Player Dossier

2010-2014

SMU

Der'rikk Thompson

WR • 5'10" • Troup, TX, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Der'rikk Thompson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

16%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

49

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

54

Useful contributor with volatile peaks

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Star Power

56

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · SMU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
SMU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State

Player Story

Der'rikk Thompson built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a wide receiver from Troup, TX wearing No. 7, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Der'rikk Thompson's career was his receiving role: 134...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2010 · Rating 0.8333

Troup · Troup, TX

Committed To
SMU
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2010

Der'rikk Thompson, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · SMU. Der'rikk Thompson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,917
Receptions
134
Touchdowns
10

Quick Answers

Der'rikk Thompson quick answers

Latest team and position
SMU · WR
Career Receiving Yards
1,917
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 42 games
Best season
2014 Regular Season · SMU
Top game
Fresno State
Recruit profile
3-star · Troup · SMU
High school pipeline
Troup · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 7 · Class 2014
2014 Receiving yards rank
512 receiving yards · WR 201st (top 22%) · American Athletic 18th (top 11%) · National 218th (top 12%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2010 Regular SeasonSMU0-00-
2011 PostseasonSMU12117054
2011 Regular SeasonSMU1229394354
2012 PostseasonSMU13582071.5
2012 Regular SeasonSMU1336453471.5
2013 Regular SeasonSMU832459260.8
2014 Regular SeasonSMU931512175.8

Related Context

Der'rikk Thompson played WR for SMU. Across 5 tracked seasons, Der'rikk Thompson recorded 1,917 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2014 with SMU.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season

SMU paired 512 primary output with 84.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2014 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 84.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2014 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Tulsa

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 88.9th percentile of the selected season.

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Season Workbench

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2014 Regular Season · SMU

Games

9

Receiving Yards / G

56.9

Efficiency

84.9

Usage

15.8

Consistency

70

Best Game by takeover score

Tulsa

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Baylor: 21. North Texas: 74. Texas A&M: 72. TCU: 24. East Carolina: 45. Cincinnati: 31. Memphis: 65. Tulsa: 84. South Florida: 96

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Baylor: 2 by 70. North Texas: 6 by 82.2. Texas A&M: 3 by 100. TCU: 1 by 100. East Carolina: 7 by 42.9. Cincinnati: 3 by 68.9. Memphis: 2 by 100. Tulsa: 4 by 100. South Florida: 3 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

First Half47.2 · Games = 5 · -21.8 vs Second Half
Second Half69 · Games = 4 · +21.8 vs First Half

Game Log

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

9 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Tulsa

Best efficiency game

100 vs South Florida

Result
Sun 11/16vs South FloridaL 13-143963232045
Sat 11/8@ TulsaL 28-3848415.621164
Sat 10/25vs MemphisL 10-4826532.532.50041
Sat 10/18vs CincinnatiL 3-4133110.310.30014
Sat 10/4@ East CarolinaL 24-457456.46.40011
Sat 9/27vs TCUL 0-561242424024
Sat 9/20vs Texas A&ML 6-583722424053
Sat 9/6@ North TexasL 6-4367412.312.30033
Sun 8/31@ BaylorL 0-4522110.510.50015

Player Story

Der'rikk Thompson story

Der'rikk Thompson built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a wide receiver from Troup, TX wearing No. 7, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Der'rikk Thompson's career was his receiving role: 134 catches, 1,917 receiving yards, and 10 touchdowns across 42 career games in the available record. His career also includes 483 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Der'rikk Thompson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    SMU

    2010-2014

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2010201120112012201220132014
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2010 Regular SeasonSMU0
2011 PostseasonSMU4116912.8411
2011 Regular SeasonSMU4116912.80
2012 PostseasonSMU53570.316.3124
2012 Regular SeasonSMU53570.316.30
2013 Regular SeasonSMU45977.411.8-76
2014 Regular SeasonSMU51284.915.853

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Fresno State

Week 1 · W 43-10 · Postseason

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

82

Receiving Yards

97.7 takeover

82 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Temple

Week 9 · W 59-49 · Conference game

158

Receiving Yards

93.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

158 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Tulsa

Week 13 · W 35-27 · Conference game

67

Receiving Yards

92 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

67 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Memphis

Week 4 · W 42-0 · Conference game

104

Receiving Yards

90.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

104 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Tulsa

Week 11 · L 28-38 · Conference game

84

Receiving Yards

83.6 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

84 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2014 Regular Season · SMU

512 primary output · 84.9 efficiency · 15.8 usage

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#2

2012 Postseason · SMU

71.5

535 primary · 70.3 efficiency · 16.3 usage

#3

2012 Regular Season · SMU

71.5

535 primary · 70.3 efficiency · 16.3 usage

Milestones

3

100+ receiving yards

2

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games