Player Story
Kyle Thompson story
Kyle Thompson built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a punter from El Cajon, CA wearing No. 80, spending time with Kansas. The clearest part of Kyle Thompson's career was his field-position work: 156 punts, 6,708 punting yards, and 42 punts inside the 20 across 30 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Kansas. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Special-teams careers depend on repeatable opportunity, not just one highlight. His career also includes 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 30 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kansas.
The arc is straightforward: Kyle Thompson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.