Usage / Role
48%
Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2020Buffalo
Tyree Thompson
LB • 6'1" • 225 lbs • Pacoima, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Tyree Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
48
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
lowhigh
Star Power
40
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · UCLA
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- UCLA • Buffalo
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Stanford
Player Story
Tyree Thompson built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a linebacker from Pacoima, CA wearing No. 27, spending time with Buffalo and UCLA. The clearest part of Tyree Thompson's career was his defensive...
Read the storyTyree Thompson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · UCLA. Tyree Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 87
- TFL
- 7.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Tyree Thompson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Buffalo · LB
- Career Tackles
- 87
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · UCLA
- Top game
- Stanford
- Latest roster
- No. 27 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 32 tackles · LB 308th (top 28%) · Mid-American 34th (top 8%) · National 746th (top 15%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | UCLA | 12 | 55 | 6 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 54.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | UCLA | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Postseason | Buffalo | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 35 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Buffalo | 7 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35 |
| 2020 Regular Season | UCLA | 7 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 35 |
Related Context
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Tyree Thompson played LB for UCLA and Buffalo. Across 3 tracked seasons, Tyree Thompson recorded 87 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with UCLA.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
UCLA paired 7 primary output with 24.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 24.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across UCLA, Buffalo.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Postseason · Buffalo
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
24.1
Usage
6.2
Consistency
14.3
Best Game by takeover score
Miami (OH)
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Marshall: 0.5. Northern Illinois: 0. Miami (OH): 2. Bowling Green: 1. Kent State: 0. Akron: 0. Ball State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Marshall: 4 by 21.7. Northern Illinois: 7 by 29.2. Miami (OH): 3 by 32.5. Bowling Green: 3 by 22.5. Kent State: 3 by 12.5. Akron: 5 by 20.8. Ball State: 7 by 29.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 6 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Miami (OH)
Best efficiency game
32.5 vs Miami (OH)
Player Story
Tyree Thompson story
Tyree Thompson built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a linebacker from Pacoima, CA wearing No. 27, spending time with Buffalo and UCLA. The clearest part of Tyree Thompson's career was his defensive production: 87 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, and 2 passes defended across 20 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with UCLA. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Tyree Thompson's production has multiple signals. With 20 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Buffalo and UCLA.
The arc is straightforward: Tyree 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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- 1
UCLA
2018-2020
Opening stop
- 2
Buffalo
2020
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20182019202020202020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | UCLA | 7 | 24.9 | 7.4 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | UCLA | 0 | — | — | -7 |
| 2020 Postseason | Buffalo | 3.5 | 24.1 | 6.2 | 3.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Buffalo | 3.5 | 24.1 | 6.2 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | UCLA | 3.5 | 24.1 | 6.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Stanford
Week 13 · L 42-49 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Miami (OH)
Week 11 · W 42-10 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#3
@ Oklahoma
Week 2 · L 21-49
1.5
Havoc Plays
68.9 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 68.9 takeover score.
#4
vs USC
Week 12 · W 34-27 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
57.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Cincinnati
Week 1 · L 17-26
1
Havoc Plays
48.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · UCLA
7 primary output · 24.9 efficiency · 7.4 usage
54.4
#2
2020 Postseason · Buffalo
35
3.5 primary · 24.1 efficiency · 6.2 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Buffalo
35
3.5 primary · 24.1 efficiency · 6.2 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
2
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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