Usage / Role
83%
Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2006-2009California
Syd'Quan Thompson
DB • 5'9" • Sacramento, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Syd'Quan Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 2.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
68
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2006 Regular Season · California
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- California
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Washington State
Player Story
Syd'Quan Thompson built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a defensive back from Sacramento, CA wearing No. 5, spending time with California. The clearest part of Syd'Quan Thompson's career was his...
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- Committed To
- California
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2005
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2010
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 18
- Overall
- No. 225
- NFL Team
- Denver Broncos
Syd'Quan Thompson, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2006 Regular Season · California. Syd'Quan Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 2.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Syd'Quan Thompson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- California · DB
- Career Tackles
- 0
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2006 Regular Season · California
- Top game
- Washington State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Grant Union · California
- High school pipeline
- Grant Union · 28 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2010 · Round 7 · Pick 18 · Denver Broncos
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Class 2009
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Regular Season | California | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 48.3 |
| 2007 Regular Season | California | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 48.3 |
| 2008 Postseason | California | 13 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38 |
| 2008 Regular Season | California | 13 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 38 |
| 2009 Regular Season | California | 7 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 10.9 |
Related Context
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Syd'Quan Thompson played DB for California. Across 4 tracked seasons, Syd'Quan Thompson recorded 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2008 with California.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2006 Regular Season
California paired 1 primary output with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
2009 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 2.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2009 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arizona State
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2009 Regular Season · California
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
0.1
Efficiency
2.9
Usage
—
Consistency
4.8
Best Game by takeover score
Arizona State
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Game by game trend chart. Maryland: 0. Eastern Washington: 0. Minnesota: 0. Oregon: 0. USC: 0. Arizona State: 1. Stanford: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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Wins0.2 · Games = 5 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Arizona State
Best efficiency game
20 vs Arizona State
Player Story
Syd'Quan Thompson story
Syd'Quan Thompson built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a defensive back from Sacramento, CA wearing No. 5, spending time with California. The clearest part of Syd'Quan Thompson's career was his defensive production: 7 interceptions across 22 career games in the available record. His career also includes 389 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Syd'Quan Thompson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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California
2006-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20062007200820082009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Regular Season | California | 1 | 20 | — | — |
| 2007 Regular Season | California | 1 | 20 | — | 0 |
| 2008 Postseason | California | 4 | 6.2 | — | 3 |
| 2008 Regular Season | California | 4 | 6.2 | — | 0 |
| 2009 Regular Season | California | 1 | 2.9 | — | -3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Washington State
Week 2 · W 66-3 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
70 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#2
vs Arizona State
Week 4 · W 49-21 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
vs Washington State
Week 10 · W 20-17 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
@ Arizona State
Week 9 · W 23-21 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
@ Oregon State
Week 12 · L 21-34 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
35 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2006 Regular Season · California
1 primary output · 20 efficiency · — usage
48.3
#2
2007 Regular Season · California
48.3
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
#3
2008 Postseason · California
38
4 primary · 6.2 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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