Juwan Thompson Bio

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#23 Juwan Thompson

Position:	Running Back
Height:	5'11"
Weight:	225
Year:	Senior
City/State:	Fairburn, Ga.
High School:	Woodward Academy

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Juwan Thompson Bio

Courtesy: Duke Sports Information
Updated: 10/31/2012

2012: Returning starting running back ... Duke’s leading returning ground gainer from a season ago ... prototypical tailback with good size and speed ... possesses an excellent understanding of the offense ... improved receiver out of the backfield ... in 23 career games (8 starts), has rushed 135 times for 544 yards, caught 25 passes for 223 yards and returned 15 kickoffs for 327 yards ... on the gridiron for 601 career snaps ... has eight career TDs (7 rushing & 1 receiving) ... increased yards per rushing attempt average by over one-half yard from freshman season (3.48) to sophomore campaign (4.16) ... has four career games with 50+ rushing yards including a career-high 86-yard effort against Richmond in 2011 ... has lost one fumble on 175 career touches ... has amassed 1,094 all-purpose yards ... in the annual Spring Game, rushed five times for 27 yards while catching two passes for 18 yards ... holds school record for top power clean lift (357 lbs.) by a running back ... in the program’s post-spring strength and conditioning evaluation, matched the top totals among running backs for 40-yard dash (4.49 seconds) and 225-pound bench press repetitions (20).

2011: Academic All-ACC selection ... received the program’s Bob Pascal Award as the Most Outstanding Offensive Back ... played in all 12 games with seven starting assignments ... started the first six weeks of the year as well as the season finale at North Carolina ... rushed 110 times for 457 yards and seven TDs ... averaged 4.16 yards per carry ... caught 22 passes for 182 yards and one TD ... led Duke in rushing yards while finishing second in scoring with 48 points ... one of just six RBs in the ACC to amass 450+ rushing yards, 5+ rushing TDs and 20+ pass receptions on the year ... among ACC RBs, ranked fourth in receiving yardage, tied for fifth in pass receptions and tied for seventh in rushing TDs ... rushed for 50+ yards in four games including a season-high 86 yards on 15 attempts against Richmond ... also topped 60 yards on the ground versus Tulane (69) and Wake Forest (62) ... had two-TD efforts against Tulane, FIU and Virginia ... in 31-27 win at FIU, scored game-winning TD with nine-yard run with 6:52 left in the fourth period ... with two TDs in back-to-back weeks versus Tulane and FIU, became the first Duke RB since 1995 to register multiple rushing scores in consecutive games ... rushing TD total marked Duke’s highest since Justin Boyle scored nine times on the ground in 2005 ... helped the Blue Devils rush for 19 TDs, matching the program’s highest output since 1995 ... led Duke in rushing first downs with 21 ... caught a career-high seven passes for 50 yards at Boston College ... hauled in a 70-yard TD pass from QB Sean Renfree at North Carolina ... had a season-best 104 all-purpose yards at Boston College ... paired with Desmond Scott (25) to match the 10th-highest single-season reception total (47) by two RBs in school history ... with Scott, gave Duke one of just two teams in the ACC to have two RBs with 20+ pass receptions each ... on the field for 408 snaps.

2010: Played in 11 games with one starting assignment ... missed the Alabama contest ... started the Miami game ... rushed 25 times for 87 yards while catching three passes for 41 yards ... returned 15 kickoffs for 327 yards and a 21.7 yards per return average ... totaled 454 all-purpose yards ... ranked eighth in the ACC in kickoff return average ... rushed eight times for a season-high 26 yards in the season-opener versus Elon ... on the field for 193 total snaps.

Prior to Duke: Lettered four seasons at Woodward Academy under coach Mark Miller ... listed as the 38th-top running back in the nation and the 42nd-best overall prospect in Georgia by Rivals.com ... tabbed as the 58th-best running back in the country by Scout.com ... named the 65th-top running back in the nation by ESPN.com ... All-Dixie Region choice by SuperPrep ... helped team to four-year record of 29-15 with state playoff appearances in 2008 and 2009 ... as a senior, rushed for 1,622 yards and 22 TDs en route to earning honorable mention all-state honors ... rushed for 1,210 yards and 16 TDs in junior season and 650 yards and five TDs as a sophomore ... three-time All-South Metro and all-region selection ... also lettered in basketball and track and field ... captured region championships in both the 100-meter dash and 4x100-meter relay in 2009 ... part of region championship 4x100-meter relay team in 2010 ... helped Woodward Academy to two region track and field crowns.

Personal: Son of Ramona Griggie and Justin Thompson ... born May 13, 1992 ... majoring in sociology while minoring in education.

Juwan Thompson's Career Rushing Stats
Year	G/GS	Rush	Yards	Avg.	TD	Lg
2010	11/1	25	87	3.48	0	11
2011	12/7	110	457	4.15	7	27
Total	23/8	135	544	4.03	7	27
Juwan Thompson's Career Recieving Stats
Year	G/GS	Rec	Yards	Avg.	TD	Lg
2010	11/1	3	41	13.67	0	21
2011	12/7	22	182	8.27	1	70
Total	23/8	25	223	8.92	1	70
Juwan Thompson's Career Kickoff Return Stats
Year	G/GS	KOR	Yards	Avg.	TD	Lg
2010	11/1	15	327	21.80	0	33
2011	12/7	0	0	—	0	0
Total	23/8	15	327	21.80	0	33

2010 Game Log
Opponent	Rush	Yds	Lg	TD	Rec	Yds	Lg	TD
Elon	8	26	11	0	0	0	0	0
Wake Forest	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
Alabama		— DNP —
Army	3	17	11	0	0	0	0	0
Maryland	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Miami	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Virginia Tech	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Navy	4	19	15	0	0	0	0	0
Virginia	2	5	3	0	0	0	0	0
Boston College	0	0	0	0	1	19	19	0
Georgia Tech	1	6	6	0	0	0	0	0
North Carolina	2	11	10	0	2	22	21	0

2011 Game Log
Opponent	Rush	Yds	Lg	TD	Rec	Yds	Lg	TD
Richmond	15	86	14	0	1	4	4	0
Stanford	9	43	19	0	1	8	8	0
Boston College	10	54	15	0	7	50	10	0
Tulane	14	69	20	2	3	24	15	0
FIU	13	30	9	2	2	8	8	0
Florida State	6	1	2	1	1	14	14	0
Wake Forest	11	62	27	0	1	4	4	0
Virginia Tech	3	25	14	0	0	0	0	0
Miami	7	28	14	0	1	0	0	0
Virginia	13	30	7	2	3	0	7	0
Georgia Tech	4	24	16	0	0	0	0	0
North Carolina	5	5	5	0	2	70	70	1

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
Category - Career-high, Opponent, Year
Rush attempts - 15 vs. Richmond, 2011
Rushing yards - 86 vs. Richmond, 2011
Rushing TDs - 2, three times; last vs. Virginia, 2011
Pass receptions - 7 vs. Boston College, 2011
Pass receiving yards - 70 vs. North Carolina, 2011
Pass receiving TDs - 1 vs. North Carolina, 2011
Kickoff returns - 6 vs. Wake Forest, 2010
Kickoff return yards - 153 vs. Wake Forest, 2010
All-purpose yards - 154 (1 RUSH, 0 REC, 153 KOR, 0 PR) vs. Wake Forest, 2010