Syd'Quan Thompson Class: RS Junior Hometown: Sacramento High School: Grant HS Height / Weight: 5-9 / 187 Position: CB Birthdate: 02/07/1987 Experience: 2V Major: Social Welfare

2008 (through 10/4): Cal's top cornerback and a strong tackler ... ranks third in the Pac-10 in punt-return average at 13.7 ypr ... recorded a 73-yard punt return TD to go with a team-best nine tackles (one sack) in Cal's win over Colorado State ... leads the team and among the best in the nation with three interceptions ... two of his interceptions have come on Cal's 5-yard-line ... his 90-yard interception return against Washington State was the fifth-longest in school history and his 108 total INT-return yards set a school record .... tallied six tackles, a PBU and his first career sack at Maryland ... also had a big game against Michigan State with five tackles, an interception and three pass break-ups ... broke up four passes vs. Arizona State ... has started every game at cornerback since his redshirt freshman season (31 straight games).

2007: Cal's top cornerback and a strong tackler ... his 10 pass break-ups are the 11th most in a single-season at Cal ... also tallied 78 tackles and six tackles for loss (third on the team) ... notched six solo tackles, including three for losses, in the bowl victory over Air Force ... recorded his first interception of the season against Washington State, returning it 38 yards, while adding four tackles and two pass break-ups ... posted seven stops in the Big Game against Stanford ... had six tackles (including the 100th of his career) and a career-best three pass break-ups against Oregon State ... recorded nine tackles (all solo) against UCLA ... tallied a career-best 12 stops and forced a fumble in the win over Arizona ... added eight more takedowns in the Oregon victory ... tallied six tackles, including 1.5 for loss, and a pass break-up against Tennessee.

2006: Sporting News Pac-10 all-freshman selection ... honored as the team's most valuable freshman ... after Tim Mixon went down with a knee injury in the preseason, thrown into the starting rotation and remained there for all 13 games ... ranked sixth on the team in tackles with 60 (35 solo) ... ranked sixth in the Pac-10 for fumbles recovered (two) ... had four tackles and returned a fumble for a touchdown against Stanford ... registered eight tackles at USC ... collected a tackle behind the line of scrimmage and a pass break up against Arizona ... at Washington State tallied six tackles and a pass defended ... recovered a fumble for three yards against Oregon State ... recorded six tackles and an interception against Arizona State ... registered five tackles in his collegiate debut at Tennessee. 2005: Redshirt. High School: Earned All-America honors from PrepStar and SuperPrep, and rated as the No. 11 corner in the nation by ESPN.com ... PrepStar placed the three-time all-state performer on its Dream Team Top 100, while SuperPrep ranked him the No. 17 defensive back in the country and the No. 13 overall player in California ... Rivals.com slotted him the 13th best athlete in the nation and 21st-best overall player in the state of California ... Scout.com listed him as the No. 5 overall player in its West Hot 100 ... recorded 70-plus tackles and two interceptions while rushing for more than 1,000 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior ... named to the all-metro second team by the Sacramento Bee ... invited to play in the CaliFlorida Bowl ... in 2003, voted California's Junior "Mr. Football Award," and was picked the top junior in the state by Rivals.com ... earned first-team all-league, all-metro and all-state as a junior, when he rushed for 950 yards and 18 touchdowns, caught 15 passes for 360 yards and four TDs, and reeled off 79 tackles and five interceptions on defense ... also returned five punts and one kickoff for TD as a junior ... registered 4.4 speed in the 40. Personal: Mother is Patrice Thompson ... born Feb. 7, 1987 ... social welfare major.

Thompson's Career Defensive Stats