Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2017-2020San Diego State
Tariq Thompson
S • 6'0" • 210 lbs • San Diego, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Tariq Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
65
Solid production for a safety
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Reliability
57
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
77
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · San Diego State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- San Diego State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico
Player Story
Tariq Thompson built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a safety from San Diego, CA wearing No. 14, spending time with San Diego State. The clearest part of Tariq Thompson's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- San Diego State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Tariq Thompson, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · San Diego State. Tariq Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 217
- TFL
- 12
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 23
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Tariq Thompson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San Diego State · S
- Career Tackles
- 217
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · San Diego State
- Top game
- New Mexico
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · St Augustine · San Diego State
- High school pipeline
- St Augustine · 14 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 14 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 41 tackles · S 83rd (top 19%) · Mountain West 19th (top 5%) · National 465th (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | San Diego State | 13 | 9 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 55.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | San Diego State | 13 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 55.2 |
| 2018 Postseason | San Diego State | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 58.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | San Diego State | 13 | 50 | 3.5 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 58.3 |
| 2019 Postseason | San Diego State | 13 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 61.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | San Diego State | 13 | 51 | 3 | 1 | - | 8 | 0 | 61.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | San Diego State | 8 | 41 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 30.4 |
Related Context
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Tariq Thompson played S for San Diego State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Tariq Thompson recorded 217 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with San Diego State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
San Diego State paired 16 primary output with 29.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 28.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: San José State
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · San Diego State
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
28.2
Usage
5.6
Consistency
12.5
Best Game by takeover score
San José State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UNLV: 1.5. Utah State: 0. San José State: 2. Hawai'i: 0. Nevada: 0. Colorado: 0. Colorado State: 2. BYU: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UNLV: 9 by 52.5. Utah State: 3 by 12.5. San José State: 6 by 45. Hawai'i: 7 by 29.2. Nevada: 5 by 20.8. Colorado: 5 by 20.8. Colorado State: 2 by 28.3. BYU: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.9 · Games = 4 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 4 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
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8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
San José State
Best efficiency game
52.5 vs UNLV
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/13 | @ BYU | L 14-28 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/6 | vs Colorado StateSplash game | W 29-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/28 | @ Colorado | L 10-20 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/21 | @ Nevada | L 21-26 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/14 | vs Hawai'i | W 34-10 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/7 | vs San José StateSplash game | L 17-28 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/1 | @ Utah State | W 38-7 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/25 | vs UNLV | W 34-6 | 9 | 7 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Tariq Thompson story
Tariq Thompson built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a safety from San Diego, CA wearing No. 14, spending time with San Diego State. The clearest part of Tariq Thompson's career was his defensive production: 217 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 12 interceptions across 47 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with San Diego State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Tariq Thompson's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 3 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 47 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across San Diego State.
The arc is straightforward: Tariq Thompson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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San Diego State
2017-2020
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Season Value Progression
2017201720182018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | San Diego State | 14 | 31.3 | 10.4 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | San Diego State | 14 | 31.3 | 10.4 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | San Diego State | 14.5 | 29.4 | 6.8 | 0.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | San Diego State | 14.5 | 29.4 | 6.8 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | San Diego State | 16 | 29.9 | 7.6 | 1.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | San Diego State | 16 | 29.9 | 7.6 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | San Diego State | 5.5 | 28.2 | 5.6 | -10.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs New Mexico
Week 13 · W 35-10 · Conference game
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Weber State
Week 1 · W 6-0
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Nevada
Week 9 · L 24-28 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#4
vs San José State
Week 10 · L 17-28 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#5
vs BYU
Week 14 · W 13-3
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · San Diego State
16 primary output · 29.9 efficiency · 7.6 usage
61.3
#2
2019 Regular Season · San Diego State
61.3
16 primary · 29.9 efficiency · 7.6 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · San Diego State
58.3
14.5 primary · 29.4 efficiency · 6.8 usage
Milestones
11
Impact games
14
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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