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Longhorns Profile Snapshot: No. 8 Casey Thompson

LonghornsWire will be looking at each scholarship player listed on the Texas roster. Today, we will be looking at RS soph QB Casey Thompson.

Going into the 2020 football season, LonghornsWire will be looking at each scholarship player listed on the Texas roster.

Over the summer, each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for Tom Herman this season.

Today, we will be looking at redshirt sophomore quarterback Casey Thompson.

Casey Thompson, Quarterback

Height: 6-1 / Weight: 190

Class: Redshirt Sophomore

Hometown: Newcastle, Oklahoma

High School: Newcastle

HS ranking (247Sports): Three-star / No. 16 position / No. 9 in-state

HS ranking (Rivals): Four-star / No. 14 position / No. 5 in-state

Analysis: A top 10 dual-threat quarterback in the 2018 recruiting class, Casey Thompson is currently the backup quarterback for Texas. The redshirt sophomore is patiently waiting to get his shot at the starting quarterback role.

Thompson played in three games this past season, going 8-12 and 84 yards in games against Louisiana Tech, Rice, Texas Tech, and Utah. He has yet to see a real competitive snap in the offense, as Sam Ehlinger will be the quarterback for one more season.

The native Oklahoman will get his chance next season as the Longhorns are expected to have an open competition for the starting quarterback job. Thompson will be going up against current freshman Hudson Card and Ja’Quinden Jackson. If Thompson is going to make an impact for this Texas team, it will begin in 2021.

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2020 Texas Longhorns Spring Battles: The Quarterbacks

Who will be Sam Ehlinger’s primary backup in 2020? Hudson Card, Casey Thompson and Roschon Johnson all in the mix.

With spring football practice not to far away we look at the upcoming position battles that will take place over the offseason for the Texas Longhorns. The quarterback is one of those positions that has the starter firmly locked into place. The Longhorns will go into the season with Sam Ehlinger under center but what about who will be his primary backup?

Casey Thompson

Thompson returns for his sophomore season as the primary backup for Ehlinger but will it stay this way? The four-star obviously will have a leg up on the competition due to being in the system for a full year. Even with new offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich on staff, Thompson should still be the favorite as the number two.

Thompson appeared in just four games as a freshmen in mop up duty for the Longhorns throwing for 84 yards last season. Not much can be expected from Thompson if Ehlinger stays healthy in 2020. Thompson is definitely a talented dual-threat quarterback that racked up 12,840 yards in high school.

Roschon Johnson

Coming out of high school Johnson was quite the quarterback prospect having appeared in the Under Armour All-American game and an Elite 11 Finalist. Johnson showed just how versatile his skill set was when he made the change to running back due to the injury to Jordan Whittington that ended his season.

With Whittington coming back and the addition to Bijan Robinson, Johnson could find himself back in the quarterback battle with Thompson. Should Whittington move to another position like wide receiver then Roschon could find himself at running back once again due to need.

Hudson Card

Early enrollee and incoming freshman quarterback will find himself in the mix during spring football. Card comes into Texas as the second-ranked dual-threat quarterback of the 2020 class.

Hudson was much like the others on the list, he played in the Under Armour All-American game and was an Elite 11 finalist. Card will be part of the spring camp and he will work on getting acclimated to the college game. He will be battling to be Ehlinger’s primary backup in 2020 and eventually the heir apparent for 2021.