Player Dossier

2006-2009

Western Michigan

Glenis Thompson

RB • 5'8" • West Palm Beach, FL, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Glenis Thompson leans balanced backfield option traits and 48.1 efficiency.

Usage / Role

8%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

18

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

8

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

34

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Western Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Western Michigan
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan

Player Story

Glenis Thompson built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a running back from West Palm Beach, FL wearing No. 22, spending time with Western Michigan. The clearest part of Glenis Thompson's career was his...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2006 · Rating 0.81

Palm Beach Lakes · West Palm Beach, FL

Committed To
Western Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2006

Glenis Thompson, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Western Michigan. Glenis Thompson leans balanced backfield option traits and 48.1 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
415
Rushing yards
397
Receiving yards
18
Touchdowns
2

Quick Answers

Glenis Thompson quick answers

Latest team and position
Western Michigan · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
415
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 28 games
Best season
2009 Regular Season · Western Michigan
Top game
Central Michigan
Recruit profile
3-star · Palm Beach Lakes · Western Michigan
High school pipeline
Palm Beach Lakes · 15 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 22 · Class 2009
2009 Scrimmage yards rank
148 scrimmage yards · RB 277th (top 62%) · Mid-American 111th (top 50%) · National 1,015th (top 49%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2006 PostseasonWestern Michigan6990038.7
2006 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan676760038.7
2007 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan91351278151.5
2008 PostseasonWestern Michigan6220025.9
2008 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan645450025.9
2009 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan714813810152.8

Related Context

Glenis Thompson played RB for Western Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Glenis Thompson recorded 397 rushing yards, 18 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Western Michigan.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season

Western Michigan paired 148 primary output with 48.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2009 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 48.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2009 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)

Win with 55 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2009 Regular Season · Western Michigan

Games

7

Scrimmage Yards / G

21.1

Efficiency

48.1

Usage

7.3

Consistency

42

Best Game by takeover score

Miami (OH)

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Michigan: 7. Miami (OH): 55. Northern Illinois: 3. Toledo: 45. Buffalo: 21. Michigan State: 16. Ball State: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan: 3 by 25.3. Miami (OH): 9 by 63.7. Northern Illinois: 1 by 25. Toledo: 3 by 100. Buffalo: 3 by 79.2. Michigan State: 5 by 33.3. Ball State: 1 by 10.4

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins40.3 · Games = 3 · +33.6 vs Losses
Losses6.8 · Games = 4 · -33.6 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

7 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Miami (OH)

Best efficiency game

100 vs Toledo

Result
Wed 11/25vs Ball StateL 17-2211101
Sat 11/7@ Michigan StateL 14-495163.2003.2
Sat 10/24vs BuffaloW 34-3121680157
Sat 10/10@ ToledoW 58-2634515115
Sat 10/3@ Northern IllinoisL 3-38133
Sat 9/19vs Miami (OH)W 48-269556.1006.1
Sat 9/5@ MichiganL 7-31252.500122.3

Player Story

Glenis Thompson story

Glenis Thompson built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a running back from West Palm Beach, FL wearing No. 22, spending time with Western Michigan. The clearest part of Glenis Thompson's career was his backfield work: 397 rushing yards, 95 carries, 2 rushing touchdowns, and 18 receiving yards across 28 career games in the available record. His career also includes 18 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Glenis Thompson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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  1. 1

    Western Michigan

    2006-2009

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200620062007200820082009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2006 PostseasonWestern Michigan8536.66.8
2006 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan8536.66.80
2007 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan13536.96.850
2008 PostseasonWestern Michigan4734.44-88
2008 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan4734.440
2009 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan14848.17.3101

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Central Michigan

Week 11 · L 7-31 · Conference game

Loss with 31 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

70.1 takeover

31 scrimmage yards and 6 usage.

#2

vs Miami (OH)

Week 3 · W 48-26 · Conference game

55

Scrimmage Yards

68 takeover

Win with 55 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

55 scrimmage yards and 14.1 usage.

#3

@ Toledo

Week 6 · W 58-26 · Conference game

45

Scrimmage Yards

66.8 takeover

Win with 45 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

45 scrimmage yards and 6.5 usage.

#4

vs Central Connecticut

Week 4 · W 51-14

42

Scrimmage Yards

64.6 takeover

Win with 42 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

42 scrimmage yards and 15.8 usage.

#5

@ Ball State

Week 8 · W 41-27 · Conference game

28

Scrimmage Yards

56.3 takeover

Win with 28 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

28 scrimmage yards and 10.5 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2009 Regular Season · Western Michigan

148 primary output · 48.1 efficiency · 7.3 usage

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#2

2007 Regular Season · Western Michigan

51.5

135 primary · 36.9 efficiency · 6.8 usage

#3

2006 Postseason · Western Michigan

38.7

85 primary · 36.6 efficiency · 6.8 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

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150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games