Quarterback, Kansas State, 2016–⁠21

Skylar John Thompson

Number
No. 7
Height
6′2″
Weight
223 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Independence, MO
Born
Jun 4, 1997

Skylar John Thompson played quarterback at Kansas State (2016–⁠21). The Miami Dolphins took Thompson in round 7, No. 247 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
2,307
Passing yards, 2019 (Kansas State, 8–⁠5)
Drafted
No. 247
Round 7, 2022 NFL Draft (Miami Dolphins)

Career highs

334passing yards, career highat Oklahoma, 20203touchdown passes, career highfour times; last vs. LSU, 2021127rushing yards, career highat Kansas, 20194rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Oklahoma, 2019

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2017Kansas State518361.46898.353
2018Kansas State12320958.91,3966.7104
2019Kansas State17629659.52,3077.8125
2020Kansas State406462.56269.840
2021Kansas State16223369.52,1139.1124
Career55288562.47,1318.14316

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Kansas State692673.9330
2018Kansas State1053733.6552
2019Kansas State1144053.61161
2020Kansas State19382.0313
2021Kansas State4740.1426
Career3541,0873.12661

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Kansas State10QBYr 1
2017Kansas State10QBYr 2
2018Kansas State10QBYr 3
2019Kansas State10QBYr 4
2020Kansas State7QBYr 5
2021Kansas State7QBSr. (Yr 6)6′2″223

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2017Kansas State1510.2345th (n=160)0.2535.430%0.220.15
2018Kansas State3130.2447th (n=160)0.2675.442%0.300.23
2019Kansas State4040.3783rd (n=155)0.27148.448%0.370.24
2020Kansas State830.48––39.845%0.42–
2021Kansas State2480.4383rd (n=145)0.33106.948%0.42–

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2021 Kansas State 10 games, 2,113 passing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 4vs.StanfordW 24–⁠79141440133
Sep 11vs.Southern IllinoisW 31–⁠23349601–
Oct 2vs.OklahomaL 31–⁠37294132030−9
Oct 16vs.Iowa StateL 20–⁠33152320621−11
Oct 23atTexas TechW 25–⁠24243030610−6
Oct 30vs.TCUW 31–⁠1213212421118
Nov 6atKansasW 35–⁠10192424410−19
Nov 13vs.West VirginiaW 34–⁠1714191381012
Nov 20vs.BaylorL 10–⁠20152915800−24
Jan 4 ✦vs.LSUW 42–⁠2021282593010
2020 Kansas State 3 games, 626 passing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 12vs.Arkansas StateL 31–⁠351729259207
Sep 26atOklahomaW 38–⁠3518253341010
Oct 3vs.Texas TechW 31–⁠21510331021
2019 Kansas State 13 games, 2,307 passing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.NichollsW 49–⁠1416222121030
Sep 7vs.Bowling GreenW 52–⁠010131512026
Sep 14atMississippi StateW 31–⁠241018123108
Sep 28atOklahoma StateL 13–⁠2611231180027
Oct 5vs.BaylorL 12–⁠312234218116
Oct 19vs.TCUW 24–⁠1711231722068
Oct 26vs.OklahomaW 48–⁠4118282130039
Nov 2atKansasW 38–⁠1091612900127
Nov 9atTexasL 24–⁠271727253200
Nov 16vs.West VirginiaL 20–⁠2424392991219
Nov 23atTexas TechW 30–⁠2714282462114
Nov 30vs.Iowa StateW 27–⁠17512570138
Dec 31 ✦vs.NavyL 17–⁠20913116003
2018 Kansas State 11 games, 1,396 passing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.South DakotaW 27–⁠24814611158
Sep 8vs.Mississippi StateL 10–⁠31717861034
Sep 15vs.UTSAW 41–⁠1713182132066
Sep 22atWest VirginiaL 6–⁠3511171450018
Sep 29vs.TexasL 14–⁠198189600−1
Oct 6atBaylorL 34–⁠3715261491250
Oct 13vs.Oklahoma StateW 31–⁠1211221300080
Oct 27atOklahomaL 14–⁠5113211080054
Nov 3atTCUL 13–⁠14127001
Nov 17vs.Texas TechW 21–⁠6182721821−9
Nov 24atIowa StateL 38–⁠4218271833022
2017 Kansas State 8 games, 689 passing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.Central ArkansasW 55–⁠19–––––49
Sep 9vs.CharlotteW 55–⁠71211009
Oct 28atKansasW 30–⁠2046400039
Nov 4atTexas TechW 42–⁠355896108
Nov 11vs.West VirginiaL 23–⁠2813261590253
Nov 18atOklahoma StateW 45–⁠4010132043093
Nov 25vs.Iowa StateW 20–⁠1915211521012
Dec 26 ✦vs.UCLAW 35–⁠173727014

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2022
Height6′1⅞″
Weight217 lb
Arm length31″
Hand size8⅝″
Wingspan74⅝″W
40-yard dash4.91 s
10-yard split1.62 sW
Vertical jump31″
Broad jump9′4″
3-cone drill7.00 s
20-yard shuttle4.28 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 9 games with a stat; latest team: Baltimore Ravens.

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2022Miami Dolphins7601055341321
2024Miami Dolphins22133187004
NFL career9811387211325

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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