Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2016Western Michigan
Carrington Thompson
WR • 6'2" • Houston, TX, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Carrington Thompson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
33
Developing production for a receiver
lowelite
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
31
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Western Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Western Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Player Story
Carrington Thompson built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Houston, TX wearing No. 15, spending time with Western Michigan. The clearest part of Carrington Thompson's career was his...
Read the storyCarrington Thompson, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Western Michigan. Carrington Thompson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 726
- Receptions
- 50
- Touchdowns
- 8
Quick Answers
Carrington Thompson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Michigan · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 726
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 19 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Western Michigan
- Top game
- Eastern Michigan
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Class 2016
- 2016 Receiving yards rank
- 637 receiving yards · WR 138th (top 15%) · Mid-American 18th (top 11%) · National 149th (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 6 | 8 | 89 | 2 | 36.8 |
| 2016 Postseason | Western Michigan | 13 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 70.6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 13 | 38 | 605 | 6 | 70.6 |
Related Context
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Carrington Thompson played WR for Western Michigan. Across 3 tracked seasons, Carrington Thompson recorded 726 receiving yards and 8 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Western Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Western Michigan paired 637 primary output with 83.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 83.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Western Michigan
Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
49
Efficiency
83.4
Usage
17.2
Consistency
41.5
Best Game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wisconsin: 32. Northwestern: 20. North Carolina Central: 44. Illinois: 27. Georgia Southern: 37. Central Michigan: 22. Northern Illinois: 57. Akron: 80. Eastern Michigan: 177. Ball State: 10. Buffalo: 24. Toledo: 35. Ohio: 72
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. Wisconsin: 4 by 53.3. Northwestern: 2 by 66.7. North Carolina Central: 2 by 100. Illinois: 3 by 60. Georgia Southern: 2 by 100. Central Michigan: 1 by 100. Northern Illinois: 3 by 100. Akron: 5 by 100. Eastern Michigan: 8 by 100. Ball State: 1 by 66.7. Buffalo: 2 by 80. Toledo: 3 by 77.8. Ohio: 6 by 80
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins50.4 · Games = 12 · +18.4 vs Losses
Losses32 · Games = 1 · -18.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
Best efficiency game
100 vs Eastern Michigan
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/2 | @ Wisconsin | L 16-24 | — | 4 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 12/3 | @ Ohio | W 29-23 | — | 6 | 72 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 21 |
| Fri 11/25 | vs Toledo | W 55-35 | — | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 11.70 | 1 | 17 |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Buffalo | W 38-0 | — | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 23 |
| Wed 11/2 | @ Ball State | W 52-20 | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Eastern Michigan100 receiving yards · High volume | W 45-31 | — | 8 | 177 | 22.1 | 22.10 | 2 | 51 |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Akron | W 41-0 | — | 5 | 80 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 45 |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Northern Illinois | W 45-30 | — | 3 | 57 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 37 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Central Michigan | W 49-10 | — | 1 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Georgia Southern | W 49-31 | — | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 18.50 | 1 | 29 |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Illinois | W 34-10 | — | 3 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs North Carolina Central | W 70-21 | — | 2 | 44 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 26 |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Northwestern | W 22-21 | — | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
Player Story
Carrington Thompson story
Carrington Thompson built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Houston, TX wearing No. 15, spending time with Western Michigan. The clearest part of Carrington Thompson's career was his receiving role: 50 catches, 726 receiving yards, and 8 touchdowns across 19 career games in the available record. That gives Carrington Thompson's 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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Western Michigan
2014-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 89 | 64.1 | 5.4 | 89 |
| 2016 Postseason | Western Michigan | 637 | 83.4 | 17.2 | 548 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 637 | 83.4 | 17.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 8 · W 45-31 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
177
Receiving Yards
97.3 takeover
177 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Akron
Week 7 · W 41-0 · Conference game
80
Receiving Yards
74.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
80 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Ohio
Week 14 · W 29-23 · Conference game
72
Receiving Yards
73.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
72 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.
#4
@ Georgia Southern
Week 2 · L 17-43
32
Receiving Yards
70.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
32 receiving yards with a 71.1 efficiency score.
#5
vs Murray State
Week 3 · W 52-20
25
Receiving Yards
63.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
25 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Western Michigan
637 primary output · 83.4 efficiency · 17.2 usage
70.6
#2
2016 Regular Season · Western Michigan
70.6
637 primary · 83.4 efficiency · 17.2 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Western Michigan
36.8
89 primary · 64.1 efficiency · 5.4 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
1
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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