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, 2022

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Charlotte1219015.8141
2021Charlotte181277.1128
2022Charlotte1426318.8040
2024James Madison3344813.6636
Career771,02813.4841

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Charlotte17TEYr 1
2021Charlotte17TEYr 2
2022Charlotte17TEYr 3
2023James Madison17TEYr 4
2024James Madison17TESr. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2020Charlotte150.97––14.6–
2021Charlotte150.22––3.3–
2022Charlotte160.99––15.9–
2024James Madison380.9757th (n=581)0.9237.04%

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
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31atCharlotteW 30–⁠7230015
Sep 7vs.Gardner-WebbW 13–⁠6326013
Sep 21atNorth CarolinaW 70–⁠50226113
Sep 28vs.Ball StateW 63–⁠7591123
Oct 5atUL MonroeL 19–⁠21559016
Oct 10vs.Coastal CarolinaW 39–⁠7258133
Oct 19atGeorgia SouthernL 14–⁠2831606
Oct 26vs.Southern MissW 32–⁠15215110
Nov 9vs.Georgia StateW 38–⁠7342120
Nov 16atOld DominionW 35–⁠32220014
Nov 23atApp StateL 20–⁠342804
Nov 30vs.MarshallL 33–⁠35136036
Dec 18 ✦vs.Western KentuckyW 27–⁠17121121
2022 Charlotte 7 games, 14 catches, 263 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.William & MaryL 24–⁠411505
Sep 24atSouth CarolinaL 20–⁠561606
Oct 15atUABL 20–⁠34356026
Oct 22vs.Florida InternationalL 15–⁠34140040
Nov 5vs.Western KentuckyL 7–⁠59124024
Nov 12atMiddle TennesseeL 14–⁠24333018
Nov 19vs.Louisiana TechW 26–⁠21499037
2021 Charlotte 7 games, 18 catches, 127 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.DukeW 31–⁠282905
Sep 11vs.Gardner-WebbW 38–⁠10350028
Sep 18atGeorgia StateL 9–⁠20217011
Sep 24vs.Middle TennesseeW 42–⁠39210012
Oct 2atIllinoisL 14–⁠2431809
Oct 8atFlorida InternationalW 45–⁠333716
Oct 21vs.Florida AtlanticL 9–⁠38316010
2020 Charlotte 5 games, 12 catches, 190 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 12atApp StateL 20–⁠35262041
Oct 10atNorth TexasW 49–⁠21323115
Oct 24vs.UTEPW 38–⁠28118018
Oct 31atDukeL 19–⁠53428014
Dec 6vs.Western KentuckyL 19–⁠37259033

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

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