Wide receiver for Southern Miss. 2016: 47 catches, 510 receiving yards, 6 TD.
6′3″ · Pearl, MS
The story
2016 wide receiver for Southern Miss. 2016: 47 catches, 510 receiving yards, 6 TD.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearD.J. Thompson
Three seasons at Southern Miss, two different head coaches: Todd Monken and Jay Hopson. The receipt on tape: 135 rec yds, 12 receptions against Louisiana Tech, Week 13, 2016.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Southern Miss, 1,520 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2014–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Todd Monken → Jay Hopson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: rec tds (82nd percentile). Concern: rush yards (14th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.4 | 59.0 | 10.8 | 0.8 |
| Road5g | 4.0 | 43.0 | 9.9 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 3.9 | 43.0 | 10.5 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 8.0 | 83.0 | 9.6 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2016
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Southern Miss | 47 | 510 | 10.9 | 6 | -- |
| 2015 | Southern Miss | 55 | 779 | 14.2 | 6 | -- |
| 2014 | Southern Miss | 22 | 231 | 10.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 124 | 1,520 | 12.3 | 12 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Southern Miss | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2015 | Southern Miss | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2014 | Southern Miss | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2016
W 39–24
12 rec · 135 yds · 2 TD
With N. Mullens — 342 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 88.1 · -9 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD · I. Smith — 127 rush yds (24 car)
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 10 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 44-35@ Kentucky | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-0vs Savannah State | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 3 | L 31-37vs Troy | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-7@ UTEP | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 5 | W 44-28vs Rice | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 1 | 29 | |
| Wk 6 | L 32-55@ UTSA | 7 | 89 | 12.7 | 1 | 35 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-45@ LSU | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-14vs Marshall | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 13 | W 39-24vs Louisiana Tech | 12 | 135 | 11.3 | 2 | 26 | Season-high 135 yds |
| Bowl | W 28-21@ Louisiana | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Total | 47 | 510 | 10.3 | 6 | 35 |