Usage / Role
1%
Rotational offensive role
Player Dossier
2023-2025Mississippi State
WR • 6'0" • 200 lbs • Youngstown, OH, USA
Cam Thompson reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Usage / Role
1%
Rotational offensive role
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a receiver
Reliability
14
Sporadic game-to-game production
Star Power
15
Limited ceiling signals so far
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Northern Illinois
Snapshot
Player Story
Cam Thompson built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Youngstown, OH wearing No. 12, spending time with Mississippi State and Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Cam Thompson's...
Read the storyCam Thompson, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Northern Illinois. Cam Thompson reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 39.7 |
| 2024 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 11 | - | 0 | 0 | 70.1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 11 | 27 | 388 | 5 | 70.1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
Related Context
Cam Thompson played WR for Northern Illinois and Mississippi State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Cam Thompson recorded 398 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Northern Illinois.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Northern Illinois paired 388 primary output with 79.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 33.4 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 Northern Illinois, Mississippi State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kent State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
2
Receiving Yards / G
5
Efficiency
33.4
Usage
8.9
Consistency
93.3
Best Game by takeover score
Kent State
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Game by game trend chart. Ball State: 4. Kent State: 6
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Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Kent State
Best efficiency game
40 vs Kent State
Player Story
Cam Thompson built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Youngstown, OH wearing No. 12, spending time with Mississippi State and Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Cam Thompson's career was his receiving role: 29 catches, 398 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns across 13 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Northern Illinois. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 291 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 13 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Mississippi State and Northern Illinois.
The arc is straightforward: Cam Thompson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
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Northern Illinois
2023-2024
Opening stop
Mississippi State
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 10 | 33.4 | 8.9 | — |
| 2024 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 388 | 79.9 | 15.6 | 378 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 388 | 79.9 | 15.6 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | — | — | -388 |
#1 Featured game
@ Ball State
Week 9 · L 23-25 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
125
Receiving Yards
99.1 takeover
125 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Toledo
Week 8 · L 6-13 · Conference game
80
Receiving Yards
79.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
80 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Buffalo
Week 4 · L 20-23 · Conference game
49
Receiving Yards
60.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
49 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Kent State
Week 13 · W 37-27 · Conference game
6
Receiving Yards
59 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
6 receiving yards with a 40 efficiency score.
#5
@ Bowling Green
Week 7 · W 17-7 · Conference game
35
Receiving Yards
57.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
35 receiving yards with a 77.8 efficiency score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Northern Illinois
388 primary output · 79.9 efficiency · 15.6 usage
70.1
#2
2024 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
70.1
388 primary · 79.9 efficiency · 15.6 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
39.7
10 primary · 33.4 efficiency · 8.9 usage
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100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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