Player Career

Darwin Thompson Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Darwin Thompson story

Darwin Thompson built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a running back from Jenks, OK wearing No. 5, spending time with Utah State. The clearest part of Darwin Thompson's career was his backfield work: 1,044 rushing yards, 153 carries, 14 rushing touchdowns, and 351 receiving yards across 13 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Utah State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 351 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 13 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Utah State.

The arc is straightforward: Darwin 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Utah State

    2016-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2016201720182018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonUtah State0
2017 Regular SeasonUtah State00
2018 PostseasonUtah State1,39568.623.71,395
2018 Regular SeasonUtah State1,39568.623.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs San José State

Week 11 · W 62-24 · Conference game

Win with 255 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

255

Scrimmage Yards

91.1 takeover

255 scrimmage yards and 25.7 usage.

#2

@ Hawai'i

Week 10 · W 56-17 · Conference game

178

Scrimmage Yards

78.7 takeover

Win with 178 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

178 scrimmage yards and 23.4 usage.

#3

@ BYU

Week 6 · W 45-20

131

Scrimmage Yards

70.8 takeover

Win with 131 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

131 scrimmage yards and 32.8 usage.

#4

@ Wyoming

Week 8 · W 24-16 · Conference game

116

Scrimmage Yards

70.3 takeover

Win with 116 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

116 scrimmage yards and 43.2 usage.

#5

@ North Texas

Week 1 · W 52-13 · Postseason

108

Scrimmage Yards

63.5 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

108 scrimmage yards and 36.1 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Postseason · Utah State

1,395 primary output · 68.6 efficiency · 23.7 usage

76.4

#2

2018 Regular Season · Utah State

76.4

1,395 primary · 68.6 efficiency · 23.7 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · Utah State

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

5

100+ rush yards

2

150+ scrimmage yards

5

2+ TD games