Illinois State · L 24-28 · FCS
No catches.
UNLV · L 24-31
1 catch, 7 yards
The other 6 games average 26 yards. This one was 19 below.
Thompson has catches in 7 of Northern Illinois’s 8 games: none against Illinois State.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Cam Thompson
Played for two head coaches at Northern Illinois: Thomas Hammock and Rob Harley. On tape: 62 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Arizona, Week 3, 2026.
164 receiving yards · 16 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against UNLV on Oct. 31: 1 catch for 7 yards. In the 7 games drawn here: 16 catches for 164 yards. Northern Illinois has thrown to him 29 times in 234 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Northern Illinois | 16 | 164 | 10.2 | 1 | 52 |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 27 | 388 | 14.4 | 3 | 54 |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Career | 45 | 562 | 12.5 | 4 | 54 |
| Season | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 32 | -- |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | -- | 283 | 8 |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 315 | 8 |
Last game (Wk 9): 7 receiving yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-40@ No. 22 Iowa | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-28vs Illinois State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-42@ Arizona | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 1 | 52 | Season-high 62 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 14-35@ Georgia State | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-28vs Air Force | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-41@ Wyoming | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-56vs Hawai'i | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-31@ UNLV | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 16 | 164 | 10.2 | 1 | 52 |
Week 3 · 2026
L 17-42
at Arizona
3 rec · 62 yds · 1 TD
With T. Dickens — 228 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 72.2 · J. Ference — 36.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
525th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -10 to +16 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
2911% of team targetsCatch rate
55%16 of 29 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
55% catch rate on 29 targets · 11% of the team's targets · 0% catch rate on 7 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 0.7 | 4.3 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 30.2 | 9.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.3 | 25.2 | 9.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rob Harley
Pass share
53.1%
266 pass / 235 run
Plays / game
62.6
8 games
Team sack rate
8.0%
301 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #391 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 21 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Thomas Hammock, Jeff Lebby and Rob Harley.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
Big 12 Conference
