Tight end, Texas Tech, 2016–⁠19

Donta Thompson

Lettered 2017–⁠19 (school media guide)

Number
No. 11
Height
6′5″
Weight
245 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Ennis, TX

Donta Thompson played tight end at Texas Tech (2016–⁠19).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Texas Tech12020.0020
2018Texas Tech22110.5011
2019Texas Tech2631112.0028
Career2935212.1028

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016Texas Tech220000
2017Texas Tech320000
2019Texas Tech110000
Career650000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Texas Tech11TEFr.
2017Texas Tech11TESo.
2018Texas Tech11TEJr.
2019Texas Tech11TESr.6′5″245

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
2017Texas Tech20.74––1.5–
2018Texas Tech20.10––0.2–
2019Texas Tech340.5856th (n=499)0.5419.74%

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

2019 Texas Tech 11 games, 26 catches, 311 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Aug 31vs.Montana StateW 45–⁠102220–––
Sep 7vs.UTEPW 38–⁠33200–––
Sep 14atArizonaL 14–⁠282180–––
Sep 28atOklahomaL 16–⁠551180–––
Oct 5vs.Oklahoma StateW 45–⁠355460–––
Oct 12atBaylorL 30–⁠332240100
Oct 26atKansasL 34–⁠372510–––
Nov 9atWest VirginiaW 38–⁠174460–––
Nov 16vs.TCUL 31–⁠331170–––
Nov 23vs.Kansas StateL 27–⁠303450–––
Nov 29atTexasL 24–⁠49140–––
2018 Texas Tech 2 games, 2 catches, 21 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 8vs.LamarW 77–⁠01110–––
Nov 24vs.BaylorL 24–⁠351100–––
2017 Texas Tech 3 games, 1 catch, 20 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 2vs.Eastern WashingtonW 56–⁠101200–––
Sep 23atHoustonW 27–⁠24–––200
Oct 7atKansasW 65–⁠19–––100
2016 Texas Tech 1 game, 2 tackles
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 3vs.Stephen F. AustinW 69–⁠17–––200

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

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