SaRodorick Thompson Jr.

Agreed to terms with New Orleans Saints, 4/30/23…One of the top RBs in Texas Tech history as a three-time All-Big 12 performer

Agreed to terms with New Orleans Saints, 4/30/23…One of the top RBs in Texas Tech history as a three-time All-Big 12 performer…Closed career with 2,664 rushing yards and 40 TDs off 540 carries…Multi-dimensional back that was able to contribute in the passing game with 91 receptions for 520 receiving yards and a TD…Ended college career third all-time in program history with 40 career rushing TDs…Finished tied with Michael Crabtree (2007-08) for fourth in career total touchdowns as well as seventh on the career scoring chart with 246 points.… Closed his Red Raider career with another strong season to place his name among the all-time greats at Texas Tech…Appeared in all 13 games with six starts in 2022 and totaled 684 rushing yards and seven touchdowns on the ground via 139 carries (team best 4.9 avg.)…Marked his third season of career with at least 600 yards…Added 23 catches in the passing game for 119 yards and another score…Recorded 23 carries that went at least 10 yards with four hitting 20 or more yards with one at 30 yards…Received 10 or more carries in five different games, all during Big 12 play…All seven of his rushing touchdowns came either during Big 12 play of the bowl game…Totaled at least 50 all-purpose yards in 10 different games and reached the 100-yard mark once…In 2021, appeared in 11 games overall with six starts…Despite missing two games, rushed for 500 yards and 10 TDs on 107 carries (4.7 avg.)…Led the team in attempts and rushing TDs…Hauled in six passes out of the backfield, resulting in 113 yards (18.8 avg.)…Each of his six catches came during Big 12 play as did all but four of his carries on the ground…Hit the 80 rushing mark three times overall and had one 100-yard performance…Posted 17 carries that went at least 10 yards, 11 that went 20 or more yards and one that resulted in at least a 30-yard gain…In 2020, closed the year with 610 rushing yards and eight touchdowns on the ground on 109 attempts…Added 21 receptions for 124 yards…Finished with 734 all-purpose yards, which ranked second on the team…Was the team leader not only in rushing yards but also for scoring (48 points), carries, total touchdowns and rushing yards per game (61.0)…Received at least 10 carries in five games and eclipsed 60 or more rushing yards in five games as well…Participated on special teams as well as a member of punt coverage...In 2019, Led Red Raiders in rushing as only a redshirt freshman, when he appeared in all 12 games, while making seven starts…Became only the eighth Red Raider to lead the team in rushing as a freshman…Totaled 765 yards and 12 touchdowns on the ground on 160 carries…Bulk of carries and yardage came during Big 12 play where he was one of the league's top running backs…Added 39 catches for 154 yards, ranking fourth on the team in receptions…Received at least 10 carries in eight games overall, all in conference play…Rushed for at least 80 yards five times with one 100-yard game…Also picked up two special teams tackles…In 2019, appeared in four games and totaled 105 yards and three touchdowns off 25 carries and caught two passes for ten yards…graduated with a bachelor's degree in university studies in 2022…Three-year standout for Ranchview (Irving, Texas) HS...Totaled over 3,000 yards on the ground during his prep career...Rushed for 1,370 yards on 164 carries (8.4 yards per carry) as a senior. Found the end zone 20 times on the ground that season en route to collecting District 6-4A Co-Offensive MVP honors. Finished with 137 receiving yards and two TDs off just eight receptions (17.1 avg.)...Successful senior campaign came after a breakout year as a junior in 2016, when he recorded 1,150 yards and 12 touchdowns on the ground while adding 216 yards and four touchdowns off 12 receptions in the passing game. Averaged 6.6 yards per carry as a junior. Collected District 6-4A Offensive MVP honors that year as well...Debuted with 543 rushing yards and three touchdowns on just 58 attempts as a sophomore in 2015 (9.4 yards per carry)...Also a member of the school's track and field program...Born October 1, 1999.