Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Penn State
DeAndre Thompkins
WR • 5'11" • 188 lbs • Hubert, NC, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
DeAndre Thompkins reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
43
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
lowhigh
Star Power
41
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
Player Story
DeAndre Thompkins built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a wide receiver from Hubert, NC wearing No. 3, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of DeAndre Thompkins' career was his receiving...
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- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
DeAndre Thompkins, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Penn State. DeAndre Thompkins reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,227
- Receptions
- 82
- Touchdowns
- 11
Quick Answers
DeAndre Thompkins quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,227
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Penn State
- Top game
- Maryland
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Swansboro · Penn State
- High school pipeline
- Swansboro · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2018 Receiving yards rank
- 311 receiving yards · WR 351st (top 35%) · Big Ten 45th (top 20%) · National 413th (top 20%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Penn State | 10 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 23.8 |
| 2016 Postseason | Penn State | 10 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 74.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Penn State | 10 | 25 | 431 | 1 | 74.4 |
| 2017 Postseason | Penn State | 13 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 68.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Penn State | 13 | 26 | 404 | 5 | 68.4 |
| 2018 Postseason | Penn State | 12 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 58.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Penn State | 12 | 21 | 255 | 4 | 58.5 |
Related Context
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DeAndre Thompkins played WR for Penn State. Across 5 tracked seasons, DeAndre Thompkins recorded 12 rushing yards, 1,227 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Penn State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Penn State paired 440 primary output with 77.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 69.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kent State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2018 Postseason · Penn State
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
25.9
Efficiency
69.2
Usage
19.8
Consistency
28.7
Best Game by takeover score
Kent State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kentucky: 56. App State: 0. Pittsburgh: 0. Kent State: 101. Illinois: 10. Ohio State: 0. Michigan State: 0. Indiana: 13. Iowa: 59. Wisconsin: 31. Rutgers: 5. Maryland: 36
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 on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kentucky: 3 by 100. Kent State: 4 by 100. Illinois: 2 by 33.3. Indiana: 1 by 86.7. Iowa: 5 by 78.7. Wisconsin: 5 by 41.3. Rutgers: 1 by 33.3. Maryland: 3 by 80
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins28.3 · Games = 9 · +9.7 vs Losses
Losses18.7 · Games = 3 · -9.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Kent State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Kentucky
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/1 | vs Kentucky | L 24-27 | — | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 18.70 | 0 | 24 |
| Sat 11/24 | vs Maryland | W 38-3 | — | 3 | 36 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 11/17 | @ Rutgers | W 20-7 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 11/10 | vs Wisconsin | W 22-10 | — | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 6.20 | 1 | 14 |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Iowa | W 30-24 | — | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 11.80 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Indiana | W 33-28 | — | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Michigan State | L 17-21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Ohio State | L 26-27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Illinois | W 63-24 | — | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Kent State100 receiving yards | W 63-10 | — | 4 | 101 | 25.3 | 25.30 | 1 | 40 |
| Sun 9/9 | @ Pittsburgh | W 51-6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs App State | W 45-38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Player Story
DeAndre Thompkins story
DeAndre Thompkins built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a wide receiver from Hubert, NC wearing No. 3, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of DeAndre Thompkins' career was his receiving role: 82 catches, 1,227 receiving yards, 6 touchdowns, and 12 rushing yards across 45 career games in the available record. His career also includes 12 rushing yards, 2 tackles, and 680 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives DeAndre Thompkins' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Penn State
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Penn State | 33 | 56.7 | 8.4 | 33 |
| 2016 Postseason | Penn State | 440 | 77.7 | 17 | 407 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Penn State | 440 | 77.7 | 17 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Penn State | 443 | 85.7 | 10.4 | 3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Penn State | 443 | 85.7 | 10.4 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Penn State | 311 | 69.2 | 19.8 | -132 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Penn State | 311 | 69.2 | 19.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Maryland
Week 6 · W 38-14 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
91
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
91 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Kent State
Week 3 · W 63-10
101
Receiving Yards
96.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
101 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Minnesota
Week 5 · W 29-26 · Conference game
72
Receiving Yards
83.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
72 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Michigan State
Week 10 · L 24-27 · Conference game
102
Receiving Yards
83.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
102 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Pittsburgh
Week 2 · L 39-42
87
Receiving Yards
79.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
87 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Penn State
440 primary output · 77.7 efficiency · 17 usage
74.4
#2
2016 Regular Season · Penn State
74.4
440 primary · 77.7 efficiency · 17 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Penn State
68.4
443 primary · 85.7 efficiency · 10.4 usage
Milestones
2
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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