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2018 Football Roster

Derek Marckel

33 Art Thompkins

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 180
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • High School Woodland Hills

Biography

2018
Third on team with 563 yards on 98 carries...15 receptions for 139 yards...31 yards and a touchdown on five carries vs. Miami...Also caught two passes vs. Miami, one for 31 yards...Led team with five receptions for 51 yards vs. Wolf Pack...79 yards and one TD on 11 attempts vs. BGSU...Team-high 84 yards on 13 carries and a TD vs. Ball State...Team-best 62 yards on 12 carries in starting assignment vs. NIU...Career-high 122 rushing yards and two TDs against Kent St...Had 10 carries for 51 yards and one touchdown vs. CMU.

2017
Appeared in all 14 games...629 rushing yards, third-most on the team, with two rushing TDs...16 receptions for 123 yards...Ran for 99 yards on 15 carries vs. Elon, including a 36-yard run...Had 85 yards on 12 carries vs. Tulsa...Made first career start against Eastern Michigan, with 15 carries for 94 yards and a touchdown...Rushed for 52 yards against Akron...114 rushing yards, including an 88-yard TD, against Bowling Green...30 yards in MAC Championship Game vs. Akron.

2016
Played in 12 games, rushing for 235 yards and three touchdowns on 29 carries...Averaged team-best 8.1 yards per rush...Caught three passes for 29 yards...Had 15 carries for 103 yards and a touchdown against Fresno State...Returned 12 kickoffs with a 16.8 average per return.

2015
Sat out season as a redshirt.

High School
Ranked as a three-star prospect by ESPN.com and 24/7Sports...Scored seven touchdowns as a senior...Also played defensive back, recording one interception and 39 tackles...Named first-team all-conference as a defensive back in his senior season...As a junior, he totaled nine touchdowns, 43 tackles and 1,000 all-purpose yards...Also named first-team all-conference as an all-purpose back...High school coach was George Novak. 

Personal
Full name is Arthur Keare Thompkins...Parents are Arthur Thompkins and Kiyonna Harris...Has two brothers, Armor and Keon...Interdisciplinary studies major.

Career Game Highs 
Rushing Yards: 114 (Fresno State, 9-17-16)
Rushing Attempts: 15 (3 times, last vs. EMU 10-7-17)
Longest Run: 88 (Bowling Green, 11-15-17)



Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 33

    2015Freshman

    Running Back
    5'8" 175 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2016Redshirt Freshman

    Running Back
    5'8" 178 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2017Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'8" 180 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2018Junior

    Running Back
    5'8" 180 lbs
    33