1. Skylar John Thompson was born on June 4,1997 and is an American professional football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League.
20 Facts About Skylar Thompson
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Skylar Thompson played college football for the Kansas State Wildcats and was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL draft.
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Skylar Thompson lost his grandfather, John Skylar Thompson, in 2003 to pancreatic cancer.
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Skylar Thompson was a four-year letterman and starting quarterback, punter, and kicker at Fort Osage High School in Independence, Missouri.
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Skylar Thompson was named a 3-star recruit by ESPN and a 4-star recruit by 247Sports, accepting a full-ride scholarship to Kansas State over offers from Illinois, Iowa State, Kansas, Louisville, North Dakota State, Ohio, Tulsa, UNLV, Wake Forest, and Wyoming, as well as several preferred walk-on spots, including Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri, among many others.
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Skylar Thompson lettered in basketball, baseball, and soccer, and was named Missouri All-State in both basketball and soccer at certain points in his career.
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Skylar Thompson was named the full-time starter as a sophomore and kept that starting role until graduation, but was constantly plagued with injuries throughout college.
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Skylar Thompson was again injured in week 3 of 2021 against Southern Illinois, seeing limited time as a backup while healing and not returning full-time until week 10.
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When Skylar Thompson was healthy, he played very well and was considered one of the best quarterbacks in the history of Kansas State football, having the all-time record for best passer rating over 2,000 yards, the second-most career passing touchdowns and passing yards in school history, as well as the second-most total offensive yards for a quarterback in school history.
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Skylar Thompson finished his passing career with 7,134 yards on 552 passes for 42 touchdowns and 16 interceptions.
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Skylar Thompson was an effective running quarterback with 1,087 total rushing yards and 26 touchdowns.
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Skylar Thompson was drafted by the Miami Dolphins, with the 247th overall pick in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL draft.
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Skylar Thompson ranked first among qualifying quarterbacks in passer rating at the conclusion of the 2022 preseason.
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Skylar Thompson was named to the 53 man roster after final cuts.
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Skylar Thompson made his NFL debut in Week 5 against the New York Jets after Teddy Bridgewater left the game with a concussion.
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On October 15,2022, Skylar Thompson was announced as the Dolphins Week 6 starter against the Minnesota Vikings after both Tua Tagovailoa and Teddy Bridgewater were dealing with concussions.
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Skylar Thompson sustained a thumb injury after completing 7-of-13 passes for 89 yards and was replaced by Bridgewater, who cleared concussion protocol and was active as the backup quarterback.
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On January 6,2023, Skylar Thompson was announced as the starter against the Jets in Week 18 after Tagovailoa entered concussion protocol following Week 16 and Bridgewater suffered a dislocated finger on his throwing hand in Week 17.
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Skylar Thompson replaced Tagovailoa in their Week 2 game against the Bills after the latter left the game with a concussion.
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Skylar Thompson was waived on December 14,2024 and re-signed to the practice squad three days later.