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Improved Thompson set to visit Hogs

Junior quarterback Skylar Thompson.

Quarterback Skylar Thompson had good sophomore season, but wanted to evaluate his game as a junior and he did just that.

“I feel like I had a good junior year,” Thompson said. “I feel like I needed to have a good year this year as a far as getting my name out there. I’m on a lot of colleges maps but I needed to prove to myself that I was capable of playing at that level.”

Thompson, 6-2, 192 pounds, 4.6 seconds in the 40-yard dash, of Independence (Mo.) Fort Osage High School recently picked up his first scholarship offer from Kansas.

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He and Razorback offensive coordinator Dan Enos have been communicating and he has plans to visit Fayetteville in early April.

As a sophomore, Thompson completed 106 of 186 passes for 1,451 yards and 19 touchdowns and rushed for 705 yards and 10 touchdowns. He completed 158 of 244 passes for 2,385 yards and 24 touchdowns with 6 interceptions this past season and helped Fort Osage to a 11-1 record.

He was named All State and was the only junior among the four finalists for the Thomas A. Simone Award given to the most outstanding player in the Kansas City metro area. Missouri quarterback signee Drew Lock was named the 2014 winner.

Thompson said Enos wants to sit down with him and his family during his Arkansas visit.

“Kind of test my IQ a little bit, I think,” Thompson said. “And then see how we like it and get to know him first of all. I really don’t know much about him other than where he previously coached. Build a relationship with him.”

He caught the eye of former Arkansas offensive coordinator Jim Chaney at an Arkansas Elite camp in June of last year. He liked what he saw of the Hogs during the 7-6 season and the future of the program.

“I really like the situation there,” Thompson said.

Thompson said he improved on his ability to complete the long ball as a junior.

“My sophomore year I was really good at throwing my underneath routes and very accurate with that but I had trouble throwing the ball down the field a little bit and missing guys by a foot or so,” Thompson said. “The timing was off a little. This year I got a lot better at that. If you watch my highlight (tape) my first six or seven throws are all long balls and of course I had more than just that but those were probably my best ones.”

Decision making was another part of his game that saw improvement.

“I really didn't put my team in a position to lose very often but things happen sometimes that I can’t control,” Thompson said. “But for the most part I did real well managing the game and putting my team in situations where we could win the game.”