Joined the Owls following the 2023 spring semester
Named the starting QB two weeks prior to the season opener and earned the starting job just six months after shoulder surgery
In his Owl debut, Thompson led FAU to a 42-20 win behind a 20-25-1 performance that included 280 yards and five TDs, tying FAU's single-game high. His game-long was a 72 yard pass to Tony Johnson and he added three carries for a total of 18 yards
Was 23-for-42 for 180 yards, but his night included two interceptions versus Ohio
Had a 7-12-2 night for 49 yards and added three carries for six yards prior to an injury ending Clemson's workday
At Nebraska
Junior (2022) Honors & Awards
» First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2020, 2021 at Texas)
» Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2022; Spring 2022)
Battled through injuries to start 10-of-12 games at quarterback in his first season at Nebraska in 2022, missing the Minnesota and Michigan games due to injury
Completed 63 percent of his passes (173-of-274) for 2,407 yards and 17 touchdowns, while adding five rushing touchdowns
Had three 300-yard passing games this season, becoming only the fifth quarterback in Husker history with three 300-yard passing games in a season
Also threw at least one touchdown pass in each of his 10 games
Thompson's 2,407 passing yards ranked seventh in school history while his 17 touchdown passes tied for 10th on Nebraska's season chart.
Thompson ranked 12th nationally in passing yards per completion (13.9) in 2022, 14th in passing yards per attempt (8.8) and 29th in passing efficiency (150.1)
Completed 25-of-42 passes for 355 yards and one touchdown in his debut against Northwestern
355 passing yards led the nation in Week 0 and were the most passing yards by a Husker in his debut and the most passing yards in a season opener in school history
Against North Dakota, threw for 193 yards and two touchdowns
Accounted for four total touchdowns against Georgia Southern, throwing for 318 yards and one score while setting a career high with three rushing touchdowns
Passed for 129 yards and one touchdown against No. 6 Oklahoma. Thompson completed 18-of-27 passes for 270 yards and two touchdowns against Indiana, while adding a one-yard rushing touchdown
Led Nebraska's comeback win at Rutgers
Completed 24-of-36 passes for 232 yards with two second-half touchdown passes as the Huskers overcame a 13-point halftime deficit
At Rutgers, threw for 354 yards and two touchdowns, averaging a whopping 22.1 yards per completion
Threw for 172 yards and one touchdown in less than a half while facing the nation's No. 1 pass defense against No. 17 Illinois, but an injury kept him out for the final series of the first half and the entire second half
Injury also kept him out of the Minnesota and Michigan games
Returned to start against Wisconsin and was Nebraska's leading rusher and passer, throwing for 120 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 33 yards
In the season finale at Iowa, led Nebraska to a win by completing 20-of-30 passes for 278 yards and three touchdowns
At Texas (2018-21)
19 games played with 10 starts
Completed nearly 64 percent of his passes (185-of-290) for 2,422 yards and 30 touchdowns while rushing 73 times for 210 yards and five scores.
Had three career games with five or more touchdowns - all in 2021 - the most in Texas history
In 2021, started the final 10 games of the year
Was 165-of-261 (63.2 percent) through the air for 2,113 yards and 24 touchdowns
Member of the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award preseason watch list and was the Big 12 and national player of the week after completing 18-of-23 passes for 303 yards and five touchdowns with six total touchdowns against Texas Tech
Against No. 6 Oklahoma, threw for 388 yards and five touchdowns
Tied the school record with six touchdown passes and seven total touchdowns against Kansas, when he completed 30-of-43 passes for 358 yards
Redshirted in his first season at Texas in 2018
Played in four games as a redshirt freshman in 2019, completing 8-of-12 passes for 84 yards
Saw action in three games in 2020, completing 12-of-17 passes for 225 yards and six touchdowns
High School
Joined Texas as one of the nation’s top 225 recruits and top 15 quarterbacks by ESPN
Played his final prep season for Newcastle High School after beginning his career at Southmoore High School
Totaled 12,840 yards of offense in his high school career, including 9,829 passing yards and 107 passing touchdowns with 3,011 rushing yards and 47 touchdowns
Personal
Casey is the son of Kori and Charles Thompson, and he was born on Oct. 3, 1998
Earned his degree from Texas in May of 2021
Claimed his master's degree in applied science from Nebraska in December of 2022
Father, Charles, played quarterback for Oklahoma in 1987 and 1988
Brother, Kendal, spent three seasons as a quarterback at Oklahoma (2011-13) and two seasons at Utah (2014-15)