Sacramento State QB Kevin Thomson graduate transfers to UW Huskies
Washington has added some much-needed experience to its quarterback room.
Sacramento State’s Kevin Thomson, who the Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Year in 2019, announced Wednesday that he would be joining the Huskies for his final season this fall. He has signed an aid agreement and will be immediately eligible to play in the upcoming season.
“We’re really pleased that Kevin is returning to play for his hometown school,” UW head coach Jimmy Lake said in a statement. “He adds a lot of experience to our quarterbacks room and should help raise the level of competition for everyone.”
UW has three other scholarship quarterbacks on the roster: Redshirt sophomore Jacob Sirmon, redshirt freshman Dylan Morris and freshman Ethan Garbers. None of them have started a game, and they’ve combined for just three college passes total.
In contrast, Thomson — who is from Auburn, Wash., and attended Riverside High School — started his college football career in 2014 when he attended UNLV out of high school.
Thomson transferred to Sacramento State following the 2015 season. A Tommy John surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament in September 2015 sidelined him for nearly two years. The NCAA granted him an extra two seasons of eligibility.
Thomson has spent the last three seasons at Sacramento State, where he was an NCAA-FCS All-American last season. He finished tied for third place for the 2019 Walter Payton Award, given to the nation’s top FCS offensive player. He was also a three-time Academic All-Big Sky selection.
Although he’s leaving Sacramento State, Thomson will be seeing his former team soon — UW and Sacramento State are scheduled to play at Husky Stadium on Sept. 12.
In 27 career games at Sacramento State, Thomson has thrown for 6,424 yards with 52 touchdowns and 12 picks. He’s also rushed for 1,247 yards and 21 rushing touchdowns.
Last season, Thomson completed 265-of-450 passes for 3,216 yards and 27 touchdowns, with eight interceptions. He also rushed for 619 yards and a team-best 12 rushing TDs. The Hornets finished 9-4 overall and 7-1 in the Big Sky, earning a share of the conference title and the program’s first NCAA FCS playoff berth.
As a junior on 2018, he went 79-for-145 for 1,380 yards, eight touchdowns and one interception in seven games. In 2017, he competed 97-for-175 passes for 1,828 yards, 17 TDs and three interceptions.
This story was originally published June 17, 2020 at 1:33 PM.
