OFFENSIVE GUARD
SOPHOMORE I 6-5 I 352 I 1L
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FARMERSVILLE, TEXAS
TYLER, TEXAS
Farmersville HS
Chapel Hill HS
2011 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Played in six of the first seven games before being sidelined by injury. 2010 | REDSHIRT SEASON Redshirted in his first season on campus. HIGH SCHOOL The No. 4 ranked center in Texas and No. 18 nationally by Rivals.com ... first-team All-State and All-District 13-3A ... also a first-team selection at defensive tackle in addition to serving as the team’s field-goal kicker ... an academic all-district pick his senior year ... earned All-State honors as a sophomore when he helped Farmersville win the 2-A state championship. PERSONAL Parents are Shane and Tracy Thompson ... major is business.
THOMPSON’S CAREER TOTALS Games Played/Started: 6/0 (6/0 in 2011)
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JUSTIN TREJO OFFENSIVE GUARD SENIOR I 6-4 I 305 I 1L
ST. PAUL, MINN. Cretin-Derham Hall HS 2011 | JUNIOR SEASON Saw his lone game action during the home win vs. New Mexico. 2010 | SOPHOMORE SEASON Received his first playing time in the home victory over Wyoming. 2009 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Did not see game action. 2008 | REDSHIRT SEASON Redshirted in his first season on campus. HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterman at Cretin-Derham Hall under Head Coach Mike Scanlon ... made two Minnesota 5A State Championship appearances ... also lettered in lacrosse. PERSONAL Parents are Michael and Elzbieta Trejo ... father played football for San Jose State University ... has two siblings, Elliot and Weronika ... majoring in communications and spanish ... enjoys reading, listening to music and hanging out with friends ... also involved in Young Life.
TREJO’S CAREER TOTALS
Games Played/Started: 2/0 (1/0 in 2010; 1/0 in 2011)
2012 FACT BOOK
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MICHAEL THOMPSON
2012 RETURNING PLAYERS MATTHEW TUCKER TAILBACK
SENIOR I 6-1 I 227 I 3L
CAREER HONORS 42011 Honorable-Mention All-Mountain West Conference 42011 Doak Walker Award Watch List 2011 | JUNIOR SEASON Honorable-mention All-Mountain West ... appeared on the Doak Walker Award Watch List ... played in all 13 games, making three starts ... had a team-best 12 rushing touchdowns, giving him 27 in his career and sixth place on TCU’s all-time list ... ran for a score in nine of 13 games ... ranked third on the team with 702 rushing yards, making him one of three TCU backs to rush for more than 700 yards ... led all offensive players in scoring with 72 points ... paced the Frogs in rushing against Air Force, totaling 95 yards with two touchdowns ... rushed for two scores in three games, reaching the end zone twice against Air Force, Louisiana-Monroe and Wyoming ... collected at least 90 yards rushing against three league opponents: Air Force (95), Wyoming (90) and Colorado State (94). 2010 | SOPHOMORE SEASON Placed second on TCU with a career-best 709 yards rushing and seven touchdowns ... averaged 4.8 yards per carry ... moved into second place among active Horned Frogs with his 1,385 career rushing yards in just two seasons, trailing only Ed Wesley (1,731) ... had doubledigit touches in seven of TCU’s 13 games ... his top rushing effort came in the final game at the old Amon G. Carter Stadium ... posted 131 yards on a career-high 22 carries in the win over San Diego State ... teamed with Waymon James (102) to become the first TCU tandem to rush for 100 yards in the same game since Lonta Hobbs (117) and Brandon Hassell (110) against Boise State in the 2003 Fort Worth Bowl ... tallied 20 carries for 74 yards in the seasonopening victory against Oregon State at Cowboys Stadium ... scored in each of the next three games ... ran for touchdowns in six of 13 games overall ... scored twice on the ground against Tennessee Tech, matching a career-high ... had rushing scores in back-to-back weeks versus Baylor and SMU ... ran for 63 yards and a touchdown against both SMU and Air Force ... had 87 yards on just eight carries at Colorado State, highlighted by a season-long 47-yard run to set up a TCU touchdown ... it was the seventh-longest play from scrimmage for TCU in the 2010 season ... caught eight passes for 97 yards on the season ... had a career-high three receptions for 53 yards, highlighted by a career-long 31 yard grab, against Wyoming ... added 45 yards rushing and a scoring run versus the Cowboys ... also had a multi-catch game with two receptions at UNLV. 2009 | FRESHMAN SEASON Placed second on TCU with 676 yards rushing and eight touchdowns as a true freshman ... his rushing total ranked fifth all-time by a Horned Frog freshman ... averaged 6.4 yards per carry ... his top-five rushing efforts of the season came in the last five regular-season contests, running for at least 59 yards in each game ... had a season-high 134 yards and two touchdowns on just 11 carries in the 45-10 win at Wyoming ... scored on runs of three and 48 yards ... the 48-yard run was a season-long carry ... also ran for two scores the previous week in a 55-28 victory over Utah ... his 41-yard touchdown run against the Utes provided TCU’s first points in the game ... later added a 9-yard scoring run ... totaled 68 yards on eight attempts in the Utah contest ... had a 30-yard touchdown run at San Diego State as part of nine carries for 79 yards in a 55-10 win ... his first collegiate touchdown came on a 1-yard run as he rushed for 57 yards on 11 carries against Texas State ... made his collegiate debut with 10 attempts for 38 yards in the 30-14 season-opening victory at Virginia ... scored at least one touchdown in six of the 13 games ... ran for a 7-yard score for TCU’s final points in the 38-7 win at BYU ... had three receptions for 19 yards on the season. HIGH SCHOOL Ranked by Rivals.com as the No. 90 player in the state ... first-team all-state ... Class 3A Offensive Player of the Year ... rushed for 2,260 yards and 27 touchdowns as a senior ... totaled over 6,000 yards in his career. PERSONAL Parents are Victor and Deshonna Tucker ... major is criminal justice.
BIG 2012
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