Senior wide receiver for Rice. 2025: 8 catches, 105 receiving yards, 2 TD.
5′9″ · 185 lb · Spring, TX
The numbers
receiving yards · 2025
8 catches · 2 TD · 13.1 per catch
Swing playSwung Rice from 41% to 66% to win.UAB at Rice · 24-17
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Rice. 2025: 8 catches, 105 receiving yards, 2 TD.
Tyson Thompson
Tyson Thompson has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Rice. The receipt: 37 rec yds, 8 rush yds against Charlotte — Week 4, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Bloomgren → Scott Abell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: fumbles lost (81st percentile). Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.0 | 10.7 | 10.5 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 0.5 | 10.2 | 20.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 0.6 | 9.4 | 16.5 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.3 | 13.0 | 8.5 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Abell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 38–17
-1 rush yds (1 car)
Dominant 21-point win at home against Prairie View A&M.
With C. Jenkins — 87 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 39.6 · 124 rush yds (21 car) · 1 TD · A. Turner — 68 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 14-12@ Louisiana | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 2 | L 9-35vs Houston | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-17vs Prairie View A&M | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 1 | 22 | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-17@ Charlotte | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 0 | 37 | Season-high 37 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 13-21@ Navy | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-27vs Florida Atlantic | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | W 37-34vs UConn | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-38vs Memphis | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-17vs UAB | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 1 | 23 | |
| Bowl | L 10-41@ Texas State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 8 | 105 | 13.8 | 2 | 37 |
2026 Outlook
Rice
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Rice
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Rice · Last season: 5-8 · Talent rank #100 · 2026 recruiting class #104