Receiver, Washington State, 2013–⁠16

John Thompson

Number
No. 85
Height
5′8″
Hometown
Spanaway, WA

John Thompson played receiver at Washington State (2013–⁠16).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013Washington State263.003
2014Washington State155.005
2015Washington State2425510.6129
2016Washington State231958.5118
Career504619.2229

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013Washington State85WR
2014Washington State85WR
2015Washington State85WR
2016Washington State85WR5′8″

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
2013Washington State2-0.32––-0.6–
2014Washington State10.63––0.6–
2015Washington State350.5247th (n=465)0.5318.14%
2016Washington State340.3927th (n=489)0.5213.44%

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

2016 Washington State 11 games, 23 catches, 195 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.Eastern WashingtonL 42–⁠45218012
Sep 10atBoise StateL 28–⁠311707
Oct 1vs.OregonW 51–⁠3321407
Oct 8atStanfordW 42–⁠16111011
Oct 22atArizona StateW 37–⁠32332012
Oct 29atOregon StateW 35–⁠311404
Nov 5vs.ArizonaW 69–⁠7551018
Nov 12vs.CaliforniaW 56–⁠21113013
Nov 19atColoradoL 24–⁠3821017
Nov 25vs.WashingtonL 17–⁠45325013
Dec 27 ✦vs.MinnesotaL 12–⁠1721007
2015 Washington State 12 games, 24 catches, 255 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5vs.Portland StateL 17–⁠24333014
Sep 12atRutgersW 37–⁠3421107
Sep 19vs.WyomingW 31–⁠141707
Oct 3atCaliforniaL 28–⁠34234023
Oct 10atOregonW 45–⁠381909
Oct 17vs.Oregon StateW 52–⁠3121107
Oct 24atArizonaW 45–⁠42432014
Oct 31vs.StanfordL 28–⁠301707
Nov 7vs.Arizona StateW 38–⁠241818
Nov 21vs.ColoradoW 27–⁠3111011
Nov 27atWashingtonL 10–⁠45351023
Dec 26 ✦vs.MiamiW 20–⁠14341029
2014 Washington State 1 game, 1 catch, 5 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Nov 8atOregon StateW 39–⁠321505
2013 Washington State 1 game, 2 catches, 6 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 28vs.StanfordL 17–⁠552603

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

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