Player Dossier

2009-2012

Florida State

Chris Thompson

RB • 5'8" • Greenville, FL, USA

Explosive all-purpose backBig-play efficiency

Chris Thompson leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 74.6 efficiency.

Usage Score

23.8

Efficiency

74.6

Consistency

67.9

Season Value

66.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season · Florida State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Florida State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Miami

Scouting Read

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Chris Thompson, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season · Florida State. Chris Thompson leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 74.6 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season

Florida State paired 935 primary output with 74.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2012 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 74.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2012 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest

Win with 220 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2012 Regular Season · Florida State

Games

8

Scrimmage Yards / G

116.9

Efficiency

74.6

Usage

23.8

Consistency

67.9

Best Game by takeover score

Miami

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 32. Unknown: 44. Wake Forest: 220. Clemson: 182. South Florida: 98. NC State: 170. Boston College: 95. Miami: 94

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. Unknown: 6 by 55.6. Unknown: 4 by 95.8. Wake Forest: 11 by 100. Clemson: 23 by 75.9. South Florida: 18 by 51.6. NC State: 27 by 61.5. Boston College: 14 by 70.8. Miami: 9 by 85.5

Split Comparison

Wins137.8 · n=5
First Half119.5 · n=4 · +5.3 vs Second Half
Second Half114.3 · n=4 · -5.3 vs First Half
All Games116.9 · n=8

Game Log

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

8 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Wake Forest

Best efficiency game

100 vs Wake Forest

Result
Sun 10/21@ MiamiW 33-207476.70024710.4
Sat 10/13vs Boston CollegeW 51-710686.8004276.8
Sun 10/7@ NC State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsL 16-17251415.6002296.3
Sat 9/29@ South FloridaW 30-1716744.6002245.4
Sun 9/23vs Clemson100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 49-37151036.9028797.9
Sat 9/15vs Wake Forest100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 52-0919721.90222320
Sat 9/8vs Unknown3258.30111911
Sat 9/1vs Unknown6325.3005.3

Career Arc

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

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    Florida State

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Progression

200920092010201020112012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 PostseasonFlorida State130424.9
2009 Regular SeasonFlorida State130424.90
2010 PostseasonFlorida State1,00161.320.4871
2010 Regular SeasonFlorida State1,00161.320.40
2011 Regular SeasonFlorida State10030.613.7-901
2012 Regular SeasonFlorida State93574.623.8835

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Miami

Win with 158 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

158

Primary metric

158 scrimmage yards and 26.4 usage.

#2

Wake Forest

220

Primary metric

Win with 220 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

220 scrimmage yards and 17.2 usage.

#3

South Carolina

164

Primary metric

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

164 scrimmage yards and 48.2 usage.

#4

Georgia Tech

49

Primary metric

Loss with 49 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

49 scrimmage yards and 1.8 usage.

#5

Clemson

182

Primary metric

Win with 182 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

182 scrimmage yards and 35.4 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2012 Regular Season · Florida State

935 primary output · 74.6 efficiency · 23.8 usage

66.4

#2

2010 Postseason · Florida State

57.7

1,001 primary · 61.3 efficiency · 20.4 usage

#3

2010 Regular Season · Florida State

57.7

1,001 primary · 61.3 efficiency · 20.4 usage

Milestones

7

100+ rush yards

5

150+ scrimmage yards

3

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2009 · Rating 0.895

Madison County · Greenville, FL

Committed To
Florida State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2009

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

2,166

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 36 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Chris Thompson quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career rushing yards
1,736