Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Toledo
Cody Thompson
WR • 6'2" • 205 lbs • Huron, OH, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Cody Thompson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
78
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Toledo
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Toledo
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tulsa
Player Story
Cody Thompson built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a wide receiver from Huron, OH wearing No. 25, spending time with Toledo. The clearest part of Cody Thompson's career was his receiving role: 181...
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- Committed To
- Toledo
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Cody Thompson, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Toledo. Cody Thompson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 3,312
- Receptions
- 181
- Touchdowns
- 32
Quick Answers
Cody Thompson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Toledo · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 3,312
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Toledo
- Top game
- Tulsa
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Huron · Toledo
- High school pipeline
- Huron · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 25 · Senior
- 2018 Receiving yards rank
- 647 receiving yards · WR 136th (top 14%) · Mid-American 13th (top 7%) · National 145th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Toledo | 4 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 36.3 |
| 2015 Postseason | Toledo | 12 | 4 | 119 | 1 | 68.9 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Toledo | 12 | 33 | 706 | 4 | 68.9 |
| 2016 Postseason | Toledo | 13 | 5 | 99 | 1 | 85.6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Toledo | 13 | 59 | 1,170 | 10 | 85.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Toledo | 5 | 28 | 537 | 4 | 76.3 |
| 2018 Postseason | Toledo | 13 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 68.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Toledo | 13 | 43 | 592 | 12 | 68.8 |
Related Context
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Cody Thompson played WR for Toledo. Across 5 tracked seasons, Cody Thompson recorded 3,312 receiving yards, 6 tackles, and 32 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Toledo.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Toledo paired 1,269 primary output with 94.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 91.8 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: Massachusetts
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Postseason · Toledo
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
68.8
Efficiency
91.8
Usage
15.4
Consistency
67.2
Best Game by takeover score
Massachusetts
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Temple: 119. Arkansas: 30. Iowa State: 24. Arkansas State: 112. Ball State: 33. Kent State: 65. Eastern Michigan: 110. Massachusetts: 116. Northern Illinois: 1. Central Michigan: 62. Bowling Green: 57. Western Michigan: 96
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Temple: 4 by 100. Arkansas: 2 by 100. Iowa State: 1 by 100. Arkansas State: 5 by 100. Ball State: 2 by 100. Kent State: 4 by 100. Eastern Michigan: 2 by 100. Massachusetts: 6 by 100. Northern Illinois: 1 by 6.7. Central Michigan: 4 by 100. Bowling Green: 4 by 95. Western Michigan: 2 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins72.8 · Games = 10 · +24.3 vs Losses
Losses48.5 · Games = 2 · -24.3 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
Massachusetts
Best efficiency game
100 vs Temple
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/23 | vs Temple100 receiving yards | W 32-17 | — | 4 | 119 | 29.8 | 29.80 | 1 | 80 |
| Fri 11/27 | vs Western Michigan | L 30-35 | — | 2 | 96 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 56 |
| Tue 11/17 | @ Bowling Green | W 44-28 | — | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 14.30 | 0 | 19 |
| Wed 11/11 | @ Central Michigan | W 28-23 | — | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 15.50 | 0 | 28 |
| Wed 11/4 | vs Northern Illinois | L 27-32 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sat 10/24 | @ Massachusetts100 receiving yards · 2+ TD | W 51-35 | — | 6 | 116 | 19.3 | 19.30 | 2 | 43 |
| Sat 10/17 | vs Eastern Michigan100 receiving yards | W 63-20 | — | 2 | 110 | 55 | 55 | 1 | 88 |
| Sat 10/10 | vs Kent State | W 38-7 | — | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 16.30 | 1 | 35 |
| Sat 10/3 | @ Ball State | W 24-10 | — | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 16.50 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 9/26 | vs Arkansas State100 receiving yards | W 37-7 | — | 5 | 112 | 22.4 | 22.40 | 0 | 37 |
| Sun 9/20 | vs Iowa State | W 30-23 | — | 1 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Sat 9/12 | @ Arkansas | W 16-12 | — | 2 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 18 |
Player Story
Cody Thompson story
Cody Thompson built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a wide receiver from Huron, OH wearing No. 25, spending time with Toledo. The clearest part of Cody Thompson's career was his receiving role: 181 catches, 3,312 receiving yards, and 30 touchdowns across 47 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Toledo. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 6 tackles and 145 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 47 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Toledo.
The arc is straightforward: Cody Thompson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Toledo
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201520162016201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Toledo | 34 | 56.7 | 7.2 | — |
| 2015 Postseason | Toledo | 825 | 91.8 | 15.4 | 791 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Toledo | 825 | 91.8 | 15.4 | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Toledo | 1,269 | 94.6 | 22.2 | 444 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Toledo | 1,269 | 94.6 | 22.2 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Toledo | 537 | 96.8 | 26.2 | -732 |
| 2018 Postseason | Toledo | 647 | 86 | 21.8 | 110 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Toledo | 647 | 86 | 21.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Tulsa
Week 3 · W 54-51
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
178
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
178 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Northern Illinois
Week 11 · L 15-38 · Conference game
110
Receiving Yards
97.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
110 receiving yards with a 91.7 efficiency score.
#3
@ Massachusetts
Week 8 · W 51-35 · Conference game
116
Receiving Yards
91.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
116 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Arkansas State
Week 1 · W 31-10
174
Receiving Yards
90.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
174 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Central Michigan
Week 8 · W 31-17 · Conference game
122
Receiving Yards
90 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
122 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Toledo
1,269 primary output · 94.6 efficiency · 22.2 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Toledo
85.6
1,269 primary · 94.6 efficiency · 22.2 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Toledo
76.3
537 primary · 96.8 efficiency · 26.2 usage
Milestones
15
100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
5
2+ TD games
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