Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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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 31.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
76
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Michigan State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Penn State
Player Story
Tyriq Thompson built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Detroit, MI wearing No. 17, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Tyriq Thompson's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Michigan State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Tyriq Thompson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Michigan State. Tyriq Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 123
- TFL
- 5
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 7
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Tyriq Thompson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 123
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Michigan State
- Top game
- Penn State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Martin Luther King · Michigan State
- High school pipeline
- Martin Luther King · 40 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 17 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 75 tackles · LB 164th (top 13%) · Big Ten 27th (top 5%) · National 244th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan State | 3 | 6 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 14.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan State | 6 | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 13.7 |
| 2018 Postseason | Michigan State | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 29.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan State | 11 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 29.7 |
| 2019 Postseason | Michigan State | 13 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 59.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan State | 13 | 67 | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | 0 | 59.2 |
Related Context
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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: 2019 Postseason
Michigan State paired 9.5 primary output with 31.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 31.3 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: Penn State
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Michigan State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
31.3
Usage
6.5
Consistency
51.3
Best Game by takeover score
Penn State
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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: 1. Ohio State: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Penn State: 2. Illinois: 1. Michigan: 0. Rutgers: 2. Maryland: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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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 39.2. Ohio State: 4 by 16.7. Wisconsin: 2 by 8.3. Penn State: 11 by 65.8. Illinois: 8 by 43.3. Michigan: 9 by 37.5. Rutgers: 6 by 45. Maryland: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 7 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 6 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Penn State
Best efficiency game
65.8 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 | @ RutgersSplash game | 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 · Splash game | 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 | — | — |
Player Story
Tyriq Thompson story
Tyriq Thompson built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Detroit, MI wearing No. 17, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Tyriq Thompson's career was his defensive production: 123 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 33 career games in the available record. His career also includes 20 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Tyriq Thompson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Michigan State
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620172018201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan State | 1 | 11.6 | 2.8 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan State | 1.5 | 10.1 | 2.1 | 0.5 |
| 2018 Postseason | Michigan State | 5 | 16.3 | 4.2 | 3.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan State | 5 | 16.3 | 4.2 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Michigan State | 9.5 | 31.3 | 6.5 | 4.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan State | 9.5 | 31.3 | 6.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Penn State
Week 9 · L 7-28 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
88.6 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 88.6 takeover score.
#2
@ Rutgers
Week 13 · W 27-0 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Rutgers
Week 13 · W 14-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Michigan
Week 8 · L 7-21 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
65.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 65.6 takeover score.
#5
@ Wake Forest
Week 1 · W 27-21 · Postseason
1.5
Havoc Plays
60.8 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 60.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Michigan State
9.5 primary output · 31.3 efficiency · 6.5 usage
59.2
#2
2019 Regular Season · Michigan State
59.2
9.5 primary · 31.3 efficiency · 6.5 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Michigan State
29.7
5 primary · 16.3 efficiency · 4.2 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
2
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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