Running back, Kansas (from Colorado State), 2012–⁠18

Deron Thompson

Number
No. 26
Height
5′9″
Weight
193 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Wichita, KS

Deron Thompson played running back at Colorado State (2012–⁠15) and Kansas (2016–⁠18).

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Colorado State23863.7023
2015Colorado State7497.0019
2017Kansas28863.1013
2018Kansas913915.4155
Career673605.4155

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2012Colorado State26RBYr 1
2013Colorado State26RBYr 2
2014Colorado State26RBYr 3
2015Colorado State26RBYr 4
2016Kansas26RBYr 5
2017Kansas26RBYr 6
2018Kansas26RBSr. (Yr 7)5′9″193

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
2014Colorado State23-0.05––-1.19%
2015Colorado State70.37––2.6–
2017Kansas36-0.17––-6.16%
2018Kansas81.21––9.7–

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 Kansas 3 games, 139 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 8atCentral MichiganW 31–⁠7432015––
Sep 15vs.RutgersW 55–⁠1437015515
Oct 20atTexas TechL 16–⁠48237044––
2017 Kansas 8 games, 86 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 38–⁠1621501113
Sep 9vs.Central MichiganL 27–⁠45104801314
Sep 16atOhioL 30–⁠421−600––
Oct 7vs.Texas TechL 19–⁠652202––
Oct 14atIowa StateL 0–⁠45100011
Oct 21atTCUL 0–⁠4351005––
Oct 28vs.Kansas StateL 20–⁠30––––119
Nov 25atOklahoma StateL 17–⁠5871708––
2015 Colorado State 2 games, 49 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.Savannah StateW 65–⁠13647019––
Oct 31vs.San Diego StateL 17–⁠411202––
2014 Colorado State 4 games, 86 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 4vs.TulsaW 42–⁠172−400––
Oct 25vs.WyomingW 45–⁠312202––
Nov 8vs.Hawai’iW 49–⁠221168023––
Nov 22vs.New MexicoW 58–⁠20820016––

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

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