Receiver, Eastern Illinois, Northern Illinois and Mississippi State, 2022–26
Cam Thompson
- Number
- No. 7
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Boardman, OH
Cam Thompson plays receiver for Northern Illinois, after Eastern Illinois (2022), Northern Illinois (2023–24) and Mississippi State (2025). Last time out, at Wyoming: 4 catches, 36 yards.
2026 so far
14 catches, 151 yards, 1 TD
Last game: 4 catches, 36 yards at Wyoming, L 23–41
Next game: vs. Hawai’i, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
7catches, career highat Ball State, 2024125receiving yards, career highat Ball State, 2024Receiving
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 27 | 388 | 14.4 | 3 | 54 |
| 2026 | Northern Illinois | 14 | 151 | 10.8 | 1 | 52 |
| Career | 43 | 549 | 12.8 | 4 | 54 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Eastern Illinois | – | – | – | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 10 | 283 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 2026 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 32 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Career | 12 | 315 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Eastern Illinois | 7 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 7 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 7 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 7 | WR | Yr 4 | ||
| 2026 | Northern Illinois | 7 | WR | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′0″ | 200 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Eastern Illinois (FCS) | 1 | -0.88 | – | – | -0.9 | – |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 2 | -0.01 | – | – | 0.0 | – |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 36 | 1.12 | 73rd (n=581) | 0.92 | 40.3 | 5% |
| 2026 | Northern Illinois | 26 | 0.23 | 23rd (n=829) | 0.43 | 6.1 | 8% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2026 Northern Illinois 6 games, 14 catches, 151 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at Iowa | L 0–40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | – |
| Sep 12 | vs. Illinois State | L 24–28 | – | – | – | 1 | 19 | – |
| Sep 19 | at Arizona | L 17–42 | 3 | 62 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 26 | at Georgia State | L 14–35 | 5 | 46 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 10 | vs. Air Force | L 7–28 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 17 | at Wyoming | L 23–41 | 4 | 36 | 0 | – | – | – |
2024 Northern Illinois 11 games, 27 catches, 388 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Western Illinois | W 54–15 | 2 | 36 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 7 | at Notre Dame | W 16–14 | 1 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. Buffalo | L 20–23 | 3 | 49 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 28 | at NC State | L 17–24 | 3 | 32 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 12 | at Bowling Green | W 17–7 | 3 | 35 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 19 | vs. Toledo | L 6–13 | 5 | 80 | 0 | 2 | 56 | – |
| Oct 26 | at Ball State | L 23–25 | 7 | 125 | 1 | 2 | 48 | – |
| Nov 6 | at Western Michigan | W 42–28 | – | – | – | 2 | 105 | – |
| Nov 19 | at Miami (OH) | L 9–20 | 1 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 30 | vs. Central Michigan | W 24–16 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 60 | – |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. Fresno State | W 28–20 | – | – | – | 1 | 14 | – |
2023 Northern Illinois 2 games, 2 catches, 10 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7 | vs.Ball State | L 17–20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 25 | at Kent State | W 37–27 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – |
2022 Eastern Illinois 1 game, 1 return, 13 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12 | vs. Southeast Missouri State | L 7–31 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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