Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 25 | — |
| Target share | 14.6% | 350th / 534 |
| Catch rate | 52.0% | 450th / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 36.0% | 461st / 534 |
| Yards per target | 6.0 | 438th / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 8.0% | 375th / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 24.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 9 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 2 | — |
Charting
Where Thompson's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted28 targets charted
Career
3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Northern Illinois#133 · 0-8 | 8 | 44% | 16 | 164 | 1 | 14.6% |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois#69 · 8-5 | 11 | 44% | 28 | 391 | 3 | 11.3% |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois#98 · 7-6 | 2 | 2% | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4.4% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Cam Thompson's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Cam Thompson's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Receiving | Returns | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long | KR | KR yds | PR | PR yds | TD |
| 1 | @ Iowa | L 0–40 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | · | · | · |
| 2 |  Illinois State | L 24–28 | — | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 19 | · | · | · |
| 3 | @ Arizona | L 17–42 | 7.3 | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 1 | 52 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 4 | @ Georgia State | L 14–35 | 6.5 | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | 16 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 6 |  Air Force | L 7–28 | 4.0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 7 | @ Wyoming | L 23–41 | 6.2 | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 22 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 8 |  Hawai'i | L 21–56 | 4.5 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 9 | @ UNLV | L 24–31 | 4.0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2026 · 8 games | 4.9 | 16 | 164 | 10.3 | 1 | 52 | 2 | 32 | · | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 1 | — |
| Yards | 0 | — |
| Yards / carry | 0 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 0 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 16 | 434th / 2089 |
| Yards | 164 | 523rd / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 10.3 | 352nd / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 412th / 914 |
| Long | 52 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 4438th / 5664 |
| Solo | 1 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
| Kick returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 2 | — |
| Yards | 32 | — |
| Average | 16 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 19 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Plays made | Special teams | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Iowa | — | 55 | ~21 (7–29) | 3 | · | 1 | 38% |
| Wk 2 · Illinois State | — | 65 | · | · | · | 1 | — |
| Wk 3 · Arizona | — | 67 | ~39 (12–53) | 6 | · | · | 58% |
| Wk 4 · Georgia State | ✓ WR | 73 | ~48 (32–58) | 7 | · | · | 66% |
| Wk 6 · Air Force | ✓ WR | 43 | ~25 (8–34) | 2 | · | · | 58% |
| Wk 7 · Wyoming | ✓ WR | 73 | ~56 (37–68) | 8 | · | · | 77% |
| Wk 8 · Hawai'i | — | 49 | ~9 (3–15) | 1 | 1 | · | 18% |
| Wk 9 · UNLV | — | 74 | ~22 (7–30) | 3 | · | · | 30% |
| Season | 3 GS | 499 | 220 (137–267) | 30 | 1 | 2 | 44% |
Position Room
14 WRs on the Northern Illinois roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeAree Rogers | WR | SR | 64 | 633 | 5 | 28% | +0.49 |
| 0 | La'Don Bryant | WR | SO | 26 | 324 | 1 | 16% | +0.07 |
| 9 | George Dimopoulos | WR | JR | 18 | 241 | 1 | 11% | +0.54 |
| 7 | Cam Thompson | WR | SR | 16 | 164 | 1 | 12% | +0.17 |
| 3 | Rickey Taylor Jr. | WR | SO | 5 | 57 | 0 | 16% | +0.47 |
| 19 | Kelan McInerney | WR | SO | 4 | 60 | 0 | 5% | +0.53 |
| 88 | Zaire McKinney | WR | FR | 3 | 26 | 0 | 6% | +0.44 |
| 4 | Kenji Lewis | WR | SR | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | -0.60 |
| 6 | Afy Ibekwe | WR | FR | 1 | 13 | 0 | 6% | -0.12 |
| 12 | Tavaris Coles | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Kevin Holmes Jr. | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | Jermaine Green Jr. | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | Braylon Agee | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 81 | Justin Faulkner | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Northern Illinois depth chart →