Dominique Thompson

Photo by: Owen Main

Height:
5-11
Weight:
193
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Buena Park, CA
High School:
Cypress HS

Expected to back up the wide receivers in second season at Cal Poly after transferring from Utah.

2022 -- Played in 10 games ... all but the season finale against Portland State ... as a backup receiver ... three catches for 30 yards ... two receptions for 24 yards against Idaho State and one more for six yards versus UC Davis ... also returned three kickoffs 63 yards, including a 31-yard return, all against Montana State ... one catch for 13 yards in 2023 Spring Game.

Utah -- Enrolled at Utah for four years ... transferred as a preferred walk-on at Cal Poly for the 2022 season ... did not see any action in 2021 season as a redshirt sophomore ... played in all five games during pandemic-shortened 2020 season on special teams ... saw action in one game in 2019 as a redshirt freshman, playing on offense against Idaho State ... was a walk-on at Utah in 2018 and redshirted the season.

High School -- A 2018 graduate of Cypress High School in Orange County ... as a senior in 2017 caught 74 passes for 1,388 yards and 18 touchdowns, helping Centurions to 9-4 record and semifinal berth in CIF-Southern Section Division 9 playoffs ... selected to play in 2018 Orange County North vs. South All-Star Classic ... named to the 2017 All-Empire League First Team and was selected Empire League Special Teams Player of the Year ... returned a punt 80 yards for a touchdown against Santa Ana Valley ... also landed on the All-CIF-Southern Section Division 9 team ... was slowed by a broken ankle in junior season (2016) and earned first-team All-Empire League in 2015 as a sophomore ... also competed in hurdles events on the track and field team.

Personal -- Son of Darrell and Rita Thompson … father was a two-time all-conference running back at Cerritos College … one brother, Christian, and one sister, Drew, who played softball at Grambling State … cousin, Darien Cornay, was a defensive back at Arizona State … heritage is Creole, Choctaw Indian, Black, Filipino and Argentinan Mexican … majored in kinesiology at Utah ... seeking a master's degree in public policy at Cal Poly.