Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2024UTEP
Bryton Thompson
DE • 6'1" • 250 lbs • Harker Heights, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Bryton Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
41
Developing production for an edge defender
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Reliability
29
Sporadic game-to-game production
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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: 2023 Regular Season · UTEP
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- UTEP
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State
Player Story
Bryton Thompson built his college career from 2022 through 2024 as a defensive end from Harker Heights, TX wearing No. 15, spending time with UTEP. The clearest part of Bryton Thompson's career was his defensive...
Read the storyBryton Thompson, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · UTEP. Bryton Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 54
- TFL
- 10.5
- Sacks
- 5.5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Bryton Thompson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UTEP · DE
- Career Tackles
- 54
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · UTEP
- Top game
- Colorado State
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 39 tackles · DE 41st (top 15%) · Conference USA 80th (top 18%) · National 975th (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | UTEP | 10 | 14 | 4 | 2.5 | - | - | 0 | 36.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UTEP | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 57.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | UTEP | 11 | 39 | 5.5 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 45.8 |
Related Context
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Bryton Thompson played DE for UTEP. Across 3 tracked seasons, Bryton Thompson recorded 54 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with UTEP.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
UTEP paired 4 primary output with 22.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 12.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · UTEP
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
12.4
Usage
3.7
Consistency
26.2
Best Game by takeover score
Louisiana Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oklahoma: 0. North Texas: 0. New Mexico State: 1. New Mexico: 0. Boise State: 0.5. Charlotte: 2. Louisiana Tech: 2. Florida Atlantic: 1. Middle Tennessee: 0. UTSA: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oklahoma: 1 by 4.2. North Texas: 3 by 12.5. New Mexico State: 2 by 18.3. New Mexico: 2 by 8.3. Boise State: 1 by 9.2. Charlotte: 1 by 24.2. Louisiana Tech: 1 by 24.2. Florida Atlantic: 1 by 14.2. Middle Tennessee: 1 by 4.2. UTSA: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1.1 · Games = 4 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 6 · -0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
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10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Louisiana Tech
Best efficiency game
24.2 vs Louisiana Tech
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ UTSA | L 31-34 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/30 | vs Middle Tennessee | L 13-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Florida Atlantic | W 24-21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Louisiana TechSplash game | L 31-41 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ CharlotteSplash game | W 41-35 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Boise State | W 27-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/18 | @ New Mexico | L 10-27 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/11 | vs New Mexico State | W 20-13 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Oklahoma | L 13-45 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 8/28 | vs North Texas | L 13-31 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Bryton Thompson story
Bryton Thompson built his college career from 2022 through 2024 as a defensive end from Harker Heights, TX wearing No. 15, spending time with UTEP. The clearest part of Bryton Thompson's career was his defensive production: 54 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, and 5.5 sacks across 23 career games in the available record. That gives Bryton Thompson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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UTEP
2022-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202220232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | UTEP | 6.5 | 12.4 | 3.7 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | UTEP | 4 | 22.1 | 11.4 | -2.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | UTEP | 8.5 | 22.5 | 5.8 | 4.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Colorado State
Week 4 · L 17-27
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
95 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 95 takeover score.
#2
@ Arizona
Week 3 · L 10-31
3
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Louisiana Tech
Week 6 · L 31-41 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
68.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Sam Houston
Week 6 · L 21-41 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
65.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Charlotte
Week 5 · W 41-35 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
57 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 57 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · UTEP
4 primary output · 22.1 efficiency · 11.4 usage
57.7
#2
2024 Regular Season · UTEP
45.8
8.5 primary · 22.5 efficiency · 5.8 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · UTEP
36.6
6.5 primary · 12.4 efficiency · 3.7 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
5
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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