The other half of Stonewall Jackson High School’s (Manassas, VA) dynamic running back duo turned in a solid performance at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Junior Combine earlier this month. While it wasn’t his best showing, 5-9 speedster Damien Thigpen did post one of the faster 40-yard dash times at the event.

“When he was there, he didn’t realize that he was one of the top 50 performers,” said Stonewall Jackson head coach Loren Johnson, who also boasted 4-star senior running back Ryan Williams. “I knew his running was going to be an eye-opener, though.”

Thigpen ran a 4.54-second 40 at the event. In the past, he has been clocked in under 4.4 seconds. He ran a sub-4.4 40 at last June’s National Underclassmen Combine, when he posted a time of 4.38 seconds. At the NUC, he also posted a vertical jump of 31 inches and benched 150 pounds 20 times.

If it were not for an injury that kept him out of three-and-a-half games this past season, the talented junior would likely have more than one scholarship offer.

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