Receiver, Western Michigan, 2014–⁠16

Carrington Thompson

Number
No. 15
Height
6′2″
Hometown
Houston, TX

Carrington Thompson played receiver at Western Michigan (2014–⁠16).

At a glance

Best season
637
Receiving yards, 2016 (Western Michigan, 13–⁠1)
Best game
177 yards
Vs. Eastern Michigan, week 8, 2016: No. 3 receiving game in FBS that week

Career highs

8catches, career highvs. Eastern Michigan, 2016177receiving yards, career highvs. Eastern Michigan, 20162receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Eastern Michigan, 2016

Team titles: MAC champions, 2016

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Western Michigan88911.1228
2016Western Michigan4263715.2651
Career5072614.5851

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2014Western Michigan15WR
2015Western Michigan15WR
2016Western Michigan15WR6′2″

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2015Western Michigan110.81––8.9–
2016Western Michigan590.9192nd (n=489)0.5253.67%

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

2016 Western Michigan 13 games, 42 catches, 637 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3atNorthwesternW 22–⁠21220011
Sep 10vs.North Carolina CentralW 70–⁠21244126
Sep 17atIllinoisW 34–⁠10327011
Sep 24vs.Georgia SouthernW 49–⁠31237129
Oct 1atCentral MichiganW 49–⁠10122022
Oct 8vs.Northern IllinoisW 45–⁠30357037
Oct 15atAkronW 41–⁠0580045
Oct 22vs.Eastern MichiganW 45–⁠318177251
Nov 1atBall StateW 52–⁠20110010
Nov 19vs.BuffaloW 38–⁠0224023
Nov 25vs.ToledoW 55–⁠35335117
Dec 2vs.OhioW 29–⁠23672121
Jan 2 ✦vs.WisconsinL 16–⁠24432010
2015 Western Michigan 6 games, 8 catches, 89 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 4vs.Michigan StateL 24–⁠371707
Sep 12atGeorgia SouthernL 17–⁠43332113
Sep 19vs.Murray StateW 52–⁠20125028
Oct 24vs.Miami (OH)W 35–⁠131616
Nov 5vs.Ball StateW 54–⁠7115015
Nov 11vs.Bowling GreenL 27–⁠411404

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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