Der'Rikk Thompson

WR · SMU 2014 · #7

Last confirmed: SMU, 2014. No 2026 box-score games on record.

5′10″ · Troup, TX

Der'Rikk Thompson: WR · SMU · #7.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

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Der'Rikk Thompson

WR · SMU · #7

Moves the chains on third down. On tape: 96 receiving yards and 3 receptions against South Florida, Week 12, 2014.

How he plays

Play style

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

News and fans

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

SMU in the news

Tyren Polley Jr. out for seasonThe Dallas Morning News Oct 20
4-star EDGE David Dotson commits to SMUOn3 Oct 11

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2014	SMU	31	512	16.5	1
Career		31	512	16.5	1

Season	Team
2014	SMU	2	−2
Career		2	−2

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2014 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 0-45@ No. 10 Baylor	2	21	10.5	0	15
Wk 2	L 6-43@ North Texas	6	74	12.3	0	33
Wk 4	L 6-58vs No. 6 Texas A&M	3	72	24.0	0	53
Wk 5	L 0-56vs TCU	1	24	24.0	0	24
Wk 6	L 24-45@ No. 22 East Carolina	7	45	6.4	0	11
Wk 8	L 3-41vs Cincinnati	3	31	10.3	0	14
Wk 9	L 10-48vs Memphis	2	65	32.5	0	41
Wk 11	L 28-38@ Tulsa	4	84	21.0	1	64
Wk 12	L 13-14vs South Florida	3	96	32.0	0	45	Season-high 96 yds
Total		31	512	16.5	1	64

Signature game

Week 4 · 2014

L 6-58

vs Texas A&M

3 rec · 72 yds

With J. Koonce — 45 yards per punt · 8 punts · 54 long · G. Krstich — 137 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 10.1 · 33 rush yds (14 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 11 · Tulsa · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +5.15Matt Davis pass complete to Der'rikk Thompson for 64 yds for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed)
Week 4 · Texas A&M · 3rd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +4.45Garrett Krstich pass complete to Der'rikk Thompson for 53 yds to the TexAM 22 for a
Week 9 · Memphis · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +3.42Garrett Krstich pass complete to Der'rikk Thompson for 24 yds to the Memph 38 for a
Week 1 · Baylor · 3rd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +3.09Neal Burcham pass complete to Der'rikk Thompson for 15 yds to the Bayl 41 for a
Week 2 · North Texas · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.77Matt Davis pass complete to Der'rikk Thompson for 33 yds to the NoTex 47 for a
Week 9 · Memphis · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +2.60Matt Davis pass complete to Der'rikk Thompson for 41 yds to the Memph 14 for a

4 more plays

Week 8 · Cincinnati · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.55Garrett Krstich pass complete to Der'rikk Thompson for 14 yds to the SMU 48 for a
Week 12 · South Florida · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.29Matt Davis pass complete to Der'rikk Thompson for 45 yds to the SFla 16 for a
Week 4 · Texas A&M · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.27Garrett Krstich pass complete to Der'rikk Thompson for 13 yds to the SMU 41 for a
Week 2 · North Texas · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.04Kolney Cassel pass complete to Der'rikk Thompson for 10 yds to the 50 yard line for a

Teams and coaches

2014SMU1-11HC: June Jones · Balanced

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / catch (90th percentile). Strength: yards / catch (86th percentile). Concern: catch rate (3rd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#70 / 713 · 90th pct

16.5

Explosive rate#281 / 713 · 61st pct

12.3%

TD rate#552 / 713 · 23rd pct

1.5%

EPA / target#575 / 713 · 19th pct

0.26

Catch rate#695 / 713 · 3rd pct

47.7%

Box-score rates (7)

Yards / catch#77 / 556 · 86th pct

16.5

Long catch#151 / 556 · 73rd pct

Rec yards#199 / 556 · 64th pct

512

Receptions#256 / 556 · 54th pct

Rush TDs#60 / 270 · 39th pct

Rec TDs#381 / 556 · 22nd pct

Rush yards#231 / 270 · 13th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

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).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2014 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	2.4	57.6	24.6	0.0
Road4g	4.8	56.0	12.6	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	3.8	47.2	15.4	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	3.0	69.0	23.9	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2014 season

Head Coach

June Jones

Pass share

54.4%

430 pass / 360 run

Plays / game

65.8

12 games

Team sack rate

9.5%

482 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2014

31 catches and 2 carries in 9 games

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

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Der'Rikk Thompson

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

SMU in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

31 catches and 2 carries in 9 games

Five seasons at SMU

His moves

2010