Emanuel Thompson

#8 · WR · Troy6′1″ · 200 lb · Clayton, AL

Emanuel Thompson: WR · Troy · #8.

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Emanuel Thompson

WR · Troy · #8

Moves the chains on third down. Played for two head coaches at Troy: Larry Blakeney and Neal Brown. The first career honor came in 2016: All-Sun Belt. On tape: 97 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Texas State, Week 13, 2017.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Troy in the news

Charles Barkley criticizes Buck-Aikman feudNJ.com Oct 22

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2017	Troy	38	420	11.1	0	48
2016	Troy	80	820	10.2	6	31
2015	Troy	28	299	10.7	3	30
2014	Troy	3	28	9.3	0	13
Career		149	1,567	10.5	9	48

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 13-24@ Boise State	4	25	6.3	10
Wk 2	W 34-7vs Alabama State	4	33	8.3	12
Wk 3	W 27-24@ New Mexico State	6	51	8.5	17
Wk 4	W 22-17vs Akron	3	34	11.3	16
Wk 5	W 24-21@ No. 25 LSU	3	43	14.3	17
Wk 7	L 8-19vs South Alabama	6	67	11.2	19
Wk 8	W 34-10@ Georgia State	2	24	12.0	14
Wk 9	W 38-16vs Georgia Southern	2	11	5.5	6
Wk 10	W 24-21vs Idaho	2	19	9.5	10
Wk 11	W 42-17@ Coastal Carolina	2	16	8.0	13
Wk 13	W 62-9vs Texas State	4	97	24.3	48	Season-high 97 yds
Total		38	420	11.1	48

Signature game

Week 5 · 2017

W 24-21

at LSU

3 rec · 43 yds

A close one, won by 3 on the road.

With J. Chunn — 191 rush yds (30 car) · 1 TD · T. Sumpter — 40.6 yards per punt · 5 punts · 48 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 13 · Texas State · 2nd and 15 · Q1 · EPA +3.74Brandon Silvers pass complete to Emanuel Thompson for 48 yds to the TexSt 10 for a
Week 5 · LSU · 3rd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +2.89Brandon Silvers pass complete to Emanuel Thompson for 17 yds to the LSU 28 for a
Week 11 · Coastal Carolina · 3rd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +2.64Brandon Silvers pass complete to Emanuel Thompson for 13 yds to the Troy 46 for a
Week 3 · New Mexico State · 3rd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +2.45Brandon Silvers pass complete to Emanuel Thompson for 12 yds to the NMxSt 34 for a
Week 13 · Texas State · 2nd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +2.38Brandon Silvers pass complete to Emanuel Thompson for 28 yds to the TexSt 45 for a
Week 9 · Georgia Southern · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +1.92Brandon Silvers pass complete to Emanuel Thompson for 6 yds to the 50 yard line for a

4 more plays

Week 5 · LSU · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.64Brandon Silvers pass complete to Emanuel Thompson for 16 yds to the LSU 1 for a
Week 2 · Alabama State · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +1.41Brandon Silvers pass complete to Emanuel Thompson for 10 yds to the AlbSt 42 for a
Week 2 · Alabama State · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.39Brandon Silvers pass complete to Emanuel Thompson for 12 yds to the AlbSt 30 for a
Week 10 · Idaho · 2nd and 6 · Q2 · EPA −1.18Brandon Silvers pass complete to Emanuel Thompson for 9 yds to the Idaho 38 TROY Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the Idaho 48

Teams and coaches

2014Troy3-9HC: Larry Blakeney · Run-leaning

2015Troy4-8HC: Neal Brown · Balanced

2016Troy10-3HC: Neal Brown · Balanced

2017Troy11-2HC: Neal Brown · Balanced

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2017 season

10 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: explosive rate (9th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#365 / 709 · 47th pct

66.7%

Yards / catch#474 / 709 · 33rd pct

10.9

EPA / target#603 / 709 · 15th pct

0.24

TD rate#577 / 709 · 9th pct

0.0%

Explosive rate#647 / 709 · 9th pct

3.9%

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#194 / 539 · 64th pct

Rec yards#260 / 539 · 52nd pct

420

Long catch#284 / 539 · 46th pct

Yards / catch#403 / 539 · 25th pct

11.1

Rec TDs#460 / 539 · 7th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

22nd → 15th percentile

Explosive rate

16th → 9th percentile

Catch rate

70th → 47th percentile

TD rate

57th → 9th percentile

Yards / catch

24th → 33rd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2017. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	3.5	43.5	11.7	0.0
Road5g	3.4	31.8	9.8	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.3	42.2	10.0	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	2.4	33.4	11.9	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2017 season

Head Coach

Neal Brown

Pass share

53.3%

458 pass / 402 run

Plays / game

66.2

13 games

Team sack rate

3.3%

449 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

38 catches in 11 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Emanuel Thompson

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Style of play

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Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

38 catches in 11 games

Four seasons at Troy

2016 13 games