Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Southern Miss
D.J. Thompson
WR • 6'3" • Pearl, MS, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
D.J. Thompson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
38
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
lowhigh
Star Power
36
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Southern Miss
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Southern Miss
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UTSA
Player Story
D.J. Thompson built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Pearl, MS wearing No. 5, spending time with Southern Miss. The clearest part of D.J. Thompson's career was his receiving role: 131...
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- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
D.J. Thompson, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Southern Miss. D.J. Thompson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,628
- Receptions
- 131
- Touchdowns
- 12
Quick Answers
D.J. Thompson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Southern Miss · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,628
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2015 Postseason · Southern Miss
- Top game
- UTSA
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Mukwonago
- High school pipeline
- Mukwonago · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Class 2016
- 2016 Receiving yards rank
- 510 receiving yards · WR 200th (top 21%) · Conference USA 20th (top 10%) · National 224th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 5 | 7 | 108 | 0 | 44.3 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 11 | 22 | 231 | 0 | 41.6 |
| 2015 Postseason | Southern Miss | 14 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 73 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 14 | 52 | 743 | 6 | 73 |
| 2016 Postseason | Southern Miss | 10 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 62.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 10 | 43 | 470 | 6 | 62.8 |
Related Context
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D.J. Thompson played WR for Southern Miss. Across 5 tracked seasons, D.J. Thompson recorded 1,628 receiving yards, 1 tackles, and 12 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Southern Miss.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason
Southern Miss paired 779 primary output with 80 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 68.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Southern Miss
Games
10
Receiving Yards / G
51
Efficiency
68.9
Usage
20
Consistency
50.2
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. Louisiana: 40. Kentucky: 25. Savannah St: 27. Troy: 40. UTEP: 48. Rice: 62. UTSA: 89. LSU: 13. Marshall: 31. Louisiana Tech: 135
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisiana: 4 by 66.7. Kentucky: 3 by 55.6. Savannah St: 3 by 60. Troy: 3 by 88.9. UTEP: 4 by 80. Rice: 5 by 82.7. UTSA: 7 by 84.8. LSU: 2 by 43.3. Marshall: 4 by 51.7. Louisiana Tech: 12 by 75
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins52.6 · Games = 7 · +5.2 vs Losses
Losses47.3 · Games = 3 · -5.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Louisiana Tech
Best efficiency game
88.9 vs Troy
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/18 | @ Louisiana | W 28-21 | — | 4 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 18 |
| Fri 11/25 | vs Louisiana Tech100 receiving yards · High volume | W 39-24 | — | 12 | 135 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 2 | 26 |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Marshall | W 24-14 | — | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 7.80 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 10/15 | @ LSU | L 10-45 | — | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 10/8 | @ UTSA | L 32-55 | — | 7 | 89 | 12.7 | 12.70 | 1 | 35 |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Rice | W 44-28 | — | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 12.40 | 1 | 29 |
| Sun 9/25 | @ UTEP | W 34-7 | — | 4 | 48 | 9.6 | 12 | 1 | 20 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Troy | L 31-37 | — | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 13.30 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Savannah St | W 56-0 | — | 3 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 16 |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Kentucky | W 44-35 | — | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 8.30 | 0 | 12 |
Player Story
D.J. Thompson story
D.J. Thompson built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Pearl, MS wearing No. 5, spending time with Southern Miss. The clearest part of D.J. Thompson's career was his receiving role: 131 catches, 1,628 receiving yards, and 12 touchdowns across 40 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives D.J. Thompson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Southern Miss
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2012201320142015201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 108 | 68 | 17.1 | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 0 | — | — | -108 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 231 | 62.2 | 9.2 | 231 |
| 2015 Postseason | Southern Miss | 779 | 80 | 16.5 | 548 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 779 | 80 | 16.5 | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Southern Miss | 510 | 68.9 | 20 | -269 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 510 | 68.9 | 20 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs UTSA
Week 7 · W 32-10 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
141
Receiving Yards
95.7 takeover
141 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Louisiana Tech
Week 13 · W 39-24 · Conference game
135
Receiving Yards
91.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
135 receiving yards with a 75 efficiency score.
#3
vs UTEP
Week 9 · W 34-13 · Conference game
112
Receiving Yards
84.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
112 receiving yards with a 74.7 efficiency score.
#4
@ UTSA
Week 6 · L 32-55 · Conference game
89
Receiving Yards
81.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
89 receiving yards with a 84.8 efficiency score.
#5
vs UAB
Week 14 · L 24-45 · Conference game
54
Receiving Yards
80.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
54 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Postseason · Southern Miss
779 primary output · 80 efficiency · 16.5 usage
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#2
2015 Regular Season · Southern Miss
73
779 primary · 80 efficiency · 16.5 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Southern Miss
62.8
510 primary · 68.9 efficiency · 20 usage
Milestones
3
100+ receiving yards
2
8+ catch outings
2
2+ TD games
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