2022
Played in all 11 games ... Had just 4 carries for 5 total yards on the season but 3 carries were for touchdowns ... Had a 2-yard touchdown carry at North Dakota (10/1/22) for his first career score ... Scored touchdowns in back-to-back games at Northern Iowa (10/22/22), then vs. Western Illinois (10/29/22) on homecoming, both from one-yard out ... Returned 3 "sky kicks" vs. Southern Illinois (10/8/22) for a combined 35 yards, with a long of 15 ... Had a season-long 17-yard kick return at UNI.

2021
Played in 11 games in his first season with the Bears ... Carried 3 times for 10 yards in homecoming win over Indiana State (10/16/21) with a long of 7 yards and also recovered a fumble in the 37-7 win ... Had special teams tackles in back-to-back games vs. UNI (11/13/21) and at Dixie State (11/20/21), including a solo stop at Dixie ... Had a 13-yard kickoff return at North Dakota State (10/23/21).

Northeastern Okla. A&M
Brought down 31 ball carriers during the 2020-21 campaign at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M University in Miami ... Posted 20 solo tackles with 5.0 tackles for loss and a pass break-up on the abbreviated season ... Was 6th on the team in total stops his sophomore season ... Played in 8 games as a freshman in 2019 with 11 total tackles, 7 solo stops, a tackle for loss and a blocked kick for coach Zach Allen.

High School
Prepped at Tulsa (Okla.) Union High School for coach Kirk Fridrich ... Racked up 70 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks and a pair of interceptions as a senior in 2018 ... Brought down 60 ball carriers with 6.0 tackles for loss and a pair of sacks his junior year ... Saw varsity time as a sophomore with 35 tackles, including 2.0 for loss ... Finished career with 167 total stops from his linebacker position.

Personal
Emery DeShan Thompson Jr. was born 3/30/2001 in Tulsa, Okla. ... Son of Myesha Carey-Jones of Tulsa ... Majoring in Communication Studies.

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