Tight end, James Madison (from Charlotte), 2020–24
Taylor Thompson
- Number
- No. 17
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Prattville, AL
Taylor Thompson played tight end at Charlotte (2020–22) and James Madison (2023–24).
Career highs
99receiving yards, career highvs. Louisiana Tech, 2022Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Charlotte | 12 | 190 | 15.8 | 1 | 41 |
| 2021 | Charlotte | 18 | 127 | 7.1 | 1 | 28 |
| 2022 | Charlotte | 14 | 263 | 18.8 | 0 | 40 |
| 2024 | James Madison | 33 | 448 | 13.6 | 6 | 36 |
| Career | 77 | 1,028 | 13.4 | 8 | 41 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Charlotte | 17 | TE | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Charlotte | 17 | TE | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Charlotte | 17 | TE | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | James Madison | 17 | TE | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | James Madison | 17 | TE | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′3″ | 235 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Charlotte | 15 | 0.97 | – | – | 14.6 | – |
| 2021 | Charlotte | 15 | 0.22 | – | – | 3.3 | – |
| 2022 | Charlotte | 16 | 0.99 | – | – | 15.9 | – |
| 2024 | James Madison | 38 | 0.97 | 57th (n=581) | 0.92 | 37.0 | 4% |
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
2024 James Madison 13 games, 33 catches, 448 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | W 30–7 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 15 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 13–6 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 13 |
| Sep 21 | at | W 70–50 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 13 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 63–7 | 5 | 91 | 1 | 23 |
| Oct 5 | at | L 19–21 | 5 | 59 | 0 | 16 |
| Oct 10 | vs. | W 39–7 | 2 | 58 | 1 | 33 |
| Oct 19 | at | L 14–28 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 32–15 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 10 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 38–7 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 20 |
| Nov 16 | at | W 35–32 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 14 |
| Nov 23 | at | L 20–34 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | L 33–35 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 36 |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs. | W 27–17 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 21 |
2022 Charlotte 7 games, 14 catches, 263 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | L 24–41 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sep 24 | at | L 20–56 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 15 | at | L 20–34 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 26 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | L 15–34 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 40 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 7–59 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Nov 12 | at | L 14–24 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 18 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 26–21 | 4 | 99 | 0 | 37 |
2021 Charlotte 7 games, 18 catches, 127 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 31–28 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| Sep 11 | vs. | W 38–10 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 28 |
| Sep 18 | at | L 9–20 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 11 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 42–39 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| Oct 2 | at | L 14–24 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 9 |
| Oct 8 | at | W 45–33 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Oct 21 | vs. | L 9–38 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 10 |
2020 Charlotte 5 games, 12 catches, 190 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at | L 20–35 | 2 | 62 | 0 | 41 |
| Oct 10 | at | W 49–21 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 15 |
| Oct 24 | vs. | W 38–28 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Oct 31 | at | L 19–53 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 14 |
| Dec 6 | vs. | L 19–37 | 2 | 59 | 0 | 33 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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