2020 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 12
Russell Thompson-Bishop
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 247
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Bloomfield, Conn.
- High School:
- Bloomfield
Career Overview: Fourth-year outside receiver, who has primarily played on special teams … Redshirted in 2017.
Junior Year (2020): Appeared in six games, primarily on special teams in kickoff coverage.
Sophomore Year (2019): Appeared in two games ... Did not record any statistics … Made his Syracuse debut in the win against Holy Cross (9/28) ... Also played against Boston College (11/2).
Freshman Year (2018): Did not play in any games.
2017: Redshirt season ... ACC Honor Roll selection … Member of the 2017 Fall SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
High School: Wide receiver for head coach Ty Outlaw at Bloomfield, the same high school that produced Syracuse All-American and NFL All-Pro Dwight Freeney … No. 7 overall prospect in Connecticut, according to ESPN … Ranked one of the top 20 players in the state by the Connecticut High School Coaches Association (CHSCA) … Earned first-team all-state honors in 2016 from the CHSCA, Walter Camp Football Foundation and New Haven Register … 2016 American Family Insurance All-USA Connecticut Second Team selection by USA Today … Voted to the CHSCA All-State Class S Football Team as a junior in 2015 … Two-time All-Hartford Courant “Fab 15” selection … PrepStar All-East Region honoree … Totaled 133 receptions for 2,768 yards (20.8 avg.) and 35 touchdowns in his prep career … As a senior, caught 46 passes for 1,165 yards (25.3 avg.) and 16 scores … As a junior, led the Warhawks to an undefeated season (13-0) and the 2015 Class S state championship, catching 41 passes for 728 yards (17.8 avg.) and 11 TDs … Hauled in a pair of 27-yard touchdowns in the state title game versus Ansonia … Also a member of the Bloomfield basketball and track teams … On the basketball court, led the state of Connecticut in blocked shots as a junior (4.6 per game) … Received All-Hartford Courant honors as a sprinter … Member of Bloomfield’s 4x100 Open championship relay team.
Personal: Russell Anthony Thompson-Bishop … Born on July 16, 1999 in St. Andrew, Jamaica … Son of Jackie Thompson and Roger Bishop … One sister ... Communication and rhetorical studies major.
Junior Year (2020): Appeared in six games, primarily on special teams in kickoff coverage.
Sophomore Year (2019): Appeared in two games ... Did not record any statistics … Made his Syracuse debut in the win against Holy Cross (9/28) ... Also played against Boston College (11/2).
Freshman Year (2018): Did not play in any games.
2017: Redshirt season ... ACC Honor Roll selection … Member of the 2017 Fall SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
High School: Wide receiver for head coach Ty Outlaw at Bloomfield, the same high school that produced Syracuse All-American and NFL All-Pro Dwight Freeney … No. 7 overall prospect in Connecticut, according to ESPN … Ranked one of the top 20 players in the state by the Connecticut High School Coaches Association (CHSCA) … Earned first-team all-state honors in 2016 from the CHSCA, Walter Camp Football Foundation and New Haven Register … 2016 American Family Insurance All-USA Connecticut Second Team selection by USA Today … Voted to the CHSCA All-State Class S Football Team as a junior in 2015 … Two-time All-Hartford Courant “Fab 15” selection … PrepStar All-East Region honoree … Totaled 133 receptions for 2,768 yards (20.8 avg.) and 35 touchdowns in his prep career … As a senior, caught 46 passes for 1,165 yards (25.3 avg.) and 16 scores … As a junior, led the Warhawks to an undefeated season (13-0) and the 2015 Class S state championship, catching 41 passes for 728 yards (17.8 avg.) and 11 TDs … Hauled in a pair of 27-yard touchdowns in the state title game versus Ansonia … Also a member of the Bloomfield basketball and track teams … On the basketball court, led the state of Connecticut in blocked shots as a junior (4.6 per game) … Received All-Hartford Courant honors as a sprinter … Member of Bloomfield’s 4x100 Open championship relay team.
Personal: Russell Anthony Thompson-Bishop … Born on July 16, 1999 in St. Andrew, Jamaica … Son of Jackie Thompson and Roger Bishop … One sister ... Communication and rhetorical studies major.
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