Usage Score
9
Player Dossier
2016-2019Texas Tech
Donta Thompson
TE • 6'5" • 245 lbs • Ennis, TX, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Donta Thompson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Efficiency
74.8
Consistency
56.7
Season Value
60
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Texas Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- Texas Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kansas
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.
Donta Thompson, TE. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Texas Tech. Donta Thompson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Donta Thompson played TE for Texas Tech. Across 4 tracked seasons, Donta Thompson recorded 352 receiving yards and 6 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Texas Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Texas Tech paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 74.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2019 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kansas
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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2019 Regular Season · Texas Tech
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
28.3
Efficiency
74.8
Usage
9
Consistency
56.7
Best Game by takeover score
Texas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 22. UTEP: 20. Arizona: 18. Oklahoma: 18. Oklahoma State: 46. Baylor: 24. Kansas: 51. West Virginia: 46. TCU: 17. Kansas State: 45. Texas: 4
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. Unknown: 2 by 73.3. UTEP: 3 by 44.4. Arizona: 2 by 60. Oklahoma: 1 by 100. Oklahoma State: 5 by 61.3. Baylor: 2 by 80. Kansas: 2 by 100. West Virginia: 4 by 76.7. TCU: 1 by 100. Kansas State: 3 by 100. Texas: 1 by 26.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins37.3 · Games = 3 · +12.0 vs Losses
Losses25.3 · Games = 7 · -12.0 vs Wins
First Half24.7 · Games = 6 · -7.9 vs Second Half
Second Half32.6 · Games = 5 · +7.9 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Kansas
Best efficiency game
100 vs Kansas State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/29 | @ Texas | L 24-49 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sun 11/24 | vs Kansas State | L 27-30 | — | 3 | 45 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 22 |
| Sat 11/16 | vs TCU | L 31-33 | — | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 11/9 | @ West Virginia | W 38-17 | — | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Kansas | L 34-37 | — | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 25.50 | 0 | 28 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Baylor | L 30-33 | — | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Oklahoma State | W 45-35 | — | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 9.20 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Oklahoma | L 16-55 | — | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Sun 9/15 | @ Arizona | L 14-28 | — | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| Sun 9/8 | vs UTEP | W 38-3 | — | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 6.70 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Unknown | — | — | 2 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 14 |
Career Arc
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Texas Tech
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Progression
2016201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 20 | 100 | 3.2 | 20 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 21 | 70 | 4.1 | 1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 311 | 74.8 | 9 | 290 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Kansas
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
51
Primary metric
51 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
Unknown
20
Primary metric
Game with an explosive receiving profile.
20 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
Kansas State
45
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
45 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
West Virginia
46
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
46 receiving yards with a 76.7 efficiency score.
#5
Unknown
11
Primary metric
Game with an explosive receiving profile.
11 receiving yards with a 73.3 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2016 Regular Season · Texas Tech
0 primary output · — efficiency · — usage
100
#2
2019 Regular Season · Texas Tech
60
311 primary · 74.8 efficiency · 9 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Texas Tech
44.8
21 primary · 70 efficiency · 4.1 usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2015 · Rating 0.8319
Ennis · Ennis, TX
- Committed To
- Texas Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Career Facts
1
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
352
Career Receiving Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 17 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.