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THREE-YEAR LETTERMAN - A veteran at tight end looking to finish his college career on the upswing…good hands and adds yards after catch to go along with his blocking skills…sustained a knee sprain in the first spring scrimmage which limited his work in drills…has the ability to contend for all-conference honors.

2012 – Played in nine games missing both the Richmond and Navy games in weeks three and four…caught 19 passes for 166 yards and two touchdowns…finished the year with seven catches for 60 yards and a touchdown…opened the year with four catches for 22 yards…had season long 20-yard receptions against Gardner-Webb and Liberty…lettered for the third time.

2011 - Ranked third on the team in most receiving yards with 222…averaged 20.2 yards per catch…snagged a 70-yard touchdown pass against Richmond Sept. 17 which was the third-longest pass play of the year…developed into a dependable big-play option last year…caught passes in three consecutive games twice last year…had 114 yards receiving against Richmond…caught two passes each against Delaware State, Richmond, Coastal Carolina, and Charleston Southern…had a 29-yard reception against William & Mary…also made two tackles on special teams…lettered for the second time.

2010 - Played in all 11 games in a reserve and special teams roll and lettered for the first time…caught three passes for 35 yards on the season…snagged two passes for 25 yards in the season opener against Lock Haven…had an eight yard reception against Virginia…made three tackles on special teams including two stops at Old Dominion.

2009 - Did not see game action.

HIGH SCHOOL - Graduated from Menchville High School in Newport News, Va.
    PERSONAL - Full name is Mario Dennard Thompson...Psychology major.