Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Toledo
Nicholas Thompson
S • 6'2" • 206 lbs • Fort Wayne, IN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nicholas Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
35
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
34
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Toledo
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Toledo
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh
Player Story
Nicholas Thompson built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a safety from Fort Wayne, IN wearing No. 22, spending time with Toledo. The clearest part of Nicholas Thompson's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Toledo
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Nicholas Thompson, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Toledo. Nicholas Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 32
- TFL
- 2.5
- Sacks
- 1
Quick Answers
Nicholas Thompson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Toledo · S
- Career Tackles
- 32
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Toledo
- Top game
- Pittsburgh
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Bishop Luers · Toledo
- High school pipeline
- Bishop Luers · 10 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 22 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 24 tackles · S 240th (top 43%) · Mid-American 175th (top 31%) · National 1,807th (top 30%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Toledo | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2024 Postseason | Toledo | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 21.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Toledo | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 21.8 |
| 2025 Postseason | Toledo | 11 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 34.2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Toledo | 11 | 19 | 1.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 34.2 |
Related Context
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Nicholas Thompson played S for Toledo. Across 3 tracked seasons, Nicholas Thompson recorded 32 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Toledo.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Toledo paired 2.5 primary output with 11.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 11.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Toledo
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
11.4
Usage
2.3
Consistency
6.1
Best Game by takeover score
Ball State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Louisville: 0. Western Kentucky: 0. Morgan State: 0. Western Michigan: 0. Akron: 0. Bowling Green: 0.5. Kent State: 0. Washington State: 0. Miami (OH): 0. Ball State: 2. Central Michigan: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisville: 5 by 20.8. Western Kentucky: 1 by 4.2. Morgan State: 1 by 4.2. Western Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Akron: 2 by 8.3. Bowling Green: 5 by 25.8. Kent State: 2 by 8.3. Washington State: 1 by 4.2. Miami (OH): 2 by 8.3. Ball State: 3 by 32.5. Central Michigan: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 7 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · Games = 4 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ball State
Best efficiency game
32.5 vs Ball State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/23 | @ Louisville | L 22-27 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Central Michigan | W 21-3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Ball StateSplash game | W 38-9 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/13 | @ Miami (OH) | W 24-3 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Washington State | L 7-28 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Kent State | W 45-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Bowling Green | L 23-28 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Akron | W 45-3 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Western Michigan | L 13-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Morgan State | W 60-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Western Kentucky | W 45-21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Nicholas Thompson story
Nicholas Thompson built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a safety from Fort Wayne, IN wearing No. 22, spending time with Toledo. The clearest part of Nicholas Thompson's career was his defensive production: 32 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, and 1 sack across 14 career games in the available record. That gives Nicholas Thompson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Toledo
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Toledo | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2024 Postseason | Toledo | 1 | 14.4 | 2.6 | 1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Toledo | 1 | 14.4 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Toledo | 2.5 | 11.4 | 2.3 | 1.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Toledo | 2.5 | 11.4 | 2.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Pittsburgh
Week 1 · W 48-46 · Postseason
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
59.4 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 59.4 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 132 Ball State
Week 13 · W 38-9 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
58.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.9 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 113 Bowling Green
Week 7 · L 23-28 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
38 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 38 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 25 Louisville
Week 1 · L 22-27 · Postseason · Ranked opponent
0
Havoc Plays
17.2 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 17.2 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 82 Miami (OH)
Week 12 · W 24-3 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
7.8 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 7.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Toledo
2.5 primary output · 11.4 efficiency · 2.3 usage
34.2
#2
2025 Regular Season · Toledo
34.2
2.5 primary · 11.4 efficiency · 2.3 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Toledo
21.8
1 primary · 14.4 efficiency · 2.6 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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