Receiver, Troy, 2014–⁠17

Emanuel Thompson

Number
No. 8
Height
6′1″
Weight
200 lb
Hometown
Clayton, AL

Emanuel Thompson played receiver at Troy (2014–⁠17).

Career highs

10catches, career highvs. Arkansas State, 2016117receiving yards, career highvs. Arkansas State, 20162receiving touchdowns, career highvs. UL Monroe, 2015

Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2017

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Troy3289.3013
2015Troy2829910.7330
2016Troy8082010.3631
2017Troy3842011.1048
Career1491,56710.5948

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014Troy8WR
2015Troy8WR
2016Troy8WR
2017Troy8WR6′1″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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2014Troy31.27––3.8–
2015Troy420.5859th (n=465)0.5324.46%
2016Troy980.3015th (n=489)0.5229.212%
2017Troy510.2410th (n=507)0.5212.17%

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

2017 Troy 11 games, 38 catches, 420 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2atBoise StateL 13–⁠24425010
Sep 9vs.Alabama StateW 34–⁠7433012
Sep 16atNew Mexico StateW 27–⁠24651017
Sep 23vs.AkronW 22–⁠17334016
Sep 30atLSUW 24–⁠21343017
Oct 11vs.South AlabamaL 8–⁠19667019
Oct 21atGeorgia StateW 34–⁠10224014
Oct 28vs.Georgia SouthernW 38–⁠1621106
Nov 2vs.IdahoW 24–⁠21219010
Nov 11atCoastal CarolinaW 42–⁠17216013
Nov 24vs.Texas StateW 62–⁠9497048
2016 Troy 13 games, 80 catches, 820 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.Austin PeayW 57–⁠17542115
Sep 10atClemsonL 24–⁠30647016
Sep 17atSouthern MissW 37–⁠31553129
Sep 24vs.New Mexico StateW 52–⁠6877118
Oct 1atIdahoW 34–⁠13773124
Oct 15vs.Georgia StateW 31–⁠21541012
Oct 20atSouth AlabamaW 28–⁠21774013
Nov 5vs.MassachusettsW 52–⁠31550131
Nov 12vs.App StateW 28–⁠24113013
Nov 17vs.Arkansas StateL 3–⁠3510117026
Nov 26atTexas StateW 40–⁠7654017
Dec 3atGeorgia SouthernL 24–⁠28796020
Dec 23 ✦vs.OhioW 28–⁠23883117
2015 Troy 11 games, 28 catches, 299 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5atNC StateL 21–⁠49110010
Sep 12vs.Charleston SouthernW 44–⁠16217013
Oct 3vs.South AlabamaL 18–⁠241616
Oct 10atMississippi StateL 17–⁠451404
Oct 17vs.IdahoL 16–⁠19341024
Oct 24atNew Mexico StateW 52–⁠7573030
Oct 31atApp StateL 41–⁠44337019
Nov 7vs.UL MonroeW 51–⁠14644215
Nov 14vs.Georgia SouthernL 10–⁠45225017
Nov 27atGeorgia StateL 21–⁠31218012
Dec 5atLouisianaW 41–⁠17224013
2014 Troy 3 games, 3 catches, 28 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30atUABL 10–⁠48112012
Sep 20atGeorgiaL 0–⁠661303
Oct 18vs.App StateL 14–⁠53113013

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

Is this you, or do you know of something wrong or missing here? Suggest a correction. We check each one against a source before changing the page.