Usage / Role
52%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2012-2017LSU
Corey Thompson
LB • 6'2" • 222 lbs • Missouri City, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Corey Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
92
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
57
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
88
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · LSU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- LSU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: BYU
Player Story
Corey Thompson built his college career from 2012 through 2017 as a linebacker from Missouri City, TX wearing No. 23, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Corey Thompson's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- LSU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Corey Thompson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · LSU. Corey Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 43
- TFL
- 7
- Sacks
- 6
- QB hurries
- 3
Quick Answers
Corey Thompson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- LSU · LB
- Career Tackles
- 43
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 6 entries · 11 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · LSU
- Top game
- BYU
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Elkins · LSU
- High school pipeline
- Elkins · 23 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 23 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 43 tackles · LB 338th (top 31%) · SEC 90th (top 15%) · National 882nd (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | LSU | 11 | 43 | 7 | 6 | 3 | - | 0 | 60.9 |
Related Context
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Corey Thompson played LB for LSU. Across 6 tracked seasons, Corey Thompson recorded 43 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with LSU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
LSU paired 16 primary output with 30.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 30.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: BYU
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · LSU
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
30.8
Usage
9
Consistency
38.1
Best Game by takeover score
BYU
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. BYU: 4. Chattanooga: 4. Mississippi State: 0. Syracuse: 3. Troy: 0. Florida: 0. Auburn: 1. Alabama: 2. Arkansas: 0. Tennessee: 0. Texas A&M: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. BYU: 3 by 52.5. Chattanooga: 2 by 48.3. Mississippi State: 6 by 25. Syracuse: 6 by 55. Troy: 2 by 8.3. Florida: 2 by 8.3. Auburn: 4 by 26.7. Alabama: 6 by 45. Arkansas: 4 by 16.7. Tennessee: 6 by 25. Texas A&M: 2 by 28.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.8 · Games = 8 · +1.1 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · -1.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
BYU
Best efficiency game
55 vs Syracuse
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/26 | vs Texas A&MSplash game | W 45-21 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | @ Tennessee | W 30-10 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Arkansas | W 33-10 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/5 | @ AlabamaSplash game | L 10-24 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Auburn | W 27-23 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Florida | W 17-16 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Troy | L 21-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs SyracuseSplash game | W 35-26 | 6 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Mississippi State | L 7-37 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs ChattanoogaSplash game | W 45-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | vs BYU2+ sacks · Splash game | W 27-0 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Corey Thompson story
Corey Thompson built his college career from 2012 through 2017 as a linebacker from Missouri City, TX wearing No. 23, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Corey Thompson's career was his defensive production: 43 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, and 6 sacks across 11 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with LSU. 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 Corey Thompson's production has multiple signals. With 11 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across LSU.
The arc is straightforward: Corey 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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LSU
2012-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201220132014201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | LSU | 16 | 30.8 | 9 | 16 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs BYU
Week 1 · W 27-0
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Chattanooga
Week 2 · W 45-10
4
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Syracuse
Week 4 · W 35-26
3
Havoc Plays
76.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.7 takeover score.
#4
@ Alabama
Week 10 · L 10-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
#5
vs Texas A&M
Week 13 · W 45-21 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
58.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · LSU
16 primary output · 30.8 efficiency · 9 usage
60.9
#2
2012 Regular Season · LSU
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · LSU
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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