Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2018Kansas
Deron Thompson
RB • 5'9" • 193 lbs • Wichita, KS, USA
Explosive all-purpose backBig-play efficiency
Deron Thompson leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 94.4 efficiency.
Impact Production
39
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
33
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
43
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Kansas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 7
- Program Path
- Colorado State • Kansas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
3★
- Committed To
- Colorado State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Deron Thompson, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Kansas. Deron Thompson leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 94.4 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 392
- Rushing yards
- 360
- Receiving yards
- 32
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Deron Thompson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kansas · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 392
- Tracked sample
- 7 unique seasons · 7 entries · 17 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Kansas
- Top game
- Rutgers
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Northwest · Colorado State
- High school pipeline
- Northwest · 10 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 26 · Senior
- 2018 Scrimmage yards rank
- 144 scrimmage yards · RB 388th (top 57%) · Big 12 90th (top 46%) · National 1,186th (top 43%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Colorado State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Colorado State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Colorado State | 4 | 86 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 36.5 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Colorado State | 2 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 38.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kansas | 8 | 113 | 86 | 27 | 0 | 46.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kansas | 3 | 144 | 139 | 5 | 1 | 66.7 |
Related Context
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Deron Thompson played RB for Colorado State and Kansas. Across 7 tracked seasons, Deron Thompson recorded 360 rushing yards, 32 receiving yards, and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Kansas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Kansas paired 144 primary output with 94.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 94.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Colorado State, Kansas.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
Win with 75 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2018 Regular Season · Kansas
Games
3
Scrimmage Yards / G
48
Efficiency
94.4
Usage
5.5
Consistency
56.8
Best Game by takeover score
Rutgers
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Central Michigan: 32. Rutgers: 75. Texas Tech: 37
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Central Michigan: 4 by 83.3. Rutgers: 4 by 100. Texas Tech: 2 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins53.5 · Games = 2 · +16.5 vs Losses
Losses37 · Games = 1 · -16.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
3 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Rutgers
Best efficiency game
100 vs Texas Tech
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Colorado State
2012-2015
Opening stop
- 2
Kansas
2016-2018
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2012201320142015201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Colorado State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Colorado State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Colorado State | 86 | 25.2 | 9.6 | 86 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Colorado State | 49 | 51.2 | 6 | -37 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kansas | 0 | — | — | -49 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kansas | 113 | 35 | 7.8 | 113 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kansas | 144 | 94.4 | 5.5 | 31 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Rutgers
Week 3 · W 55-14
Win with 75 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
75
Scrimmage Yards
72.7 takeover
75 scrimmage yards and 6.3 usage.
#2
vs Hawai'i
Week 11 · W 49-22 · Conference game
68
Scrimmage Yards
72.5 takeover
Win with 68 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
68 scrimmage yards and 18.6 usage.
#3
vs Savannah St
Week 1 · W 65-13
47
Scrimmage Yards
70.1 takeover
Win with 47 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
47 scrimmage yards and 10 usage.
#4
vs Central Michigan
Week 2 · L 27-45
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Scrimmage Yards
65.8 takeover
Loss with 52 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
52 scrimmage yards and 16.7 usage.
#5
@ Texas Tech
Week 8 · L 16-48 · Conference game
37
Scrimmage Yards
53.4 takeover
Loss with 37 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
37 scrimmage yards and 3.8 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Kansas
144 primary output · 94.4 efficiency · 5.5 usage
66.7
#2
2017 Regular Season · Kansas
46.1
113 primary · 35 efficiency · 7.8 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Colorado State
38.8
49 primary · 51.2 efficiency · 6 usage
Milestones
0
100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
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