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Keytaon Thompson
Keytaon Thompson

#99Keytaon Thompson

WR·Virginia·2021202020170.6 pts line value1st Round

Keytaon Thompson is a 3-year Versatile WR for Virginia. Keytaon's 2021 season ranks in the 67th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 133 plays — a average rate for the WR. Production has trended downward season-over-season on adjusted value metrics.

What projects, and what doesn't · WRs · held out 2019-2025

How well one season predicts the next, measured on seasons the model never trained on. 1.00 would be perfectly predictable; 0.00 means last year told us nothing.

  • Usage share (volume)0.47
    Beats guessing the WR average by 16%. n=6,302 WR seasons
  • EPA per play (efficiency)0.09
    Not projectable — we do not forecast this. n=5,767 WR seasons
  • Total EPA (value)0.45
    Beats guessing the WR average by 12%. n=5,767 WR seasons

Across all positions, usage carries year to year at 0.47 and efficiency at 0.07. So Keytaon Thompson's projection is a projection of opportunity — how much of the offense he runs through. How well he converts it is something this model does not claim to know a year in advance, and the number above is why.

Recruiting Profile· Class of 2017

4-Star · High major target
Stars
247 composite
0.9289
National rank
#169
High school
Landry-Walker
Hometown
New Orleans, LA

Recruiting data from CFBD/247Sports composite. Sourced from the player's signing-class team — transfers show original school's class.

2021 Production

Rushing
247 Rush yards4 Rush TD39 Carries6.3 Yards/carry
Receiving
78 Receptions990 Rec yards2 Rec TD12.7 Yards/rec

Performance Analysis · 2021 · vs WR peers

  • Efficiency67
  • Volume46
  • Explosiveness38
  • Consistency82
  • Pass-Down100
Player type
Versatile WR

Balanced profile without a single dominant trait — contributes across multiple dimensions.

Balanced usageMulti-role
Peer percentiles
Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)67th %ile · average
Game-to-game consistency82th %ile · above avg
Career trajectory:↓ Declining
Key findings
  • Production has slipped season-over-season on adjusted value metrics.
  • High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
  • 7 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
  • Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
  • Peak game: 1.12 EPA/play in Wk 4 vs Wake Forest (SP+ 10).

NIL Market Tier· 2021

On3 valuation ↗
Star

Top-10 nationally. Multiple mid-to-large collective deals expected.

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.

Historical Comparables · WR · efficiency + volume + value

Players from 2013–2025 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.

PlayerTeamWEPA/playLine valTotal EPA
Shai WertsGeorgia Southern0.3101.039.7
Jerrod HeardTexas0.2901.633.6
Shane TuckerMiddle Tennessee0.3201.631.0
Zach AbeyNavy0.3702.146.6
Jafar ArmstrongNotre Dame0.3201.025.3

Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

+1.1201.12Wk 1 vs William & Mary: +0.40 EPA/play1Wk 2 vs Illinois: +0.77 EPA/play2Wk 3 vs North Carolina: +0.13 EPA/play3Wk 4 vs Wake Forest: +1.12 EPA/play4Wk 5 vs Miami: +0.29 EPA/play5Wk 6 vs Louisville: +0.94 EPA/play6Wk 7 vs Duke: +0.08 EPA/play7Wk 8 vs Georgia Tech: +0.51 EPA/play8Wk 9 vs BYU: +0.86 EPA/play9Wk 11 vs Notre Dame: +0.80 EPA/play11Wk 12 vs Pittsburgh: +0.81 EPA/play12Wk 13 vs Virginia Tech: +0.20 EPA/play13
EPA per play · x-axis: weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost
WkOpponentResultOpp SP+RecRec YdsAvgRec TDLongEPA/play
1vsWilliam & MaryW43-056613.20270.40
2vsIllinoisW42-144.356813.60230.77
3@North CarolinaL39-596.446315.80280.13
4vsWake ForestL17-3710.123517.50191.12
5@MiamiW30-2810.845513.80160.29
6@LouisvilleW34-337.81014914.90340.94
7vsDukeW48-0-13.534715.70190.08
8vsGeorgia TechW48-40-6.79899.90230.51
9@BYUL49-668.999110.11270.86
11vsNotre DameL3-2817.4911012.20280.80
12@PittsburghL38-4817.61112611.51230.81
13vsVirginia TechL24-292.479113.00230.20

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy
Overall
16.2%
Passing plays
18.1%
Rushing plays
12.8%
Standard downs
16.9%
Passing downs
14.7%
EPA by down type
Standard downs
0.45
Passing downs
0.83
Pass / Rush EPA
0.59 / 0.47

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).

Career · rolling EPA, game by game

Per-game EPA5-game avg
+2.130−1.3920202021
EPA per play · 2017 — 2021 · 30 games
SeasonTeamLine valueTotal EPA
2017Mississippi State
1.2
32.2
2020Virginia
0.4
12.5
2021Virginia
0.6
15.2

Chart shows per-game EPA (bars) and rolling 5-game average (line). Season breaks marked with dashed lines. Line value = est. points over replacement per game.

EPA = expected points added (opponent-adjusted). NIL estimates are model-based ranges, not reported deals. Data: CollegeFootballData. Not betting advice.