Tight end, Louisiana, 2009–⁠13

Ian Thompson

Number
No. 85
Height
6′4″
Hometown
Kernersville, NC

Ian Thompson played tight end at Louisiana (2009–⁠13).

Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2013

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2011Louisiana10999.9023
2012Louisiana161197.4018
2013Louisiana10666.6021
Career362847.9023

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2009Louisiana85TE
2010Louisiana85TE
2011Louisiana85TE
2012Louisiana85TE
2013Louisiana85TE6′4″

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
2013Louisiana100.25––2.5–

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

2013 Louisiana 6 games, 10 catches, 66 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 7atKansas StateL 27–⁠482402
Oct 5vs.Texas StateW 48–⁠242704
Oct 15atWestern KentuckyW 37–⁠201909
Oct 22atArkansas StateW 23–⁠72806
Nov 2vs.New Mexico StateW 49–⁠35217013
Nov 30vs.UL MonroeL 28–⁠31121021
2012 Louisiana 8 games, 16 catches, 119 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.LamarW 40–⁠01505
Sep 15atOklahoma StateL 24–⁠652402
Sep 29vs.Florida InternationalW 48–⁠201−300
Oct 23vs.Arkansas StateL 27–⁠50327018
Nov 3atUL MonroeW 40–⁠24212010
Nov 10atFloridaL 20–⁠271808
Nov 24vs.South AlabamaW 52–⁠30339016
Dec 22 ✦vs.East CarolinaW 43–⁠34327011
2011 Louisiana 6 games, 10 catches, 99 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3atOklahoma StateL 34–⁠61117017
Oct 1vs.Florida AtlanticW 37–⁠34323010
Oct 22atWestern KentuckyL 23–⁠42123023
Oct 29atMiddle TennesseeW 45–⁠20321014
Nov 5vs.UL MonroeW 36–⁠351404
Dec 17 ✦vs.San Diego StateW 32–⁠30111011
2010 Louisiana 1 game, 1 return, 2 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Nov 27atUL MonroeW 23–⁠22––––

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

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