Player Career

Chris Thompson Career Story

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

Player Story

Chris Thompson story

Chris Thompson built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a running back from Greenville, FL wearing No. 4, spending time with Florida State. The clearest part of Chris Thompson's career was his backfield work: 1,736 rushing yards, 276 carries, 14 rushing touchdowns, and 430 receiving yards across 36 career games in the available record. His career also includes 430 receiving yards and 187 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Chris Thompson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Florida State

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value 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

Week 6 · W 45-17 · Conference game

Win with 158 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

158

Scrimmage Yards

89.6 takeover

158 scrimmage yards and 26.4 usage.

#2

vs South Carolina

Week 1 · W 26-17 · Postseason

164

Scrimmage Yards

87.4 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

164 scrimmage yards and 48.2 usage.

#3

vs Clemson

Week 4 · W 49-37 · Conference game

182

Scrimmage Yards

86.2 takeover

Win with 182 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

182 scrimmage yards and 35.4 usage.

#4

vs Wake Forest

Week 3 · W 52-0 · Conference game

220

Scrimmage Yards

83 takeover

Win with 220 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

220 scrimmage yards and 17.2 usage.

#5

@ NC State

Week 6 · L 16-17 · Conference game

170

Scrimmage Yards

79.6 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

170 scrimmage yards and 50.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Regular Season · Florida State

935 primary output · 74.6 efficiency · 23.8 usage

76

#2

2010 Postseason · Florida State

67.2

1,001 primary · 61.3 efficiency · 20.4 usage

#3

2010 Regular Season · Florida State

67.2

1,001 primary · 61.3 efficiency · 20.4 usage

Milestones

6

100+ rush yards

5

150+ scrimmage yards

3

2+ TD games