Delon Thompson brings compact, tackle-breaking upside to Portland State's backfield
In the 2024 season, Delon Thompson flashed as a productive, efficient runner for Portland State, earning FCS Football Central Freshman All-American honors after 678 rushing yards, 7 rushing touchdowns, and 4.9 yards per carry; he also finished with 61.6 rushing yards per game, ranking among the Big Sky’s better young backs[7]. He already has evidence of home-run potential and dual-threat usefulness, and his 2025 season was slowed by injury, which makes his toughness and bounce-back track record part of the evaluation[10]. At 5-foot-9, 200 pounds, he looks like a low-center-of-gravity, physical fit for teams that want a back who can create yards after contact and grow into a bigger workload[1][15].
