Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 21-14vs Abilene Christian | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | Season-high 7 yds |
| Wk 1 | L 7-38@ Louisiana | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | Season-high 7 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 23-17@ Idaho | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 |
#12
Joshua Thompson
Senior wide receiver on UTEP's 2025 roster.
5′10″ · 165 lb · Queens, NY
Returning to UTEP for 2026
The story
4 wide receiver on UTEP's 2026 roster.
- Signed with Georgia Southern in 2022.
Recruiting
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WR recruit
Signed with Georgia Southern
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonJoshua Thompson
Joshua Thompson has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 7 rec yds, 1 receptions against Abilene Christian — Week 1, 2026.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20224 games
- Signed with Georgia Southernout of Johns Creek
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coaches2022–2023
UTEP
Coaching transition mid-career: Dana Dimel → Scotty Walden. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Georgia Southern6-7HC: Clay Helton · Pass-heavy, fast tempo
2023Georgia Southern6-7HC: Clay Helton · Pass-leaning
2024Georgia Southern8-5HC: Clay Helton · Balanced
2025UTEP2-10HC: Scotty Walden · Balanced
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scotty Walden
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UTEP | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 84 | 42.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 179 | 59.7 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 8 | 337 | 42.1 | 2 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UTEP | -- | -- | 49 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia Southern | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Georgia Southern | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Georgia Southern | -- | -- | -- | 12 | 1 |
| Career | -- | -- | 49 | 12 | 1 |
Game log
Game by game
Joshua Thompson's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
How he plays
2026 Outlook
UTEP
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Wide receiver · UTEP
Returning around him
- -1% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: +1 net (21 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UTEP · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #102 · 2026 recruiting class #92
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology