Career Honors

  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2023)

As a Sophomore (2023)

  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • Saw action in 10 games, primarily on special teams
  • Returned four kicks for 61 yards against UCLA (Oct. 21)

As a Freshman (2022)

  • Appeared in six games, primarily on special teams
  • Returned four punts for 14 yards and 17 kicks for 335 yards
  • Career-best 161 all-purpose yards (151 on 7 kickoffs, 10 on 1 punt)

Prior to Stanford

  • A top-90 prospect in California according to four recruiting services, ranked No. 71 by PrepStar and On3, No. 79 by ESPN, No. 81 by 247Sports and No. 87 by Rivals
  • A top-150 wide receiver, ranked No. 122 by PrepStar, No. 133 by 247Sports, No. 140 by On3, and No. 148 by ESPN
  • Led Harvard-Westlake to an undefeated season and a league title as a junior in the spring
  • Daily News’ Male Athlete of the Year
  • Del Rey League MVP
  • California Player of the Year (small schools)
  • LA Times “Receiver to Watch”
  • Two-time team MVP
  • Lester Medvene Award for Most Outstanding Sophomore
  • As a senior made 64 receptions for 1,237 yards and 18 touchdowns
  • Scored 29 touchdowns in his career with 3,424 yards
  • Scored five touchdowns with 380 yards in the league championship game in the Rose Bowl as a junior
  • Also lettered in track and field, breaking the 29-year old school record and winning the Arcadia Invitational in the triple jump (47-2)

Personal

  • Son of Shelitta Castille-Thompson and the late Bobby Thompson
  • Has a younger sister, Jessica
  • Father played basketball at Arizona State and ranks third in career assists after ending his career with the record
  • Grandfather, Bobby, played football at Arizona, and is enshrined in the school’s Hall of Fame . . . had a nine-year professional career in the NFL and CFL
  • Has his black belt in Taekwondo
  • Enjoys listening to music, anime and going to the beach
  • Interested in majoring in ethics in society or science, technology and society
  • Born in Los Angeles
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2022
Wide Receiver
5-10 / 178 lbs
Jason Thompson
2024
Wide Receiver
5-10 / 180 lbs