69 Tyus Thompson
69 - Tyus Thompson
Height: 6-2
Weight: 295
Hometown: Powell, Ohio
Position: OL
Year: Sr.
High School: Olentangy Liberty HS
gp 10
yds -
yds/g -
td -
Career Honors

2024 GLIAC Jack H. McAvoy Award

2024

Started all 11 games for the Cardinals in 2024, and helped anchor an SVSU offensive line that helped Saginaw Valley finish third in the league in total offense and fourth in rushing and passing. Thompson became the third Cardinal player to earn the prestigious Jack H. McAvoy Award and was the first to do so in 20 years. 

2023

Started the first three games on the SVSU offensive line before suffering a season-ending injury.

2022

Appeared in 10 games on the offensive line. He helped the SVSU running game rank 21st in the nation and third in the GLIAC with 208 yards per game.

2021

Played in 10 games as a freshman for the Cardinals. He made his collegiate debut in the 13-9 win over Texas A&M-Kingsville on September 4.

High School

Prepped at Olentangy Liberty High School, where he participated in football and volleyball. He earned First-Team OCC Buckeye, First-Team All-Delaware County, Second-Team All-Central District, and Honorable Mention All-Metro honors. He received the 4-Year Academic Pin Award. He is majoring in elementary education. Son of Toby and Angie Thompson.

Recent Games
Oct 11 Roosevelt W, 55-10
Oct 18 at Grand Valley State W, 20-19
Oct 25 Wayne State W, 28-7
Nov 1 at Davenport L, 31-17
Nov 8 Ferris State L, 51-45
Nov 15 at Michigan Tech W, 24-21
Statistics category Overall Conf
Rushes - -
Yards - -
Yards per game - -
Yards per rush - -
Touchdowns - -
Fumbles - -
Fumbles lost - -
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 28 Northeastern St. L, 28-21 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Gannon W, 49-28 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Northwood L, 38-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at New Haven L, 35-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Northern Michigan W, 47-25 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Roosevelt W, 55-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Grand Valley State W, 20-19 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Wayne State W, 28-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Davenport L, 31-17 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Ferris State L, 51-45 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Michigan Tech W, 24-21 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 28 Northeastern St. L, 28-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Gannon W, 49-28 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Northwood L, 38-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at New Haven L, 35-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Northern Michigan W, 47-25 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Roosevelt W, 55-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Grand Valley State W, 20-19 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Wayne State W, 28-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Davenport L, 31-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Ferris State L, 51-45 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Michigan Tech W, 24-21 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 28 Northeastern St. L, 28-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Gannon W, 49-28 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Northwood L, 38-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at New Haven L, 35-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Northern Michigan W, 47-25 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Roosevelt W, 55-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Grand Valley State W, 20-19 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Wayne State W, 28-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Davenport L, 31-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Ferris State L, 51-45 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Michigan Tech W, 24-21 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 28 Northeastern St. L, 28-21 - - - - - 0
Sep 6 Gannon W, 49-28 - - - - - 0
Sep 13 Northwood L, 38-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 20 at New Haven L, 35-28 - - - - - -
Oct 4 Northern Michigan W, 47-25 - - - - - 0
Oct 11 Roosevelt W, 55-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 18 at Grand Valley State W, 20-19 - - - - - 0
Oct 25 Wayne State W, 28-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 1 at Davenport L, 31-17 - - - - - 0
Nov 8 Ferris State L, 51-45 - - - - - 0
Nov 15 at Michigan Tech W, 24-21 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 28 Northeastern St. L, 28-21 - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Gannon W, 49-28 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Northwood L, 38-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at New Haven L, 35-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Northern Michigan W, 47-25 - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Roosevelt W, 55-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Grand Valley State W, 20-19 - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Wayne State W, 28-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Davenport L, 31-17 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Ferris State L, 51-45 - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Michigan Tech W, 24-21 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 28 Northeastern St. L, 28-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Gannon W, 49-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Northwood L, 38-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at New Haven L, 35-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Northern Michigan W, 47-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Roosevelt W, 55-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Grand Valley State W, 20-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Wayne State W, 28-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Davenport L, 31-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Ferris State L, 51-45 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Michigan Tech W, 24-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 28 Northeastern St. L, 28-21 1 - - - - 0
Sep 6 Gannon W, 49-28 1 - - - - 0
Sep 13 Northwood L, 38-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 20 at New Haven L, 35-28 - - - - - -
Oct 4 Northern Michigan W, 47-25 1 - - - - 0
Oct 11 Roosevelt W, 55-10 1 - - - - 0
Oct 18 at Grand Valley State W, 20-19 1 - - - - 0
Oct 25 Wayne State W, 28-7 1 - - - - 0
Nov 1 at Davenport L, 31-17 1 - - - - 0
Nov 8 Ferris State L, 51-45 1 - - - - 0
Nov 15 at Michigan Tech W, 24-21 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 28 Northeastern St. L, 28-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 6 Gannon W, 49-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 13 Northwood L, 38-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 20 at New Haven L, 35-28 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Northern Michigan W, 47-25 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 11 Roosevelt W, 55-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 18 at Grand Valley State W, 20-19 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 25 Wayne State W, 28-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 1 at Davenport L, 31-17 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 8 Ferris State L, 51-45 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 15 at Michigan Tech W, 24-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 28 Northeastern St. L, 28-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Gannon W, 49-28 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Northwood L, 38-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at New Haven L, 35-28 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Northern Michigan W, 47-25 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Roosevelt W, 55-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Grand Valley State W, 20-19 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Wayne State W, 28-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Davenport L, 31-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Ferris State L, 51-45 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Michigan Tech W, 24-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2025-26 10 - - - - - - -
Total 10 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2025-26 10 - - - - 0 .0
Total 10 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2025-26 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2025-26 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 7 - - - - - - - -
Away 3 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 2 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 7 - - - - - - -
Away 3 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 6 - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 2 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 7 - - - - - - - 0
Away 3 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 6 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - 0
-
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 2 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 7 - - - - - - - -
Away 3 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 2 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
-
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 10 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 7 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 7 - - - - 0 .0
Away 3 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 6 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 4 - - - - 0 .0
-
August 1 - - - - 0 .0
September 2 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 3 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
-
August 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 7 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
September 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -