yards and 4 touchdowns in the 55–23 blowout win over the Colorado Buffaloes. His four touchdowns tied the Alamo Bowl record.
After Ehlinger left for the NFL, Thompson competed with Hudson Card for the starting quarterback position. Card initially won the starting job, but Thompson was promoted to starter for week 3. In his first collegiate career start, he went 15-for-18 on pass attempts, threw for 164 yards, 2 touchdowns, and an interception in a 58–0 shutout victory over the Rice Owls. Thompson was the starter in a 70–35 victory over the Texas Tech Red Raiders, the first time the Longhorns scored 70 or more points in a game since 2005. Thompson started 10 games for the Longhorns and posted a 4–6 record. He threw for 2,113 yards and 24 touchdowns against nine interceptions while also tacking on another four touchdowns with his legs.
At the conclusion of the 2021 season, Thompson entered himself into the transfer portal after Ohio State quarterback Quinn Ewers committed to transfer to Texas. He would eventually transfer to Nebraska.
Nebraska On January 7, 2022, Thompson announced his transfer to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln to play for the Cornhuskers.
In 2022, Thompson started 10 games, going 4–6 for Nebraska, but missed two games with an injury.
Florida Atlantic On May 10, 2023, Thompson transferred to Florida Atlantic. After starting the first three games of the year, Thompson suffered a torn ACL in Florida Atlantic's 48–14 loss to the Clemson Tigers.
On December 21, 2023, Thompson announced that he would be entering the transfer portal for the third time.
Oklahoma On January 11, 2024, Thompson announced his transfer to the University of Oklahoma for his final year of college eligibility. At Oklahoma, he played in just one game with the final kneel in OU's 24–3 win against the Alabama Crimson Tide on November 23.
Statistics Year Team Games Passing Rushing GP Record Comp Att Pct Yards Avg TD Int Rate Att Yards Avg TD 2018 Texas Redshirt 2019 Texas 4 0–0 8 12 66.7 84 7.0 0 0 125.5 10 22 2.2 1 2020 Texas 3 0–0 12 17 70.6 225 13.2 6 0 298.2 8 31 3.9 0 2021 Texas 12 4–6 165 261 63.2 2,113 8.1 24 9 154.7 55 157 2.9 4 2022 Nebraska 10 4–6 173 274 63.1 2,407 8.8 17 10 150.1 56 −21 −0.4 5 2023 Florida Atlantic 3 1–2 50 79 63.3 509 6.4 5 5 125.6 10 2 0.2 0 2024 Oklahoma 1 0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 33 9−14 408 643 63.5 5,338 8.3 52 24 152.4 139 189 1.4 10
Professional career
Thompson went undrafted in the 2025 NFL draft.
Dresden Monarchs On July 29, 2026, Thompson was signed by the Dresden Monarchs of the German Football League.https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/dresden-monarchs-add-casey-thompson-and-michael-breuler-as-gfl-playoff-push-heats-up/
Personal life Thompson is the son of former Oklahoma quarterback Charles Thompson. He is the younger brother of former NFL wide receiver, Kendal Thompson.
References
External links Texas Longhorns bio Nebraska Cornhuskers bio Florida Atlantic Owls bio Oklahoma Sooners bio