Junior wide receiver for Minnesota. 2025: 17 catches, 154 receiving yards.
6′3″ · 220 lb · Foley, AL · Foley
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
receiving yards · 2025
17 catches · 9.1 per catch
The play that turned itSwung Auburn from 20% to 54% to win.Auburn at Vanderbilt · 45-38
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 wide receiver for Minnesota. 2025: 17 catches, 154 receiving yards.
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
Perry Thompson
Moves the chains on third down. He got to Minnesota by way of Auburn. The receipt: 60 rec yds, 4 receptions against Missouri — Week 8, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Minnesota
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Hugh Freeze — 10-14 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Concern: catch rate (4th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. 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).
Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)
Third-down role
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.0 | 19.5 | 8.6 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.5 | 18.5 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 9.7 | 6.7 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.6 | 25.0 | 9.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Former four-star. Now #463 at the position.
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 42-3vs Ball State | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-15vs South Alabama | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-20vs Georgia | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-23vs Missouri | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 0 | 34 | Season-high 60 yds |
| Wk 9 | W 33-24@ Arkansas | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-10vs Kentucky | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 11 | L 38-45@ Vanderbilt | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 13 | W 62-17vs Mercer | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Total | 17 | 154 | 8.5 | 0 | 34 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ben Ratzlaff’s 2021 season.
Matches Ben on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Ben Ratzlaff's sophomore season at Western Kentucky (2021).
Matches Ben on
OVERVIEW: Enrolled at Minnesota in January 2026 • spent the 2024-25 seasons at Auburn. PREVIOUS SCHOOL: Spent two seasons (2024-25) at Auburn • played in 22 games (started five) and made 22 catches for 280 yards and one touchdown • in 2025, played in all 12 games and had 17 catches for 154 yards...
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