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#17Taylor Thompson
Taylor Thompson is a Red Zone Weapon TE for James Madison. Taylor's 2024 season produced 31.8 total EPA across 36 plays.
2024 Production
Receiving
33 Receptions448 Rec yards6
Taylor Thompson is a Red Zone Weapon TE for James Madison. Taylor's 2024 season produced 31.8 total EPA across 36 plays.
Goes from good to great inside the 20 — high TD conversion on limited looks makes this receiver a scoring machine.
Top-3 player at position nationally. Collective + national brand deals.
Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.
Players from 2014–2024 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.
| Player | Team | Yr | Plays | WEPA/play | Line val | Total EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Thompson | Tulane | 2024 | 48 | 0.420 | 0.4 | 20.2 |
Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | Rec | Rec Yds | Avg | Rec TD | Long | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @Charlotte | W30-7 | -15.3 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | 0.85 |
| 2 | vsGardner-Webb | W13-6 | — | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 13 | 0.47 |
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
Rec 1 · Rec Yds 21 · Avg 21.0 · Rec TD 1
| 4 |
| @North Carolina |
| W70-50 |
| 5.0 |
| 2 |
| 26 |
| 13.0 |
| 1 |
| 13 |
| 2.13 |
| 5 | vsBall State | W63-7 | -19.8 | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 1 | 23 | 2.01 |
| 6 | @UL Monroe | L19-21 | -16.7 | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 0 | 16 | 0.93 |
| 7 | vsCoastal Carolina | W39-7 | -6.9 | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 1 | 33 | 2.75 |
| 8 | @Georgia Southern | L14-28 | -1.7 | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 6 | -0.33 |
| 9 | vsSouthern Miss | W32-15 | -25.6 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 1 | 10 | 1.30 |
| 11 | vsGeorgia State | W38-7 | -17.9 | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 1 | 20 | 1.46 |
| 12 | @Old Dominion | W35-32 | -6.0 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 14 | 0.30 |
| 13 | @App State | L20-34 | -8.1 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | -0.14 |
| 14 | vsMarshall | L33-35 | 3.1 | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 0 | 36 | 1.03 |
| 1 | vsWestern Kentucky | W27-17 | -2.2 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 1 | 21 | 1.11 |