Usage Score
2.8
Player Dossier
2024-2025Michigan State
Jaylen Thompson
DB • 6'2" • 205 lbs • Murfreesboro, TN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jaylen Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Efficiency
16.2
Consistency
6.7
Season Value
7.8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Michigan State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 2
- Program Path
- Michigan State • Memphis
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Jaylen Thompson, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Michigan State. Jaylen Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Michigan State paired 1 primary output with 16.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 16.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Michigan State, Memphis.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2024 Regular Season · Michigan State
Games
5
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
16.2
Usage
2.8
Consistency
6.7
Best Game by takeover score
Rutgers
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Game-by-Game Trend
12345
Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ohio State: 0. Indiana: 1. Illinois: 0. Purdue: 0. Rutgers: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio State: 3 by 12.5. Indiana: 6 by 35. Illinois: 5 by 20.8. Purdue: 2 by 8.3. Rutgers: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Losses0.3 · n=4
First Half0.3 · n=3 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=2 · -0.3 vs First Half
All Games0.2 · n=5
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
5 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Indiana
Best efficiency game
35 vs Indiana
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Michigan State
2024
Opening stop
- 2
Memphis
2025
Final stop
Season Progression
20242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Michigan State | 1 | 16.2 | 2.8 | — |
| 2025 Regular Season | Memphis | 0 | — | — | -1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Indiana
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.8 takeover score.
#2
Illinois
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 8.2 takeover score.
#3
Ohio State
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.9 takeover score.
#4
Purdue
0
Primary metric
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.5 takeover score.
#5
Rutgers
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2024 Regular Season · Michigan State
1 primary output · 16.2 efficiency · 2.8 usage
7.8
#2
2025 Regular Season · Memphis
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2023 · Rating 0.9162
Cass Technical · Detroit, MI
- Committed To
- Michigan State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Career Facts
2
Career teams
2
Seasons tracked
17
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 5 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.