Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2009-2013North Texas
Derek Thompson
QB • 6'4" • Glen Rose, TX, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Derek Thompson is a balanced quarterback profile with 13.2 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
61
Solid production for a quarterback
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
48
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · North Texas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- North Texas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas State
Player Story
Derek Thompson built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a quarterback from Glen Rose, TX wearing No. 7, spending time with North Texas. The clearest part of Derek Thompson's career was his passing role:...
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- Committed To
- North Texas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
Derek Thompson, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · North Texas. Derek Thompson is a balanced quarterback profile with 13.2 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 7,740
- Passing yards
- 7,427
- Rushing yards
- 313
- Touchdowns
- 50
Quick Answers
Derek Thompson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- North Texas · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 7,740
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2009 Regular Season · North Texas
- Top game
- Arkansas State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Glen Rose · North Texas
- High school pipeline
- Glen Rose · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Class 2013
- 2013 Total offense rank
- 3,053 total offense · QB 38th (top 12%) · Conference USA 4th (top 3%) · National 38th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | North Texas | 1 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 67.3 |
| 2010 Regular Season | North Texas | 3 | 100 | 83 | 17 | 0 | 38.2 |
| 2011 Regular Season | North Texas | 11 | 1,872 | 1,759 | 113 | 14 | 52.2 |
| 2012 Regular Season | North Texas | 12 | 2,655 | 2,629 | 26 | 16 | 59.4 |
| 2013 Postseason | North Texas | 13 | 258 | 256 | 2 | 2 | 66.9 |
| 2013 Regular Season | North Texas | 13 | 2,795 | 2,640 | 155 | 17 | 66.9 |
Related Context
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Derek Thompson played QB for North Texas. Across 5 tracked seasons, Derek Thompson recorded 7,427 passing yards, 313 rushing yards, and 50 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with North Texas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season
North Texas paired 60 primary output with 100 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 58.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2013 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tulane
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure. It landed in the 84.6th percentile of the selected season.
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2013 Postseason · North Texas
Games
13
Primary Metric / G
234.8
Efficiency
58.5
Usage
13.2
Consistency
79.7
Best Game by takeover score
Tulane
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UNLV: 258. Idaho: 350. Ohio: 207. Ball State: 346. Georgia: 196. Tulane: 345. Middle Tennessee: 115. Louisiana Tech: 224. Southern Miss: 305. Rice: 128. UTEP: 158. UTSA: 232. Tulsa: 189
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UNLV: 36 by 61.1. Idaho: 31 by 71.9. Ohio: 34 by 54.5. Ball State: 53 by 78.6. Georgia: 41 by 48.5. Tulane: 48 by 61.6. Middle Tennessee: 26 by 44.7. Louisiana Tech: 26 by 60.4. Southern Miss: 29 by 63.7. Rice: 19 by 57.4. UTEP: 29 by 50.8. UTSA: 49 by 49.8. Tulsa: 33 by 57.1
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins230.3 · Games = 9 · -14.7 vs Losses
Losses245 · Games = 4 · +14.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Tulane
Best efficiency game
78.6 vs Ball State
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1/1 | vs UNLV | W 36-14 | 21 | 30 | 256 | 70.0 | 2 | 0 | 61.1 | 6 | 2 | 0.30 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 11/30 | @ Tulsa | W 42-10 | 17 | 26 | 173 | 65.4 | 0 | 1 | 57.1 | 7 | 16 | 2.30 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 11/23 | vs UTSA | L 13-21 | 26 | 46 | 229 | 56.5 | 1 | 1 | 49.8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 11/9 | vs UTEP | W 41-7 | 10 | 24 | 154 | 41.7 | 1 | 0 | 50.8 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | 6 |
| Thu 10/31 | vs Rice | W 28-16 | 7 | 13 | 104 | 53.8 | 1 | 1 | 57.4 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Southern Miss300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 55-14 | 18 | 27 | 300 | 66.7 | 2 | 2 | 63.7 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 1 | 3 |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Louisiana Tech | W 28-13 | 16 | 24 | 221 | 66.7 | 1 | 1 | 60.4 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 1 | 3 |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 34-7 | 13 | 19 | 113 | 68.4 | 0 | 2 | 44.7 | 7 | 2 | 0.30 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Tulane300-yard game | L 21-24 | 29 | 42 | 326 | 69.0 | 2 | 2 | 61.6 | 6 | 19 | 3.20 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Georgia | L 21-45 | 21 | 36 | 202 | 58.3 | 1 | 1 | 48.5 | 5 | -6 | -1.20 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Ball StateDual-threat | W 34-27 | 31 | 47 | 274 | 66.0 | 1 | 0 | 78.6 | 6 | 72 | 12 | 1 | 26 |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Ohio | L 21-27 | 19 | 29 | 195 | 65.5 | 2 | 2 | 54.5 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Idaho300-yard game | W 40-6 | 23 | 27 | 349 | 85.2 | 2 | 0 | 71.9 | 4 | 1 | 0.30 | 0 | 4 |
Player Story
Derek Thompson story
Derek Thompson built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a quarterback from Glen Rose, TX wearing No. 7, spending time with North Texas. The clearest part of Derek Thompson's career was his passing role: 7,427 passing yards, 42 touchdown passes, 1,055 attempts, and 313 rushing yards across 40 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with North Texas. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 313 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 40 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across North Texas.
The arc is straightforward: Derek 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
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North Texas
2009-2013
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200920102011201220132013
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | North Texas | 60 | 100 | — | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | North Texas | 100 | 59.5 | 9 | 40 |
| 2011 Regular Season | North Texas | 1,872 | 55.6 | 14.4 | 1,772 |
| 2012 Regular Season | North Texas | 2,655 | 53.9 | 8.3 | 783 |
| 2013 Postseason | North Texas | 3,053 | 58.5 | 13.2 | 398 |
| 2013 Regular Season | North Texas | 3,053 | 58.5 | 13.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Arkansas State
Week 13 · L 26-30 · Conference game
Loss with 60 yards of offense and 100 efficiency.
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Total Offense
100 takeover
60 total offense with 100 efficiency.
#2
@ Tulane
Week 6 · L 21-24 · Conference game
345
Total Offense
75.6 takeover
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
345 total offense with 61.6 efficiency.
#3
vs Ball State
Week 3 · W 34-27
346
Total Offense
69.8 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
346 total offense with 78.6 efficiency.
#4
@ Troy
Week 11 · W 38-33 · Conference game
347
Total Offense
64.2 takeover
Win with 347 yards of offense and 74.2 efficiency.
347 total offense with 74.2 efficiency.
#5
vs Idaho
Week 1 · W 40-6
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Total Offense
63.9 takeover
Win with 350 yards of offense and 71.9 efficiency.
350 total offense with 71.9 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2009 Regular Season · North Texas
60 primary output · 100 efficiency · — usage
67.3
#2
2013 Postseason · North Texas
66.9
3,053 primary · 58.5 efficiency · 13.2 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · North Texas
66.9
3,053 primary · 58.5 efficiency · 13.2 usage
Milestones
13
250+ passing yards
8
300+ total offense
4
3+ TD games
14
Above avg efficiency
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