Player Dossier

2010-2014

South Carolina

Dylan Thompson

QB • 6'3" • Boiling Springs, SC, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Dylan Thompson is a balanced quarterback profile with 14.5 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

85%

Featured offensive role

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Impact Production

73

High-end production for a quarterback

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

59

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · South Carolina

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
South Carolina
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Clemson

Player Story

Dylan Thompson built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a quarterback from Boiling Springs, SC wearing No. 17, spending time with South Carolina. The clearest part of Dylan Thompson's career was his passing...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2010 · Rating 0.807

Boiling Springs · Boiling Springs, SC

Committed To
South Carolina
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2010

Dylan Thompson, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · South Carolina. Dylan Thompson is a balanced quarterback profile with 14.5 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
5,385
Passing yards
5,391
Touchdowns
50

Quick Answers

Dylan Thompson quick answers

Latest team and position
South Carolina · QB
Career Total Offense
5,385
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 33 games
Best season
2014 Postseason · South Carolina
Top game
Clemson
Recruit profile
3-star · Boiling Springs · South Carolina
High school pipeline
Boiling Springs · 11 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 17 · Class 2014
2014 Total offense rank
3,492 total offense · QB 26th (top 9%) · SEC 3rd (top 3%) · National 26th (top 2%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2010 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina00000-
2011 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina3331716118.8
2012 PostseasonSouth Carolina9105117-12237.6
2012 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina994591035937.6
2013 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina881078327736.2
2014 PostseasonSouth Carolina13265284-19368.6
2014 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina133,2273,280-532868.6

Related Context

Dylan Thompson played QB for South Carolina. Across 5 tracked seasons, Dylan Thompson recorded 5,391 passing yards, -6 rushing yards, and 20 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2014 with South Carolina.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2014 Postseason

South Carolina paired 3,492 primary output with 57.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2014 Postseason role shape

pass-led usage with 57.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2014 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee

Loss with 346 yards of offense and 60.1 efficiency. It landed in the 84.6th percentile of the selected season.

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2014 Postseason · South Carolina

Games

13

Primary Metric / G

268.6

Efficiency

57.1

Usage

14.5

Consistency

85.1

Best Game by takeover score

Tennessee

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Miami: 265. Texas A&M: 357. East Carolina: 285. Georgia: 270. Vanderbilt: 230. Missouri: 188. Kentucky: 251. Furman: 239. Auburn: 400. Tennessee: 346. Florida: 195. South Alabama: 238. Clemson: 228

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami: 41 by 58.6. Texas A&M: 44 by 54.1. East Carolina: 41 by 69.2. Georgia: 34 by 58. Vanderbilt: 38 by 55.7. Missouri: 46 by 51.5. Kentucky: 44 by 56.5. Furman: 24 by 65.7. Auburn: 52 by 50.3. Tennessee: 42 by 60.1. Florida: 46 by 48.9. South Alabama: 18 by 61.3. Clemson: 48 by 51.8

Split Comparison

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

Wins246 · Games = 7 · -49 vs Losses
Losses295 · Games = 6 · +49 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

Tennessee

Best efficiency game

69.2 vs East Carolina

Result
Sat 12/27vs Miami3+ TDW 24-21223428464.72058.67-19-2.7019
Sat 11/29@ ClemsonL 17-35213924953.81051.89-21-2.3008
Sat 11/22vs South AlabamaW 37-12101723758.81161.311101
Sat 11/15@ FloridaW 23-20224120653.70048.95-11-2.2015
Sat 11/1vs Tennessee300-yard gameL 42-45203234762.52160.110-1-0.10020
Sat 10/25@ Auburn300-yard game · 3+ TDL 35-42295040258.05350.32-2-102
Sat 10/18vs FurmanW 41-10142226263.62065.72-23-11.5000
Sat 10/4@ KentuckyL 38-45233721862.21356.57334.70010
Sat 9/27vs MissouriL 20-21213721956.81051.59-31-3.4005
Sat 9/20@ Vanderbilt3+ TDW 48-34223423764.73055.74-7-1.8011
Sat 9/13vs Georgia3+ TDW 38-35213027170.031584-1-0.30110
Sat 9/6vs East CarolinaW 33-23253826665.81169.23196.30010
Thu 8/28vs Texas A&M300-yard game · 3+ TDL 28-52204036650.04154.14-9-2.3006

Player Story

Dylan Thompson story

Dylan Thompson built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a quarterback from Boiling Springs, SC wearing No. 17, spending time with South Carolina. The clearest part of Dylan Thompson's career was his passing role: 5,391 passing yards, 40 touchdown passes, and 669 attempts across 33 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with South Carolina. 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 20 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 33 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across South Carolina.

The arc is straightforward: Dylan 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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    South Carolina

    2010-2014

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2010201120122012201320142014
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2010 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina0
2011 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina3342.3433
2012 PostseasonSouth Carolina1,05050.315.81,017
2012 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina1,05050.315.80
2013 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina810675.3-240
2014 PostseasonSouth Carolina3,49257.114.52,682
2014 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina3,49257.114.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Clemson

Week 13 · W 27-17

Win with 348 yards of offense and 59.1 efficiency.

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Total Offense

76.1 takeover

348 total offense with 59.1 efficiency.

#2

vs East Carolina

Week 2 · W 48-10

347

Total Offense

73.7 takeover

Win with 347 yards of offense and 62.5 efficiency.

347 total offense with 62.5 efficiency.

#3

vs Tennessee

Week 10 · L 42-45 · Conference game

346

Total Offense

67.8 takeover

Loss with 346 yards of offense and 60.1 efficiency.

346 total offense with 60.1 efficiency.

#4

vs Kentucky

Week 6 · W 54-3 · Conference game

28

Total Offense

63.6 takeover

Win with 28 yards of offense and 76.9 efficiency.

28 total offense with 76.9 efficiency.

#5

vs Texas A&M

Week 1 · L 28-52 · Conference game

357

Total Offense

61.3 takeover

Loss with 357 yards of offense and 54.1 efficiency.

357 total offense with 54.1 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2014 Postseason · South Carolina

3,492 primary output · 57.1 efficiency · 14.5 usage

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#2

2014 Regular Season · South Carolina

68.6

3,492 primary · 57.1 efficiency · 14.5 usage

#3

2012 Postseason · South Carolina

37.6

1,050 primary · 50.3 efficiency · 15.8 usage

Milestones

10

250+ passing yards

5

300+ total offense

9

3+ TD games

13

Above avg efficiency