#25

Cody Thompson

Senior wide receiver for Toledo. 2018: 48 catches, 647 receiving yards, 10 TD.

WR · Toledo · Sr. · #25

6′2″ · 205 lb · Huron, OH

Toledo 2018 alumnus

Recruiting

2★

WR recruit

No. 3232 nationally · Signed with Toledo

Career night9 rec · 178 yds · 3 TDvs Tulsa (FBS) · W 54-51

Top 1% receiving yards game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for Toledo. 2018: 48 catches, 647 receiving yards, 10 TD.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Toledo in 2014.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Toledo, 3,312 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

The week the volume broke through — put up 174 yds at Arkansas State.Arkansas State · W 31-102016

20144 games

Signed with Toledo2-star out of Huron

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#3232 national

CFB

College

Toledo

2014–2018

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2018

2 coaches

2014

Matt Campbell

Toledo

2015–2018

Jason Candle

Toledo

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Matt Campbell → Jason Candle. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2018 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014Toledo9-4HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning

2015Toledo10-2HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning

2016Toledo9-4HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning

2017Toledo11-3HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning

2018Toledo7-6HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rec tds (96th percentile).

Box-score rates (6)

Rec TDs#21 / 550 · 96th pct

Rec yards#136 / 550 · 75th pct

647

Receptions#134 / 550 · 75th pct

Yards / catch#245 / 550 · 55th pct

13.5

Fumbles lost#91 / 223 · 37th pct

Long catch#378 / 550 · 31st pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home8g	3.5	47.2	13.7	0.8
Road5g	4.0	53.8	16.0	0.8

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.4	48.9	15.8	0.9
Weeks 8+6g	4.0	50.8	13.1	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Jacobs

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2018	Toledo	48	647	13.5	10	--
2017	Toledo	28	537	19.2	4	--
2016	Toledo	64	1,269	19.8	11	--
2015	Toledo	37	825	22.3	5	--
2014	Toledo	4	34	8.5	0	--
Career		181	3,312	18.3	30	--

Season	Team
2018	Toledo	--	--	--	99	1
2017	Toledo	--	--	--	--	--
2016	Toledo	--	--	--	15	--
2015	Toledo	--	--	--	31	--
2014	Toledo	--	--	--	--	--
Career		--	--	--	145	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2018

W 66–3

vs VMI

3 rec · 68 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 63-point win at home against VMI.

With B. Flint — 43 AVG · 4 IN 20 · 54 LONG · M. Guadagni — 265 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · 20 rush yds (4 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 66-3vs VMI	3	68	22.7	1	38
Wk 3	L 24-49vs Miami	2	19	9.5	0	13
Wk 4	W 63-44vs Nevada	4	57	14.3	3	20	3 TD catches
Wk 5	L 27-49@ Fresno State	1	28	28.0	0	28
Wk 6	W 52-36vs Bowling Green	6	78	13.0	1	23
Wk 7	L 26-28@ Eastern Michigan	3	37	12.3	1	18
Wk 8	L 17-31vs Buffalo	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 9	W 51-24@ Western Michigan	6	63	10.5	3	18	3 TD catches
Wk 10	W 45-13vs Ball State	6	75	12.5	1	23
Wk 11	L 15-38@ Northern Illinois	8	110	13.8	0	35	Season-high 110 yds
Wk 12	W 56-34@ Kent State	2	31	15.5	0	18
Wk 13	W 51-13vs Central Michigan	2	26	13.0	0	14
Bowl	L 32-35vs Florida International	5	55	11.0	0	16
Total		48	647	14.7	10	38

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology