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Player Dossier
2017-2020Mississippi State
Erroll Thompson
LB • 6'1" • 250 lbs • Florence, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Erroll Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 46.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
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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
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Mississippi State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Mississippi State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss
Player Story
Erroll Thompson built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a linebacker from Florence, AL wearing No. 40, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Erroll Thompson's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Mississippi State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Erroll Thompson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Mississippi State. Erroll Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 46.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 312
- TFL
- 22
- Sacks
- 9.5
- QB hurries
- 12
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Erroll Thompson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Mississippi State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 312
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · Mississippi State
- Top game
- Ole Miss
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Florence · Mississippi State
- High school pipeline
- Florence · 23 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 40 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 95 tackles · LB 15th (top 2%) · SEC 6th (top 2%) · National 16th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Mississippi State | 11 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 34.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 11 | 44 | 4 | 2.5 | - | 1 | 0 | 34.3 |
| 2018 Postseason | Mississippi State | 13 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 61.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 13 | 84 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 61.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 12 | 84 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 59.6 |
| 2020 Postseason | Mississippi State | 11 | 9 | 1.5 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 66.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 11 | 86 | 2.5 | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | 66.1 |
Related Context
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Erroll Thompson played LB for Mississippi State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Erroll Thompson recorded 312 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Mississippi State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
Mississippi State paired 12 primary output with 46.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 46.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tulsa
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Postseason · Mississippi State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
46.5
Usage
11.6
Consistency
52.6
Best Game by takeover score
Tulsa
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tulsa: 3.5. LSU: 2. Arkansas: 0. Kentucky: 1. Texas A&M: 1.5. Alabama: 0. Vanderbilt: 1. Georgia: 2. Ole Miss: 0. Auburn: 1. Missouri: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tulsa: 9 by 72.5. LSU: 10 by 61.7. Arkansas: 13 by 50. Kentucky: 5 by 30.8. Texas A&M: 11 by 60.8. Alabama: 11 by 45.8. Vanderbilt: 7 by 39.2. Georgia: 5 by 40.8. Ole Miss: 11 by 45.8. Auburn: 12 by 60. Missouri: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1.6 · Games = 4 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 7 · -0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
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11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Tulsa
Best efficiency game
72.5 vs Tulsa
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/31 | vs TulsaSplash game | W 28-26 | 9 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 12/19 | vs Missouri | W 51-32 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/13 | vs Auburn10+ tackles | L 10-24 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/28 | @ Ole Miss10+ tackles | L 24-31 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/22 | @ GeorgiaSplash game | L 24-31 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/7 | vs Vanderbilt | W 24-17 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/31 | @ Alabama10+ tackles | L 0-41 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/17 | vs Texas A&M10+ tackles | L 14-28 | 11 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/10 | @ Kentucky | L 2-24 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Arkansas10+ tackles | L 14-21 | 13 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/26 | @ LSU10+ tackles · Splash game | W 44-34 | 10 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Erroll Thompson story
Erroll Thompson built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a linebacker from Florence, AL wearing No. 40, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Erroll Thompson's career was his defensive production: 312 tackles, 22 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 47 career games in the available record. That gives Erroll Thompson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Mississippi State
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017201720182018201920202020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Mississippi State | 9 | 25.6 | 5.8 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 9 | 25.6 | 5.8 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Mississippi State | 17.5 | 40.7 | 9.6 | 8.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 17.5 | 40.7 | 9.6 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 12 | 38.8 | 9.4 | -5.5 |
| 2020 Postseason | Mississippi State | 12 | 46.5 | 11.6 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 12 | 46.5 | 11.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Ole Miss
Week 13 · W 35-3 · Conference game
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5
Havoc Plays
91.4 takeover
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Tulsa
Week 1 · W 28-26 · Postseason
3.5
Havoc Plays
90.8 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Arkansas
Week 12 · W 52-6 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
90.2 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 90.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Kentucky
Week 4 · W 28-13 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
86.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.
#5
@ Kansas State
Week 2 · W 31-10
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Havoc Plays
86 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Postseason · Mississippi State
12 primary output · 46.5 efficiency · 11.6 usage
66.1
#2
2020 Regular Season · Mississippi State
66.1
12 primary · 46.5 efficiency · 11.6 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Mississippi State
61.4
17.5 primary · 40.7 efficiency · 9.6 usage
Milestones
16
Impact games
12
Splash games
11
10+ tackle games
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