Receiver, Penn State, 2014–⁠18

DeAndre Thompkins

Number
No. 3
Height
5′11″
Weight
188 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Hubert, NC

DeAndre Thompkins played receiver at Penn State (2014–⁠18).

Career highs

6catches, career highat Northwestern, 2017102receiving yards, career highat Michigan State, 2017

Honors

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2016

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Penn State33311.0031
2016Penn State2744016.3170
2017Penn State2844315.8370
2018Penn State2431113.0240
Career821,22715.0670

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2015Penn State–––271780
2016Penn State150120
2017Penn State–––253191
2018Penn State–––181761
Career150716752

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014Penn State3WRRS
2015Penn State3WRFr.
2016Penn State3WRSo.
2017Penn State3WRJr.
2018Penn State3WRSr.5′11″188

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
2015Penn State10-0.41––-4.2–
2016Penn State370.7479th (n=489)0.5227.55%
2017Penn State400.9694th (n=507)0.5238.35%
2018Penn State450.167th (n=497)0.537.26%

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

2018 Penn State 12 games, 24 catches, 311 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.App StateW 45–⁠38–––––1
Sep 8atPittsburghW 51–⁠6–––––2
Sep 15vs.Kent StateW 63–⁠1041011––3
Sep 21atIllinoisW 63–⁠242100––2
Sep 29vs.Ohio StateL 26–⁠27–––––4
Oct 13vs.Michigan StateL 17–⁠21–––––3
Oct 20atIndianaW 33–⁠281130––1
Oct 27vs.IowaW 30–⁠245590––1
Nov 10vs.WisconsinW 22–⁠105311––1
Nov 17atRutgersW 20–⁠7150–––
Nov 24vs.MarylandW 38–⁠33360–––
Jan 1 ✦vs.KentuckyL 24–⁠273560–––
2017 Penn State 13 games, 28 catches, 443 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.AkronW 52–⁠02290––4
Sep 9vs.PittsburghW 33–⁠141120––3
Sep 16vs.Georgia StateW 56–⁠03250––3
Sep 23atIowaW 21–⁠192140––1
Sep 30vs.IndianaW 45–⁠142530–––
Oct 7atNorthwesternW 31–⁠76570––3
Oct 21vs.MichiganW 42–⁠13–––––2
Oct 28atOhio StateL 38–⁠392491–––
Nov 4atMichigan StateL 24–⁠2741021–––
Nov 11vs.RutgersW 35–⁠6–––––2
Nov 18vs.NebraskaW 56–⁠441151––1
Nov 25atMarylandW 66–⁠33480––2
Dec 30 ✦vs.WashingtonW 35–⁠282390––4
2016 Penn State 10 games, 27 catches, 440 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3vs.Kent StateW 33–⁠131430–––
Sep 10atPittsburghL 39–⁠423870–––
Sep 17vs.TempleW 34–⁠273360–––
Sep 24atMichiganL 10–⁠493−10–––
Oct 1vs.MinnesotaW 29–⁠264720–––
Oct 8vs.MarylandW 38–⁠144911–––
Nov 5vs.IowaW 41–⁠141250151
Nov 19atRutgersW 39–⁠04400–––
Nov 26vs.Michigan StateW 45–⁠122380–––
Jan 2 ✦vs.USCL 49–⁠52290–––
2015 Penn State 10 games, 27 returns, 178 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 5atTempleL 10–⁠27––––––
Sep 12vs.BuffaloW 27–⁠14–––––4
Sep 19vs.RutgersW 28–⁠3–––––3
Sep 26vs.San Diego StateW 37–⁠21–––––4
Oct 3vs.ArmyW 20–⁠14–––––1
Oct 10vs.IndianaW 29–⁠7–––––5
Oct 24vs.MarylandW 31–⁠30120–––
Oct 31vs.IllinoisW 39–⁠02310––4
Nov 7atNorthwesternL 21–⁠23–––––5
Nov 21vs.MichiganL 16–⁠28–––––1

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2019
Height5′11¼″
Weight192 lb
Arm length31½″
Hand size9¾″
40-yard dash4.34 s
Vertical jump34″
Broad jump10′6″
Bench press13 reps
3-cone drill7.02 s
20-yard shuttle4.26 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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