Darwin Thompson

BIOGRAPHY

Darwin Thompson was born on February 12th, 1997, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is a running back in the NFL. 

During high school, Thompson earned honorable mention all-metro honors from the Tulsa World at running back as a prep senior at Jenks (Okla.) High School as he rushed for 942 yards on 152 carries and 10 touchdowns. He helped the Trojans capture the Class 6A-I state championship with a 21-14 victory over Union HS as he had 13 carries for 144 yards, including a 51-yarder in the second quarter that set up his team’s go-ahead touchdown.

During college he earned National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) second-team All-America honors at running back following his sophomore season at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in Miami, Oklahoma. He also garnered Southwest Junior College Football Conference Offensive MVP honors as a sophomore as he helped lead the Norsemen to a conference championship in 2017 as he rushed for 1,391 yards and eight touchdowns on 185 carries (7.5 ypc/115.9 ypg), to go along with 13 receptions for 150 yards and another score. Darwin finished the season ranking first in the nation with 1,619 all-purpose yards and was second overall in rushing yards. He rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries (5.9 ypc), to go along with three receptions for 72 yards (24.0 ypc), against Independence CC in the inaugural Midwest Bowl as Northeastern Oklahoma A&M entered the game ranked No. 4 in the nation. Overall, he had seven 100-yard rushing games during his sophomore season, including a career-high 232 yards on 20 carries (11.6 ypc) against Coffeyville CC, which included a career-long 66-yard touchdown.

On 2018, he earned second-team all-Mountain West honors from both the league’s coaches and Phil Steele’s Magazine after starting nine games and playing in 13, and finished the season carrying the ball 153 times for 1,044 yards (6.8 ypc) and 14 touchdowns, while catching 23 passes for 351 yards (15.3 ypr) and two touchdowns... Ranked first in the MW and 13th in the nation in yards per carry (6.8), second in the MW and 20th in the nation with 14 rushing touchdowns (1.1 pg), third in the MW and 14th in the nation in total touchdowns with 16 (1.2 pg), fifth in the MW and 51st in the nation in scoring (7.4 ppg), fifth in the MW and 56th in the nation in rushing (80.3 ypg), and fifth in the MW and 65th in the nation in all-purpose yards (107.3 ypg). He had five 100-yard rushing games, the most by an Aggie since 2013, and one 100-yard receiving game. Darwin is the first Aggie since 2012 to record 100 yards rushing and receiving in the same game as he carried the ball 15 times for 140 yards and one touchdown, to go along with a career-high four receptions for a career-best 115 yards and a career-high two receiving touchdowns against San José State (11/10). He was named the Mountain West’s Offensive Player of the Week after carrying the ball 13 times for a career-high 141 yards and a career-best three touchdowns against the Rainbow Warriors. His first 100-yard game of the year was against Tennessee Tech (9/13) as he carried the ball six times for 107 yards, including a 65-yard touchdown.

Records: Is fourth all-time at Utah State for a single season with his 16 total touchdowns and tied for sixth all-time with his 14 rushing touchdowns, he is also the fourth all-time in both a single season and career in rushing average at 6.8 yards per carry and is tied for ninth in single-season scoring with 96 points. Is just the 18th player in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in a single-season (1,044), and the first since 2013, and the 32nd to record 1,000 rushing yards in a career. He ranks tied for 16th all-time in school history in single-season rushing yards and 32nd in career rushing yards.

Darwin Thompson was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the sixth round with the 214th overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft.