Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2011-2015Boise State
Darian Thompson
S • 6'2" • Lancaster, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Darian Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
67
Solid production for a safety
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Reliability
79
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
64
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Boise State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Boise State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Player Story
Darian Thompson built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a safety from Lancaster, CA wearing No. 4, spending time with Boise State. The clearest part of Darian Thompson's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Boise State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2011
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2016
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 8
- Overall
- No. 71
- NFL Team
- New York Giants
Darian Thompson, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Boise State. Darian Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Darian Thompson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Boise State · S
- Career Tackles
- 0
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 19 games
- Best season
- 2014 Regular Season · Boise State
- Top game
- Nevada
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Paraclete · Boise State
- High school pipeline
- Paraclete · 8 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2016 · Round 3 · Pick 8 · New York Giants
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Class 2015
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Boise State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2012 Regular Season | Boise State | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 54.3 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Boise State | 4 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 59 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Boise State | 6 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 69.3 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Boise State | 6 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 55.9 |
Related Context
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Darian Thompson played S for Boise State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Darian Thompson recorded -14 receiving yards and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Boise State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season
Boise State paired 7 primary output with 23.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 16.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2015 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UNLV
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Regular Season · Boise State
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
16.7
Usage
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Consistency
79.5
Best Game by takeover score
UNLV
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Game by game trend chart. Washington: 1. Virginia: 1. Hawai'i: 1. Colorado State: 1. UNLV: 1. New Mexico: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 5 · +1 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -1 vs Wins
Game Log
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6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UNLV
Best efficiency game
20 vs UNLV
Player Story
Darian Thompson story
Darian Thompson built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a safety from Lancaster, CA wearing No. 4, spending time with Boise State. The clearest part of Darian Thompson's career was his defensive production: 19 interceptions across 19 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with Boise State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Darian Thompson's production has multiple signals. With 19 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Boise State.
The arc is straightforward: Darian Thompson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Boise State
2011-2015
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Boise State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Boise State | 3 | 20 | — | 3 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Boise State | 4 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Boise State | 7 | 23.3 | — | 3 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Boise State | 5 | 16.7 | — | -2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Nevada
Week 6 · W 51-46 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
70 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#2
vs San Diego State
Week 10 · L 19-21 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
vs UNLV
Week 8 · W 32-7 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
@ Southern Miss
Week 6 · W 40-14
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
vs New Mexico
Week 14 · W 45-17 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Regular Season · Boise State
7 primary output · 23.3 efficiency · — usage
69.3
#2
2013 Regular Season · Boise State
59
4 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Boise State
55.9
5 primary · 16.7 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
13
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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