Usage / Role
11%
Rotational defensive role
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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 17.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for an edge defender
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
17
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Baylor
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Baylor
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kansas State
Player Story
BJ Thompson built his college career from 2017 through 2018 as a defensive end from England, AR wearing No. 48, spending time with Baylor. The clearest part of BJ Thompson's career was his defensive production: 16...
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- Committed To
- Baylor
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
BJ Thompson, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Baylor. BJ Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 16
- TFL
- 5
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
BJ Thompson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Baylor · DE
- Career Tackles
- 16
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 11 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Baylor
- Top game
- Kansas State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · England · Baylor
- High school pipeline
- England · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 48 · Sophomore
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 13 tackles · DE 194th (top 59%) · Big 12 161st (top 39%) · National 2,365th (top 41%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Baylor | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 49.4 |
| 2018 Postseason | Baylor | 9 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 56 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Baylor | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 56 |
Related Context
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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: 2018 Postseason
Baylor paired 10 primary output with 17.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 17.1 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 3 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
1.1
Efficiency
17.1
Usage
7
Consistency
48.9
Best Game by takeover score
Kansas State
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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: 3. Texas: 0. West Virginia: 0. Oklahoma State: 2. 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 42.5. Texas: 1 by 4.2. West Virginia: 1 by 4.2. Oklahoma State: 0 by 20. Iowa State: 1 by 24.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1.8 · Games = 4 · +1.1 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 5 · -1.1 vs Wins
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
42.5 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 StateSplash game | L 14-28 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Oklahoma StateSplash game | 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 StateSplash game | W 37-34 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Oklahoma | L 33-66 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs KansasSplash game | W 26-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
BJ Thompson story
BJ Thompson built his college career from 2017 through 2018 as a defensive end from England, AR wearing No. 48, spending time with Baylor. The clearest part of BJ Thompson's career was his defensive production: 16 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 11 career games in the available record. His career also includes 6 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives BJ Thompson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Baylor
2017-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Baylor | 2 | 16.3 | 7.4 | — |
| 2018 Postseason | Baylor | 10 | 17.1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Baylor | 10 | 17.1 | 7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Kansas State
Week 6 · W 37-34 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Oklahoma State
Week 7 · L 16-59 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Iowa State
Week 11 · L 14-28 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
63.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Kansas
Week 4 · W 26-7 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
58.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.6 takeover score.
#5
@ Oklahoma
Week 5 · L 33-66 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
50.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Baylor
10 primary output · 17.1 efficiency · 7 usage
56
#2
2018 Regular Season · Baylor
56
10 primary · 17.1 efficiency · 7 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Baylor
49.4
2 primary · 16.3 efficiency · 7.4 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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