Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 6-24@ Northwestern | 21/34 | 132 | 1 | 0 | 3.9 | -- | Season-high 132 yds |
| Total | 21/34 | 132 | 1 | 0 | 3.9 | — |
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Anthony Thompson
Junior quarterback for Northern Illinois. 2021: 132 passing yards, 1 TD, 0 INT.
6′0″ · 205 lb · Chicago, IL
Northern Illinois 2021 alumnus
Recruiting
3★
OC recruit
No. 2746 nationally · Signed with Northern Illinois
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 quarterback for Northern Illinois. 2021: 132 passing yards, 1 TD, 0 INT.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Northern Illinois in 2020.
Anthony Thompson
Anthony Thompson has been at Northern Illinois through two head coaches in four seasons. The receipt on tape: 132 pass yds, 1 pass TD against Northwestern, Week 2, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Indiana State, 127 passing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2020
- Signed with Northern Illinois3-star out of Holy Family Catholic
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Northern Illinois
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coaches2017–2018
Northern Illinois
2021
Northern Illinois
Coaching transition mid-career: Rod Carey → Thomas Hammock. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2021 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2017Northern Illinois8-5HC: Rod Carey · Run-leaning
2018Northern Illinois8-6HC: Rod Carey · Run-leaning
2019Northern Illinois5-7HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-leaning
2021Indiana State9-5HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: interceptions (99th percentile). Strength: fumbles lost (93rd percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (8)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 132 YDS/g, 1.0 TD/g, 3.9 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rob Harley
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | 21 | 34 | 61.8% | 132 | 3.9 | 1 | 0 | 104.1 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Northern Illinois | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 | 58.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Northern Illinois | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 22 | 35 | 62.9% | 127 | 3.6 | 1 | 0 | 102.8 | -- | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | 6 | -4 | -0.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2019 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2018 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2017 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 10 | 6 | 0.6 | 0 | -- |
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Northwestern · 3&7 · Q3 · EPA +2.95Anthony Thompson pass complete to Matt Sora for 17 yds to the Nwest 49 for a 1ST down
- Week 2 · Northwestern · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -2.68Anthony Thompson sacked for a loss of 8 yards to the IndSt 43
- Week 2 · Northwestern · 1&9 · Q4 · EPA +2.42Anthony Thompson pass complete to Zach Larkin for 9 yds for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed)
- Week 2 · Northwestern · 3&8 · Q1 · EPA -2.21Anthony Thompson sacked by Adetomiwa Adebawore for a loss of 7 yards to the Nwest 43 Anthony Thompson fumbled, recovered by IndSt Anthony Thompson , return for 0 yards
- Week 2 · Northwestern · 3&3 · Q4 · EPA +2.19Anthony Thompson pass complete to Phazione McClurge for 13 yds to the IndSt 45 for a 1ST down
- Week 2 · Northwestern · 2&7 · Q1 · EPA +1.58Anthony Thompson pass complete to Michael Haupert for 13 yds to the IndSt 38 for a 1ST down
- Week 2 · Northwestern · 3&2 · Q2 · EPA +1.52Anthony Thompson pass complete to Michael Haupert for 5 yds to the Nwest 49 for a 1ST down
- Week 2 · Northwestern · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.18Anthony Thompson pass complete to Rontrez Morgan for 17 yds to the Nwest 38 for a 1ST down
- Week 2 · Northwestern · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.03Anthony Thompson run for 8 yds to the IndSt 46
- Week 2 · Northwestern · 2&7 · Q3 · EPA +1.01Anthony Thompson pass complete to Michael Haupert for 7 yds to the IndSt 32 for a 1ST down
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology