Player Dossier

2020-2025

Auburn

Chris Thompson Jr.

LB • 6'3" • 240 lbs • Desoto, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Chris Thompson Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.7

Efficiency

21.7

Consistency

12.1

Season Value

12.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason · Auburn

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Auburn • USC • Tulsa
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic

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.

Chris Thompson Jr., LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason · Auburn. Chris Thompson Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.2 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason

Auburn paired 0 primary output with 8.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 21.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Auburn, USC, Tulsa.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2024 Regular Season · Tulsa

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

21.7

Usage

5.7

Consistency

12.1

Best Game by takeover score

Florida Atlantic

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Arkansas State: 0. Oklahoma State: 0. Louisiana Tech: 0. North Texas: 0. Army: 0. Temple: 1. UTSA: 0. UAB: 0.5. East Carolina: 0. South Florida: 1. Florida Atlantic: 3

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. Arkansas State: 6 by 25. Oklahoma State: 2 by 8.3. Louisiana Tech: 5 by 20.8. North Texas: 1 by 4.2. Army: 2 by 8.3. Temple: 2 by 18.3. UTSA: 2 by 8.3. UAB: 4 by 21.7. East Carolina: 5 by 20.8. South Florida: 8 by 43.3. Florida Atlantic: 7 by 59.2

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=2 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · n=9 · +0.6 vs Wins
First Half0.2 · n=6 · -0.7 vs Second Half
Second Half0.9 · n=5 · +0.7 vs First Half

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Florida Atlantic

Best efficiency game

59.2 vs Florida Atlantic

Result
Sat 11/30vs Florida AtlanticSplash gameL 16-6376210
Sat 11/23@ South FloridaL 30-6387100
Fri 11/15vs East CarolinaL 31-3853000
Sat 11/2@ UABL 21-59420.5000
Sat 10/26vs UTSAW 46-4520000
Sat 10/19@ TempleL 10-2022100
Sat 10/5vs ArmyL 7-4922000
Sat 9/28@ North TexasL 20-5210000
Sat 9/21@ Louisiana TechW 23-2052000
Sat 9/14vs Oklahoma StateL 10-4521000
Sat 9/7@ Arkansas StateL 24-2862000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Auburn

    2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    USC

    2021-2023

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Tulsa

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

20202020202120222023202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 PostseasonAuburn08.31.3
2020 Regular SeasonAuburn08.31.30
2021 Regular SeasonUSC111.23.31
2022 Regular SeasonUSC04.20.9-1
2023 PostseasonUSC07.51.20
2023 Regular SeasonUSC07.51.20
2024 Regular SeasonTulsa5.521.75.75.5
2025 Regular SeasonTulsa114.28.2-4.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Florida Atlantic

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 59.6 takeover score.

#2

California

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.7 takeover score.

#3

Florida Atlantic

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.8 takeover score.

#4

South Florida

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 29.2 takeover score.

#5

Temple

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 20.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Postseason · Auburn

0 primary output · 8.3 efficiency · 1.3 usage

36.5

#2

2020 Regular Season · Auburn

36.5

0 primary · 8.3 efficiency · 1.3 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · USC

36.2

0 primary · 7.5 efficiency · 1.2 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.9215

Duncanville · Duncanville, TX

Committed To
Auburn
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

3

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

74

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 27 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Chris Thompson Jr. quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
3
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
74