Shaq Thompson stats
BillsLinebacker · #45
Bio
- Age
- 32 yearsApr 21, 1994
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Weight
- 230 lbs
- Experience
- 11 yearsDebut 2015
- Birthplace
- Sacramento, CA
- Draft
- 2015Rd 1, Pk 25
- College
- Washington
Bio
- Age
- 32 yearsApr 21, 1994
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Weight
- 230 lbs
- Experience
- 11 yearsDebut 2015
- Birthplace
- Sacramento, CA
- Draft
- 2015Rd 1, Pk 25
- College
- Washington
Stats
Totals
Bills- GP
- 12
- TOT
- 56
- SOLO
- 33
- AST
- 23
- SACK
- 1.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 2
- FF
- 1
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (TOT, SOLO, SACK, PD, FF: 8+ games; AST: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF
Bold marks the best figure in the NFL that season, among players with at least 4 games.
Career regular season
- GP
- 135
- TOT
- 806
- SOLO
- 501
- AST
- 305
- SACK
- 13.0
- INT
- 3
- PD
- 28
- FF
- 6
Career Postseason
- GP
- 6
- TOT
- 32
- SOLO
- 23
- AST
- 9
- SACK
- 0.0
- INT
- 1
- PD
- 1
- FF
- 0
Per game
- GP
- 12
- TOT
- 4.7
- SOLO
- 2.8
- AST
- 1.9
- SACK
- 0.1
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0.2
- FF
- 0.1
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF
Bold marks the best figure in the NFL that season, among players with at least 4 games.
Career regular season, Per game
- GP
- 135
- TOT
- 6.0
- SOLO
- 3.7
- AST
- 2.3
- SACK
- 0.1
- INT
- 0.0
- PD
- 0.2
- FF
- 0.0
Against other linebackers
2025 regular season, 232 NFL linebackers with 6+ games.
- Sacks1.0
Higher than 43% of the other 231 NFL linebackers.
- Tackles56
Higher than 68% of the other 231 NFL linebackers.
- Forced Fumbles1
Higher than 59% of the other 231 NFL linebackers.
Latest performance
Shaq Thompson
Jan 17 · @ DEN · L 33-30 OT
- TOT
- 5
- SOLO
- 4
- AST
- 1
- SACK
- 0.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Games
All gamesNext
vs LACSun, Sep 27
vs LAC since 2024
- 1
- GP
- 14
- TOT
- 8
- SOLO
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
| Date | Opponent | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Jan 17 | at DENL 33-30 OT | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Jan 11 | at JAXW 27-24 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Sun, Dec 28 | vs PHIL 13-12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 21 | at CLEW 23-20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 14 | at NEW 35-31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 07 | vs CINW 39-34 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
What are Shaq Thompson's career stats?
Shaq Thompson has played 11 seasons for the Panthers and the Bills. He has recorded 806 tackles, 13 sacks and 3 interceptions. His best season so far is 2022: 135 tackles and 0.5 sacks.
Best single games
- Tackles: 14 vs LAC on Sep 15, 2024, L 26-3
- Sacks: 1 vs NO on Sep 27, 2015, W 27-22
Regular season only, from NFL game logs since 2015.
League leaderboards and awards
11 seasons, 1 postseason, 2015 to 2025
All-time career rank
- 115th in tackles (806)
Among the 9,225 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
More on Shaq Thompson
Playoff games
Shaq Thompson played 2 games across 1 NFL postseason — 1 won, 1 lost.
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | JAX | W 27-24 | 8 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | DEN | L 33-30 OT | 5 | 0.0 | 0 |
Totals, from NFL game logs since the 2021 postseason — earlier games are not counted.
Shaq Thompson against each club
- vs New Orleans Saints (7)
- vs Atlanta Falcons (6)
- vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4)
- vs Cincinnati Bengals (3)
- vs New England Patriots (3)
- vs Arizona Cardinals (2)
- vs Baltimore Ravens (2)
- vs Cleveland Browns (2)
- vs Denver Broncos (2)
- vs Houston Texans (2)
- vs Miami Dolphins (2)
- vs Pittsburgh Steelers (2)
- vs Buffalo Bills (1)
- vs Carolina Panthers (1)
- vs Dallas Cowboys (1)
- vs Detroit Lions (1)
- vs Jacksonville Jaguars (1)
- vs Las Vegas Raiders (1)
- vs Los Angeles Chargers (1)
- vs Los Angeles Rams (1)
- vs New York Giants (1)
- vs New York Jets (1)
- vs Philadelphia Eagles (1)
- vs San Francisco 49ers (1)
- vs Seattle Seahawks (1)
- vs Washington Commanders (1)
Similar players
Closest career per-game profiles to Shaq Thompson among NFL players at the same position.
- Paul WorrilowAlike in Solo tackles, Tackles, Passes defended78out of 100 on profile similarity
- Benardrick McKinneyAlike in Solo tackles, Tackles, Passes defended77out of 100 on profile similarity
- Josey JewellAlike in Tackles, Solo tackles, Passes defended77out of 100 on profile similarity
- Myles JackAlike in Tackles, Solo tackles, Passes defended76out of 100 on profile similarity
- Justin DurantAlike in Passes defended, Solo tackles, Tackles74out of 100 on profile similarity
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