NFL production
NFL Career Totals
- NFL games
- 132
- Defensive tackles
- 808
- Defensive sacks
- 13
- Interceptions
- 3
Regular-season games in matched NFL outcome rows.
Shaq Thompson After College
Follow Shaq Thompson from college production into verified NFL season and career outcomes.
- 1
Washington
2012-2014
College stop
- 2
NFL Draft
2015
2015 · Round 1 · Pick 25 · No. 25 · CAR
- 3
CAR
2015-2024
NFL regular-season production
- 4
BUF
2025
NFL regular-season production
Draft and outcome
NFL Outcome Snapshot
- Draft
- 2015 · Round 1 · Pick 25 · No. 25 · CAR
- Status
- ACT
- Latest NFL team
- BUF
- NFL span
- 2015-2025
- Starts
- 8
- Weighted AV
- 43
- Draft AV
- 41
NFL season
Best NFL Season
2022 · CAR
- Games
- 17
- Defensive impact
- 138
- Position percentile
- 89
- Tackles
- 135
- Sacks
- 0.5
NFL season
Latest NFL Season
2025 · BUF
- Games
- 12
- Defensive impact
- 62
- Position percentile
- 47
- Tackles
- 56
- Sacks
- 1
Season ledger
NFL Season-by-Season Stats
| Season | Team | Games | Production | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Reg | BUFOLB | 12 | 62Defensive impact · 47th | — | — | — | 56 tkl · 1 sack | 0 |
| 2024 Reg | CAROLB | 4 | 35Defensive impact · 29th | — | — | — | 35 tkl | 0 |
| 2023 Reg | CAROLB | 2 | 8Defensive impact · 7th | — | — | — | 8 tkl | 0 |
| 2022 Reg | CAROLB | 17 | 138Defensive impact · 89th | — | — | — | 135 tkl · 0.5 sack | 0 |
| 2021 Reg | CAROLB | 14 | 136Defensive impact · 88th | — | — | — | 104 tkl · 2 sack · 2 int | 0 |
| 2020 Reg | CAROLB | 16 | 114Defensive impact · 78th | — | — | — | 114 tkl | 0 |
| 2019 Reg | CAROLB | 14 | 127Defensive impact · 84th | — | — | — | 109 tkl · 3 sack | 0 |
| 2018 Reg | CAROLB | 14 | 101Defensive impact · 71th | — | — | — | 80 tkl · 3.5 sack | 0 |
| 2017 Reg | CAROLB | 14 | 73Defensive impact · 54th | — | — | — | 61 tkl · 2 sack | 0 |
| 2016 Reg | CAROLB | 12 | 66Defensive impact · 49th | — | — | — | 56 tkl · 1 int | 0 |
| 2015 Reg | CAROLB | 13 | 56Defensive impact · 43th | — | — | — | 50 tkl · 1 sack | 0 |
Career Translation Arc
Grouped stops from college peak through verified NFL teams.
College
Washington
2012-2014
Draft
NFL Draft
2015
NFL
CAR
2015-2024
NFL
BUF
2025
College-to-NFL Fingerprint
- College peak0
- NFL peak89
- Durability100
- Draft capital91
- Shape match45
College-to-NFL Readout
The matched college or NFL percentile sample is not complete enough for a translation call.
- Best college season
- 2012
- College percentile
- —
- NFL percentile
- 89th
Washington: 0 primary output
Same-position college production sample.
Matched same-position NFL outcome sample.
NFL Production Trend
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