Player Dossier

2018-2024

Ohio

Keye Thompson

LB • 6'0" • 230 lbs • Barberton, OH, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Keye Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.7 disruption score.

Usage Score

10.2

Efficiency

42.6

Consistency

41.7

Season Value

26.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason · Ohio

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Ohio • Pittsburgh
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo

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.

Keye Thompson, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason · Ohio. Keye Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.7 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason

Ohio paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 42.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Ohio, Pittsburgh.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2022 Regular Season · Ohio

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1

Efficiency

42.6

Usage

10.2

Consistency

41.7

Best Game by takeover score

Bowling Green

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Florida Atlantic: 0. Penn State: 0.5. Iowa State: 1. Unknown: 0. Kent State: 1. Akron: 3. Western Michigan: 0. Northern Illinois: 2.5. Buffalo: 2. Miami (OH): 0. Ball State: 0. Bowling Green: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida Atlantic: 6 by 25. Penn State: 5 by 25.8. Iowa State: 7 by 39.2. Unknown: 8 by 33.3. Kent State: 5 by 30.8. Akron: 11 by 75.8. Western Michigan: 8 by 33.3. Northern Illinois: 14 by 75. Buffalo: 11 by 65.8. Miami (OH): 5 by 20.8. Ball State: 5 by 20.8. Bowling Green: 11 by 65.8

Split Comparison

Wins1.2 · n=8 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · n=3 · -0.4 vs Wins
First Half0.9 · n=6 · -0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half1.1 · n=6 · +0.2 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Northern Illinois

Best efficiency game

75.8 vs Akron

Result
Wed 11/23vs Bowling Green10+ tacklesW 38-14112110
Wed 11/16@ Ball StateW 32-1852000
Wed 11/9@ Miami (OH)W 37-2155000
Tue 11/1vs Buffalo10+ tacklesW 45-241130.500.501
Sat 10/22vs Northern Illinois10+ tackles · Splash gameW 24-171452.5000
Sat 10/15@ Western MichiganW 33-1487000
Sat 10/8vs Akron10+ tacklesW 55-341140012
Sat 10/1@ Kent StateL 24-3155100
Sat 9/24vs Unknown82000
Sat 9/17@ Iowa StateL 10-4373100
Sat 9/10@ Penn StateL 10-46540.5000
Sat 9/3vs Florida AtlanticW 41-3863000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Ohio

    2018-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Pittsburgh

    2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

20182019201920202021202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 PostseasonOhio04.20.8
2019 PostseasonOhio734.89.37
2019 Regular SeasonOhio734.89.30
2020 Regular SeasonOhio335.916.4-4
2021 Regular SeasonOhio0-3
2022 Regular SeasonOhio1242.610.212
2023 Regular SeasonOhio14.542.611.22.5
2024 Regular SeasonPittsburgh314.72.7-11.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Buffalo

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 67.7 takeover score.

#2

Western Michigan

2.5

Primary metric

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 66.5 takeover score.

#3

Northern Illinois

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 62.7 takeover score.

#4

Akron

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 62.1 takeover score.

#5

Akron

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 61.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2018 Postseason · Ohio

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage

35

#2

2023 Regular Season · Ohio

31.3

14.5 primary · 42.6 efficiency · 11.2 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Ohio

26.7

12 primary · 42.6 efficiency · 10.2 usage

Milestones

5

Impact games

5

Splash games

9

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.7597

Barberton · Barberton, OH

Committed To
Ohio
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

2

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

280

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 45 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Keye Thompson quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
280