Josh Thompson, Cameron Dicker invited to 2022 NFL Combine
Longhorns Cameron Dicker and Josh Thompson were two of the 324 college football players selected to participate in the 2022 NFL Combine. The combine will be held March 1-7 in Indianapolis, Ind.
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Dicker ranks third in school history in points with 386, trailing only Cedric Benson (404) and Ricky Williams (452). Dicker is first among specialists, passing Dusty Mangum, Phil Dawson, Jeff Ward, and Kris Stockton during his senior season. For his career, Dicker converted 206-of-210 extra point attempts and 60-of-79 field goal attempts. 45 of his 72 kickoffs in 2021 were touchbacks. He took over as punter ahead of his senior season, averaging 46.8 yards on 47 punts.
A graduate of Lake Travis High School, Dicker received first-team All-Big 12 honors at punter in 2021. He was also a semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award, given annually to the nation’s best punter. He entered Texas lore with his game-winning field goal versus Oklahoma in the 2018 Red River Shootout.
Thompson, a 2022 Reese’s Senior Bowl participant, played in 45 games at Texas with 22 starts. He started nine games in 2021 before he missed the remainder of the season due to a leg injury suffered in the Longhorns’ loss versus Kansas. For his career, Thompson recorded 108 tackles, 79 solo, with five for loss. A graduate of Nacogdoches High School, Thompson had two career interceptions, including one versus Texas Tech in 2021 he returned 27 yards for a touchdown.
Thompson and Dicker join 33 other invitees who finished their careers at Big 12 schools. Oklahoma led the conference with 11 players invited, followed by Baylor with seven, Iowa State with six, then Texas Tech and Oklahoma State with three. Kansas State, TCU, and West Virginia are sending one player to the combine. No Kansas prospect received an invitation.
Dicker and Thompson seek to join the 351 Longhorns who have been selected in the NFL Draft. In the 2021 NFL Draft, Texas had Sam Cosmi, Joseph Ossai, Ta’Quon Graham, Caden Sterns, and Sam Ehlinger selected. Sterns was the last defensive back from Texas selected in the draft, while Michael Dickson was the last Longhorn specialist who heard his name called during the seven-round event.
