Usage Score
6.6
Player Dossier
2017-2018Baylor
BJ Thompson
DE • 6'6" • 220 lbs • England, AR, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
BJ Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.9 disruption score.
Efficiency
14.9
Consistency
52.4
Season Value
33.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Baylor
171818
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Program Path
- Baylor
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kansas State
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.
BJ Thompson, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Baylor. BJ Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.9 disruption score.
BJ Thompson played DE for Baylor. Across 2 tracked seasons, BJ Thompson recorded 16 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Baylor.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Baylor paired 2 primary output with 16.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 14.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kansas State
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Baylor
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
14.9
Usage
6.6
Consistency
52.4
Best Game by takeover score
Vanderbilt
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Vanderbilt: 0. Kansas: 2. Oklahoma: 1. Kansas State: 2. Texas: 0. West Virginia: 0. Oklahoma State: 1. Iowa State: 2. TCU: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Vanderbilt: 1 by 4.2. Kansas: 2 by 28.3. Oklahoma: 4 by 26.7. Kansas State: 3 by 32.5. Texas: 1 by 4.2. West Virginia: 1 by 4.2. Oklahoma State: 0 by 10. Iowa State: 1 by 24.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.3 · Games = 4 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 5 · -0.7 vs Wins
First Half1 · Games = 5 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · Games = 4 · -0.3 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Kansas State
Best efficiency game
32.5 vs Kansas State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/28 | @ Vanderbilt | W 45-38 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | vs TCU | L 9-16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Iowa State | L 14-28 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Oklahoma State | W 35-31 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 10/25 | @ West Virginia | L 14-58 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Texas | L 17-23 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Kansas State | W 37-34 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Oklahoma | L 33-66 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Kansas | W 26-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Baylor
2017-2018
Opening stop
Season Progression
201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Baylor | 2 | 16.3 | 7.4 | — |
| 2018 Postseason | Baylor | 8 | 14.9 | 6.6 | 6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Baylor | 8 | 14.9 | 6.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Kansas State
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.9 takeover score.
#2
Iowa State
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.3 takeover score.
#3
Kansas
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 46 takeover score.
#4
Oklahoma State
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.2 takeover score.
#5
Unknown
1
Primary metric
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2017 Regular Season · Baylor
2 primary output · 16.3 efficiency · 7.4 usage
34.7
#2
2018 Postseason · Baylor
33.9
8 primary · 14.9 efficiency · 6.6 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Baylor
33.9
8 primary · 14.9 efficiency · 6.6 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2017 · Rating 0.8544
England · England, AR
- Committed To
- Baylor
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Career Facts
1
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
16
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 11 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.