Skylar Thompson

Skylar Thompson was originally drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the seventh-round of the 2022 NFL Draft. He appeared in 10 games with the Dolphins over the last three seasons, including starting three, and throwing for 721 yards and one touchdown.

PRO CAREER

• Has played in 10 regular-season games (three starts) in his three-year career (Miami 2022-24)
• Started his only postseason appearance of his career
• Completed 18 of 45 passes for 220 yards and one TD for Miami at Buffalo in the Wild Card Round of the 2022 Playoffs
• Second-lowest drafted rookie in NFL history to start a playoff game
• Second Dolphins rookie to start a playoff game at quarterback, joining Dan Marino in 1983
• Has completed 81 of 138 passes for 721 yards and one TD while rushing for an additional 25 yards on 15 attempts
• Made NFL debut in Week 5 of 2022 (at N.Y. Jets)
• Made NFL starting debut in Week 6 of 2022 (vs. Minnesota)

2024 (DOLPHINS)

• Played in three regular-season games (one start)
• Completed 21 of 33 passes for 187 yards
• Started in Week 3 at Seattle (13-of-19 passes for 107 yards)

2023 (DOLPHINS)

• Did not play in a game
• Inactive (emergency third quarterback) for the first seven weeks of the season
• Active (backup quarterback) for the final 10 weeks of the season

2022 (DOLPHINS)

• Played in seven regular-season games (two starts)
• Completed 81 of 138 passes for 721 yards, one TD and three interceptions
• Dressed but did not play in three games
• Started in Week 6 vs. Minnesota (7-of-13 passes for 89 yards)
• First Dolphins rookie QB drafted in the seventh round or later to start a game since 1980 (David Woodley)
• Started in Week 18 vs. N.Y. Jets (20-of-31 passes for 152 yards)
• Won his first NFL start with a fourth quarter gamewinning drive that secured the team's first playoff berth since 2016

COLLEGE

• Played in 45 games (40 starts) at Kansas State (2017-21)
• Completed 552-of-885 passing (62.4 pct.) for 7,134 yards and 42 TDs; 354 carries for 1,087 yards (3.1 avg.) and 26 TDs
• His 40 starts and 24 career wins as a starting quarterback are the most among all K-State signal callers since at least 1990
• Only player in Kansas State history with over 6,000 passing yards and 1,000 rushing yards in his career
• Engineered six career touchdown drives in the fourth quarter to either tie or take the lead, tied for the most by a K-State quarterback since 1990
• Held the school record for lowest interception percentage (1.81)
• Ranked second in career passing TDs, passing yards, completions and total yards (8,221)
• Ranked third in career TDs responsible for (68), completion percentage and passing attempts
• Ranked fourth in career passing efficiency and passing yards per attempt (8.06)
• Ranked fifth in career passing yards per completion (12.92)
• Ranked tied for third in career rushing TDs, fifth in rushing yards and fifth in rushing attempts by a quarterback

COMMUNITY

• Started the "Thompson Family Cancer Research Fund" in memory of his late mother, Teresa Lynn Thompson, and late grandfather, John Walter Thompson

PERSONAL

• A three-year starter at Fort Osage H.S. (Independence, Missouri) under head coach Ryan Schartz
• Named the 2015 Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year and Simone Award winner as the most outstanding football player in the Kansas City metro area
• Selected to the USA TODAY Sports/American Family Insurance All-USA Missouri team as a senior, while the organization selected him as the offensive player of the year
• Led the Indians to a 13-1 record and the Missouri Class 5 state championship in 2015 as he threw for 2,112 yards and 25 TDs with just three interceptions on 138-of-204 passing (67.7 percent); also rushed for 1,092 yards and 19 TDs on 188 carries
• Set a state championship game record in the Indians' 63-28 win over Chaminade as he accounted for 455 yards of total offense, completing 13-of-15 passes for 253 yards and four TDs while rushing for 202 yards and three TDs
• Played basketball, earning second team all-state honors as a sophomore
• Born June 4, 1997, in Palmyra, Missouri
• Son of Brad Thompson, the late Teresa Thompson and stepmother Kathy Thompson
• Has two brothers, Anthony and Eric, and one sister, Ashley
• Earned his bachelor's degree in management in May 2019