Usage Score
6.1
Player Dossier
2016-2019Michigan State
Tyriq Thompson
LB • 6'1" • 228 lbs • Detroit, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Tyriq Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.3 disruption score.
Efficiency
28.3
Consistency
12.8
Season Value
13.4
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Tyriq Thompson, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Michigan State. Tyriq Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.3 disruption score.
Tyriq Thompson played LB for Michigan State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Tyriq Thompson recorded 20 rushing yards and 123 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Michigan State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Michigan State paired 0 primary output with 8.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 28.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2019 Postseason · Michigan State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
28.3
Usage
6.1
Consistency
12.8
Best Game by takeover score
Wake Forest
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wake Forest: 1.5. Tulsa: 0. Western Michigan: 1. Arizona State: 1. Northwestern: 0. Indiana: 0. Ohio State: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Penn State: 1. Illinois: 0. Michigan: 0. Rutgers: 1. Maryland: 0
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. Wake Forest: 8 by 48.3. Tulsa: 5 by 20.8. Western Michigan: 3 by 22.5. Arizona State: 6 by 35. Northwestern: 3 by 12.5. Indiana: 7 by 29.2. Ohio State: 4 by 16.7. Wisconsin: 2 by 8.3. Penn State: 11 by 55.8. Illinois: 8 by 33.3. Michigan: 9 by 37.5. Rutgers: 6 by 35. Maryland: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.5 · Games = 7 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 6 · -0.2 vs Wins
First Half0.5 · Games = 7 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · Games = 6 · -0.2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Wake Forest
Best efficiency game
55.8 vs Penn State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/27 | @ Wake Forest | W 27-21 | 8 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Maryland | W 19-16 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Rutgers | W 27-0 | 6 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Michigan | L 10-44 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Illinois | L 34-37 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Penn State10+ tackles | L 7-28 | 11 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Wisconsin | L 0-38 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Ohio State | L 10-34 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Indiana | W 40-31 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Northwestern | W 31-10 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Arizona State | L 7-10 | 6 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Western Michigan | W 51-17 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/30 | vs Tulsa | W 28-7 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Michigan State
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Progression
201620172018201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | 8.3 | 1.2 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0.5 | 8.5 | 1.7 | 0.5 |
| 2018 Postseason | Michigan State | 4 | 15.4 | 4.8 | 3.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan State | 4 | 15.4 | 4.8 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Michigan State | 5.5 | 28.3 | 6.1 | 1.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan State | 5.5 | 28.3 | 6.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Wake Forest
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5
Primary metric
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 51.9 takeover score.
#2
Michigan
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.9 takeover score.
#3
Rutgers
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.8 takeover score.
#4
Penn State
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.1 takeover score.
#5
Purdue
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
0 primary output · 8.3 efficiency · 1.2 usage
36.5
#2
2019 Postseason · Michigan State
13.4
5.5 primary · 28.3 efficiency · 6.1 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Michigan State
13.4
5.5 primary · 28.3 efficiency · 6.1 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2015 · Rating 0.8892
Martin Luther King · Detroit, MI
- Committed To
- Michigan State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
123
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 33 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.