Usage / Role
77%
Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Kansas State
Skylar Thompson
QB • 6'2" • 223 lbs • Independence, MO, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Skylar Thompson is a balanced quarterback profile with 17.6 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
30
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
35
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Kansas State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Kansas State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State
Player Story
Skylar Thompson built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a quarterback from Independence, MO wearing No. 7, spending time with Kansas State. The clearest part of Skylar Thompson's career was his passing...
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- Committed To
- Kansas State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2022
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 26
- Overall
- No. 247
- NFL Team
- Miami Dolphins
Skylar Thompson, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Kansas State. Skylar Thompson is a balanced quarterback profile with 17.6 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 8,218
- Passing yards
- 7,131
- Rushing yards
- 1,087
- Touchdowns
- 69
Quick Answers
Skylar Thompson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kansas State · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 8,218
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Kansas State
- Top game
- Oklahoma State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Fort Osage · Kansas State
- High school pipeline
- Fort Osage · 3 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2022 · Round 7 · Pick 26 · Miami Dolphins
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Senior
- 2021 Total offense rank
- 2,117 total offense · QB 91st (top 25%) · Big 12 8th (top 7%) · National 91st (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Kansas State | 8 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 49.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kansas State | 8 | 925 | 662 | 263 | 8 | 49.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kansas State | 11 | 1,769 | 1,396 | 373 | 15 | 62.2 |
| 2019 Postseason | Kansas State | 13 | 119 | 116 | 3 | 1 | 73.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kansas State | 13 | 2,593 | 2,191 | 402 | 22 | 73.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kansas State | 3 | 664 | 626 | 38 | 7 | 50.9 |
| 2021 Postseason | Kansas State | 10 | 269 | 259 | 10 | 3 | 64.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kansas State | 10 | 1,848 | 1,854 | -6 | 13 | 64.6 |
Related Context
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Skylar Thompson played QB for Kansas State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Skylar Thompson recorded 7,131 passing yards, 1,087 rushing yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Kansas State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Kansas State paired 2,712 primary output with 64.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 64.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Kansas State
Games
13
Primary Metric / G
208.6
Efficiency
64.3
Usage
22.5
Consistency
79.3
Best Game by takeover score
West Virginia
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Navy: 119. Nicholls: 242. Bowling Green: 177. Mississippi State: 131. Oklahoma State: 145. Baylor: 224. TCU: 240. Oklahoma: 252. Kansas: 256. Texas: 253. West Virginia: 318. Texas Tech: 260. Iowa State: 95
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Navy: 22 by 61.7. Nicholls: 25 by 88.3. Bowling Green: 16 by 90.1. Mississippi State: 22 by 58.1. Oklahoma State: 30 by 57.3. Baylor: 45 by 53. TCU: 33 by 69.5. Oklahoma: 41 by 64.4. Kansas: 33 by 74.5. Texas: 34 by 60.3. West Virginia: 53 by 54.6. Texas Tech: 35 by 57.2. Iowa State: 21 by 47.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins206.6 · Games = 8 · -5.2 vs Losses
Losses211.8 · Games = 5 · +5.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
West Virginia
Best efficiency game
90.1 vs Bowling Green
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/31 | vs Navy | L 17-20 | 9 | 13 | 116 | 69.2 | 0 | 0 | 61.7 | 9 | 3 | 0.30 | 1 | 4 |
| Sun 12/1 | vs Iowa State | W 27-17 | 5 | 12 | 57 | 41.7 | 0 | 1 | 47.5 | 9 | 38 | 4.20 | 0 | 12 |
| Sun 11/24 | @ Texas Tech | W 30-27 | 14 | 28 | 246 | 50.0 | 2 | 1 | 57.2 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 11/16 | vs West Virginia | L 20-24 | 24 | 39 | 299 | 61.5 | 1 | 2 | 54.6 | 14 | 19 | 1.40 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Texas | L 24-27 | 17 | 27 | 253 | 63.0 | 2 | 0 | 60.3 | 7 | 0 | 0.10 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Kansas3+ TD · Dual-threat | W 38-10 | 9 | 16 | 129 | 56.3 | 0 | 0 | 74.5 | 17 | 127 | 7.50 | 3 | 34 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Oklahoma3+ TD | W 48-41 | 18 | 28 | 213 | 64.3 | 0 | 0 | 64.4 | 13 | 39 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| Sat 10/19 | vs TCU3+ TD · Dual-threat | W 24-17 | 11 | 23 | 172 | 47.8 | 2 | 0 | 69.5 | 10 | 68 | 6.80 | 1 | 61 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Baylor | L 12-31 | 22 | 34 | 218 | 64.7 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 11 | 6 | 0.50 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Oklahoma State | L 13-26 | 11 | 23 | 118 | 47.8 | 0 | 0 | 57.3 | 7 | 27 | 3.90 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Mississippi State | W 31-24 | 10 | 18 | 123 | 55.6 | 1 | 0 | 58.1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Bowling Green | W 52-0 | 10 | 13 | 151 | 76.9 | 2 | 0 | 90.1 | 3 | 26 | 8.70 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Nicholls | W 49-14 | 16 | 22 | 212 | 72.7 | 1 | 0 | 88.3 | 3 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 17 |
Player Story
Skylar Thompson story
Skylar Thompson built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a quarterback from Independence, MO wearing No. 7, spending time with Kansas State. The clearest part of Skylar Thompson's career was his passing role: 7,131 passing yards, 43 touchdown passes, 885 attempts, and 1,087 rushing yards across 45 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1,087 rushing yards and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Skylar Thompson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Kansas State
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20172017201820192019202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Kansas State | 956 | 65.1 | 21 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kansas State | 956 | 65.1 | 21 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kansas State | 1,769 | 59.4 | 22.9 | 813 |
| 2019 Postseason | Kansas State | 2,712 | 64.3 | 22.5 | 943 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kansas State | 2,712 | 64.3 | 22.5 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kansas State | 664 | 64.5 | 19.9 | -2,048 |
| 2021 Postseason | Kansas State | 2,117 | 62.3 | 17.6 | 1,453 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kansas State | 2,117 | 62.3 | 17.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Oklahoma State
Week 12 · W 45-40 · Conference game
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
297
Total Offense
86.7 takeover
297 total offense with 82.9 efficiency.
#2
vs UTSA
Week 3 · W 41-17
279
Total Offense
83.4 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
279 total offense with 79.5 efficiency.
#3
@ Oklahoma
Week 4 · W 38-35 · Conference game
344
Total Offense
82.6 takeover
Win with 344 yards of offense and 70.8 efficiency.
344 total offense with 70.8 efficiency.
#4
vs West Virginia
Week 12 · L 20-24 · Conference game
318
Total Offense
78.8 takeover
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
318 total offense with 54.6 efficiency.
#5
@ Kansas
Week 10 · W 38-10 · Conference game
256
Total Offense
72.6 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
256 total offense with 74.5 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Kansas State
2,712 primary output · 64.3 efficiency · 22.5 usage
73.4
#2
2019 Regular Season · Kansas State
73.4
2,712 primary · 64.3 efficiency · 22.5 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · Kansas State
64.6
2,117 primary · 62.3 efficiency · 17.6 usage
Milestones
7
250+ passing yards
4
300+ total offense
10
3+ TD games
27
Above avg efficiency
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