Usage / Role
59%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2013-2016Marshall
Gary Thompson
DL • 6'2" • La Mesa, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Gary Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
96
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
62
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
84
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Marshall
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Marshall
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: North Texas
Player Story
Gary Thompson built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a defensive lineman from La Mesa, CA wearing No. 59, spending time with Marshall. The clearest part of Gary Thompson's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Marshall
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Gary Thompson, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Marshall. Gary Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 43
- TFL
- 8
- Sacks
- 5
- QB hurries
- 8
- Passes defended
- 1
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Gary Thompson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Marshall · DL
- Career Tackles
- 43
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Marshall
- Top game
- North Texas
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Helix · Marshall
- High school pipeline
- Helix · 34 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 59 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 43 tackles · DL 57th (top 9%) · Conference USA 92nd (top 16%) · National 915th (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Marshall | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 49.7 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Marshall | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Marshall | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Marshall | 12 | 43 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 63.7 |
Related Context
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Gary Thompson played DL for Marshall. Across 4 tracked seasons, Gary Thompson recorded 43 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Marshall.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Marshall paired 22 primary output with 32.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 32.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: North Texas
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Marshall
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.8
Efficiency
32.4
Usage
7.9
Consistency
56.8
Best Game by takeover score
North Texas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Morgan State: 3. Akron: 2.5. Louisville: 2. Pittsburgh: 0. North Texas: 6. Florida Atlantic: 0. Charlotte: 2.5. Southern Miss: 1. Old Dominion: 0. Middle Tennessee: 2. Florida International: 2. Western Kentucky: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Morgan State: 3 by 42.5. Akron: 6 by 50. Louisville: 1 by 24.2. Pittsburgh: 1 by 4.2. North Texas: 10 by 91.7. Florida Atlantic: 5 by 20.8. Charlotte: 4 by 41.7. Southern Miss: 5 by 30.8. Old Dominion: 3 by 12.5. Middle Tennessee: 2 by 28.3. Florida International: 3 by 32.5. Western Kentucky: 0 by 10
Split Comparison
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Wins1.7 · Games = 3 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses1.9 · Games = 9 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
North Texas
Best efficiency game
91.7 vs North Texas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/27 | vs Western Kentucky | L 6-60 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | @ Florida InternationalSplash game | L 14-31 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | vs Middle TennesseeSplash game | W 42-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Old Dominion | L 14-38 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Southern Miss | L 14-24 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs CharlotteSplash game | L 24-27 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Florida Atlantic | W 27-21 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ North Texas10+ tackles · 2+ sacks | L 21-38 | 10 | 6 | — | 3.50 | 2.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Pittsburgh | L 27-43 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/25 | vs LouisvilleSplash game | L 28-59 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs AkronSplash game | L 38-65 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Morgan StateSplash game | W 62-0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Gary Thompson story
Gary Thompson built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a defensive lineman from La Mesa, CA wearing No. 59, spending time with Marshall. The clearest part of Gary Thompson's career was his defensive production: 43 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 13 career games in the available record. That gives Gary Thompson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Marshall
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2013201420152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Marshall | 2 | 40 | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Marshall | 0 | — | — | -2 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Marshall | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Marshall | 22 | 32.4 | 7.9 | 22 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ North Texas
Week 6 · L 21-38 · Conference game
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
6
Havoc Plays
97.2 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 97.2 takeover score.
#2
vs East Carolina
Week 14 · W 59-28 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
70 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#3
vs Akron
Week 3 · L 38-65
2.5
Havoc Plays
63.9 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 63.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Florida International
Week 12 · L 14-31 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
55.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Morgan State
Week 2 · W 62-0
3
Havoc Plays
53.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 53.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Marshall
22 primary output · 32.4 efficiency · 7.9 usage
63.7
#2
2013 Regular Season · Marshall
49.7
2 primary · 40 efficiency · — usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Marshall
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
8
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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