Player Dossier

2022-2024

UTEP

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 21.6 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.8

Efficiency

21.6

Consistency

9.1

Season Value

13.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · UTEP

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
3
Program Path
UTEP
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State

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.

Bryton Thompson, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · UTEP. Bryton Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.6 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

UTEP paired 2 primary output with 12.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 21.6 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: Colorado State

Loss with 3.5 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 · UTEP

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.7

Efficiency

21.6

Usage

5.8

Consistency

9.1

Best Game by takeover score

New Mexico State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Nebraska: 0. Unknown: 0.5. Liberty: 0. Colorado State: 3.5. Sam Houston: 2. Western Kentucky: 1. Florida International: 0. Louisiana Tech: 0. Middle Tennessee: 0.5. Kennesaw State: 0. New Mexico State: 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. Nebraska: 2 by 8.3. Unknown: 2 by 13.3. Liberty: 4 by 16.7. Colorado State: 12 by 85. Sam Houston: 5 by 40.8. Western Kentucky: 4 by 26.7. Florida International: 2 by 8.3. Louisiana Tech: 1 by 4.2. Middle Tennessee: 2 by 13.3. Kennesaw State: 1 by 4.2. New Mexico State: 4 by 16.7

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=3 · -1 vs Losses
Losses1 · n=7 · +1 vs Wins
First Half1.2 · n=6 · +1.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.1 · n=5 · -1.1 vs First Half

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Colorado State

Best efficiency game

85 vs Colorado State

Result
Sat 11/30@ New Mexico StateW 42-3541000
Sat 11/9vs Kennesaw StateW 43-3511000
Sat 11/2vs Middle TennesseeL 13-20200.5000
Wed 10/23@ Louisiana TechL 10-1410000
Thu 10/17vs Florida InternationalW 30-2120000
Fri 10/11@ Western KentuckyL 17-4443100
Fri 10/4vs Sam HoustonL 21-4152110
Sat 9/21@ Colorado State10+ tackles · Splash gameL 17-271242.5010
Sat 9/14@ LibertyL 10-2842000
Sun 9/8vs Unknown200.5000
Sat 8/31@ NebraskaL 7-4021000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    UTEP

    2022-2024

    Opening stop

Season Progression

202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonUTEP6.512.45.5
2023 Regular SeasonUTEP212.17.5-4.5
2024 Regular SeasonUTEP7.521.65.85.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Colorado State

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5

Primary metric

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 69.4 takeover score.

#2

Louisiana Tech

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.4 takeover score.

#3

Arizona

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.4 takeover score.

#4

Charlotte

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 44.7 takeover score.

#5

Sam Houston

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 37.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · UTEP

2 primary output · 12.1 efficiency · 7.5 usage

18.6

#2

2022 Regular Season · UTEP

14.9

6.5 primary · 12.4 efficiency · 5.5 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · UTEP

13.6

7.5 primary · 21.6 efficiency · 5.8 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

54

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 23 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Bryton Thompson quick answers

Position
DE
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
3
Career tackles
54