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Jersey Number 6
Alex Thomson
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 233
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Keyport, N.J.
Bio
R-SENIOR SEASON (2019): Primary backup at quarterback … Made three appearances off the bench … Completed 8 of 9 passes for 123 yards and one touchdown … Finished career with 61 completions, 109 attempts, 629 passing yards and six touchdowns in seven games … Also rushed for 22 yards on seven carries in 2019 … Rushed for 72 yards in two seasons at Marshall, plus one touchdown on the ground.
R-JUNIOR SEASON (2018): Graduate transfer who made an immediate impact at quarterback … Played in four games – all starts … Completed 53 of 100 passes for 506 yards and five touchdowns … Also rushed 50 yards and a touchdown … Made first career FBS start against Middle Tennessee, completing 17-34 passes for 173 yards and two touchdown passes … Delivered first FBS touchdown pass to tight end Armani Levias on an 11-yard connection … Led the team to a road win at ODU, passing for 182 yards and throwing a touchdown while rushing for 29 yards … Against ODU, offense totaled 501 yards and scored six touchdowns, and the team rushed for a season-high 319 yards … Passed for two touchdowns in a dominant win against FAU while rushing for 50 yards and his first career touchdown on the ground … The 50 rushing yards vs. FAU is the eighth-most by a quarterback in nine season under Doc Holliday; the last time a QB rushed for more than 50 yards at Marshall was 2014 … Both TD passes against FAU came on passes to Armani Levias (29 yards in the second quarter; 13 yards in the third quarter).
HERD FILE: Born August 24, 1996 … Native of Keyport, New Jersey … Transfer from Wagner College where he has a 3.55 GPA and will graduate this spring ... Completed 90 of 175 passes in 2015 for 1,085 yards with eight touchdowns and six interceptions and was second on the team with 300 yards rushing ... In 2016, he completed 184 of his 323 passes for 2,436 yards with 16 touchdowns and five interceptions ... He also scored three touchdowns on the ground and caught two passes as well ... Was named third-team All-Shore at punter by the Asbury Park Press following his senior season at Keyport High School where he also played outside linebacker.
R-JUNIOR SEASON (2018): Graduate transfer who made an immediate impact at quarterback … Played in four games – all starts … Completed 53 of 100 passes for 506 yards and five touchdowns … Also rushed 50 yards and a touchdown … Made first career FBS start against Middle Tennessee, completing 17-34 passes for 173 yards and two touchdown passes … Delivered first FBS touchdown pass to tight end Armani Levias on an 11-yard connection … Led the team to a road win at ODU, passing for 182 yards and throwing a touchdown while rushing for 29 yards … Against ODU, offense totaled 501 yards and scored six touchdowns, and the team rushed for a season-high 319 yards … Passed for two touchdowns in a dominant win against FAU while rushing for 50 yards and his first career touchdown on the ground … The 50 rushing yards vs. FAU is the eighth-most by a quarterback in nine season under Doc Holliday; the last time a QB rushed for more than 50 yards at Marshall was 2014 … Both TD passes against FAU came on passes to Armani Levias (29 yards in the second quarter; 13 yards in the third quarter).
HERD FILE: Born August 24, 1996 … Native of Keyport, New Jersey … Transfer from Wagner College where he has a 3.55 GPA and will graduate this spring ... Completed 90 of 175 passes in 2015 for 1,085 yards with eight touchdowns and six interceptions and was second on the team with 300 yards rushing ... In 2016, he completed 184 of his 323 passes for 2,436 yards with 16 touchdowns and five interceptions ... He also scored three touchdowns on the ground and caught two passes as well ... Was named third-team All-Shore at punter by the Asbury Park Press following his senior season at Keyport High School where he also played outside linebacker.
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