Shaq Thompson is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Thompson in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Thompson's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Shaq Thompson
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
4 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Receiving | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2015 | 21 | CAR | 14 | — | 43 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 365 | 38.6% | 166 | 41.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 22 | CAR | 14 | — | 55 | 39 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 534 | 57.4% | 148 | 34.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 23 | CAR | 14 | — | 57 | 37 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 640 | 75.3% | 117 | 30.7% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 24 | CAR | 14 | — | 73 | 44 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 3.5 | 13.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 598 | 67.0% | 188 | 50.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 35 | 0.7 | 91.9 | 3.1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 47 | 10 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 25 | CAR | 14 | — | 107 | 73 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 961 | 98.9% | 98 | 23.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | 57 | 0.7 | 95.2 | 3.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 11 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 26 | CAR | 16 | — | 113 | 63 | 50 | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,031 | 97.6% | 90 | 21.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | 56 | 0.7 | 90.7 | 3.8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 8 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 27 | CAR | 14 | — | 97 | 58 | 39 | 9 | 6 | 2.0 | 17.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 798 | 92.2% | 33 | 9.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 39 | 0.7 | 68.0 | 3.6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 14 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 28 | CAR | 17 | — | 123 | 66 | 57 | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,090 | 94.8% | 87 | 18.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | 47 | 0.7 | 90.1 | 2.8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 11 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 29 | CAR | 2 | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 69 | 61.0% | 5 | 9.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 93.3 | 3.6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 30 | CAR | 4 | — | 34 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 245 | 92.3% | 23 | 20.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 0.9 | 86.2 | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0.2 |
| 2025 | 31 | BUF | 12 | — | 56 | 33 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 417 | 60.1% | 57 | 17.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 22 | 0.9 | 105.2 | 3.1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 135 | — | 765 | 461 | 304 | 59 | 34 | 13.0 | 106.0 | 3 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 6,748 | 77.0% | 1,012 | 26.8% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | 369 | 269 | — | — | — | 39 | 14 | 14 | 256 | 68 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
51 career value over replacement — #2068 all-time of 4,695. 5.1/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #25 (Rd 1) · CAR · 2015 · -0.8 vs expected KV-H
54actual
54.8 expected · Δ−0.8
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