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24 Lamonte Thompson

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 171
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Florence, Ala.
  • Highschool Florence

Biography

UNA 2014: Three-year starting running back for the Lions...Enters his senior season with 2,312 career rushing yards and 25 total touchdowns scored and one TD pass...Has five career 100-yard rushing games...Rushed for 821 yards on 172 carries in 2014 with a 4.8-yard average...Rushed for 11 touchdowns and had a long run of 60...Caught 19 passes for 155 yards, one touchdown and an 8.2-yard average...Completed both of his pass attempts for 57 yards and one touchdown...The TD was a 29-yarder to Dre Hall against Western Oregon...Selected first-team All-Gulf South Conference and second-team Beyond Sports Network All-Super Region 2...Rushed for 118 yards on 10 carries against Langston and 140 yards on 25 carries against Langston... Selected Gulf South Conference Offensive Player of the Week for Sept. 29 for his performance against Valdosta State...Selected team Most Valuable Player for 2014...UNA 2013: Started all season for the Lions at running back…Led the team in rushing for the second straight year with 801 yards on 115 carries…Averaged 7.0 yards per carry…Scored seven touchdowns with a long run of 69 yards…Caught 12 passes for 112 yards and one touchdown, averaging 9.3 yards per catch…Added 11 kickoff returns for 326 yards and one touchdown, averaging 29.6 yards per return…Had a 90-yard kickoff return touchdown in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division II Playoffs at Lenoir-Rhyne…Named Gulf South Conference Offensive Player of the Week for September 9 after rushing for 189 yards on 14 carries against Miles College…Had touchdown runs in the game of 69 and 38 yards and added one pass reception for 20 yards…Earned second-team All-Gulf South Conference honors for the second straight year…UNA 2012: Started all season for the Lions at tailback...Earned second-team All-Gulf South Conference honors and was UNA's Offensive MVP...Led the Lions with 690 rushing yards on 130 carries for a 5.3 average per carry...Averaged 69 yards per game and scored five touchdowns...Caught nine passes for 30 yards and a long of 23 yards...Had eight kickoff returns for 112 yards and a 14.0 average...Led the team in all-purpose yards with 832...Gained 102 yards on 21 carries in his first collegiate football game against Miles and scored a touchdown...Rushed for 119 yards on 17 carries and scored a touchdown against Valdosta State...His 79-yard touchdown run against Delta State near the end of the third quarter brought UNA back from a 9-7 deficit and led UNA to a 20-12 win over the Statesmen...UNA 2011: Redshirted at UNA as a true freshman...HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Florence High School under coach Alvin Briggs…Played running back and returned kickoffs and punts…Falcons reached the second round of the state playoffs his junior season…Team’s Offensive MVP as a senior…also received the best athlete award and rushed for more than 1,200 yards and 12 TDs…PERSONAL: Full name is Lamonte Jarquez Thompson…Born on June 21, 1993…Son of Nevon and Jeffrey Thompson and has two sisters…Majoring in Business Management…


Year     Att     Yds     Avg     TD     Long
2012     130   690     5.3        5      79
2013     115   801     7.0        7      69
2014     173   821     4.8      11      60
Career 418  2312     5.5      23     79

Year     Rec     Yds    Avg     TD     Long
2012       9       30     3.3         0     23
2013     12     112     9.3         1     22
2014     19     155     8.2         1     19
Career  40      297    7.4         2     23

Career Honors
2012 - Second-team All-Gulf South Conference
2013 - Second-team All-Gulf South Conference
2014 - GSC Offensive Player of the Week (Valdosta State)
2014 - First-team All-Gulf South Conference
2014 - Second-team Beyond Sports Network All-Super Region 2

Career 100-Yard Rushing Games
102 on 21 carries vs. Miles (2012)
119 on 17 carries vs. Valdosta State (2012)
189 on 14 carries vs. Miles (2013)
118 on 10 carries vs. Langston (2014)
140 on 25 carries vs. Western Oregon (2014)

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