Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2022James Madison
Kris Thornton
WR • 5'8" • 179 lbs • Lubbock, TX, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
Kris Thornton reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
96
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
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Reliability
72
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
84
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · James Madison
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 1
- Program Path
- James Madison
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Old Dominion
Player Story
Kris Thornton built his college career in 2022 as a wide receiver from Lubbock, TX wearing No. 8, spending time with James Madison. The clearest part of Kris Thornton's career was his receiving role: 60 catches,...
Read the storyKris Thornton, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · James Madison. Kris Thornton reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,025
- Receptions
- 60
- Touchdowns
- 7
Quick Answers
Kris Thornton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- James Madison · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,025
- Tracked sample
- 1 unique seasons · 1 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · James Madison
- Top game
- Old Dominion
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Senior
- 2022 Receiving yards rank
- 1,025 receiving yards · WR 28th (top 3%) · Sun Belt 2nd (top 1%) · National 28th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | James Madison | 11 | 60 | 1,025 | 7 | 88.8 |
Related Context
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Kris Thornton played WR for James Madison. Across 1 tracked season, Kris Thornton recorded 27 rushing yards, 1,025 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with James Madison.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
James Madison paired 1,025 primary output with 85.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 85.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · James Madison
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
93.2
Efficiency
85.9
Usage
31.4
Consistency
69.2
Best Game by takeover score
Arkansas State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Middle Tennessee: 155. Norfolk State: 102. App State: -1. Texas State: 97. Arkansas State: 173. Georgia Southern: 126. Marshall: 47. Louisville: 25. Old Dominion: 140. Georgia State: 68. Coastal Carolina: 93
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Middle Tennessee: 12 by 86.1. Norfolk State: 7 by 97.1. App State: 1 by 0. Texas State: 4 by 100. Arkansas State: 9 by 100. Georgia Southern: 5 by 100. Marshall: 4 by 78.3. Louisville: 2 by 83.3. Old Dominion: 6 by 100. Georgia State: 4 by 100. Coastal Carolina: 6 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins103.4 · Games = 8 · +37.4 vs Losses
Losses66 · Games = 3 · -37.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Arkansas State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Coastal Carolina
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs Coastal Carolina | W 47-7 | — | 6 | 93 | 15.5 | 15.50 | 0 | 28 |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Georgia State2+ TD | W 42-40 | — | 4 | 68 | 15.8 | 17 | 2 | 26 |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Old Dominion100 receiving yards | W 37-3 | — | 6 | 140 | 23.3 | 23.30 | 0 | 48 |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Louisville | L 10-34 | — | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 12.50 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Marshall | L 12-26 | — | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 11.80 | 0 | 38 |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Georgia Southern100 receiving yards | L 38-45 | — | 5 | 126 | 25.2 | 25.20 | 0 | 51 |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Arkansas State100 receiving yards · High volume | W 42-20 | — | 9 | 173 | 16.7 | 19.20 | 0 | 54 |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Texas State | W 40-13 | — | 4 | 97 | 20.4 | 24.30 | 0 | 34 |
| Sat 9/24 | @ App State | W 32-28 | — | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Norfolk State100 receiving yards · 2+ TD | W 63-7 | — | 7 | 102 | 14.6 | 14.60 | 2 | 43 |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Middle Tennessee100 receiving yards · High volume | W 44-7 | — | 12 | 155 | 12.9 | 12.90 | 3 | 35 |
Player Story
Kris Thornton story
Kris Thornton built his college career in 2022 as a wide receiver from Lubbock, TX wearing No. 8, spending time with James Madison. The clearest part of Kris Thornton's career was his receiving role: 60 catches, 1,025 receiving yards, 7 touchdowns, and 27 rushing yards across 14 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with James Madison. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 27 rushing yards, 1 tackle, and 28 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 14 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across James Madison.
The arc is straightforward: Kris Thornton moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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James Madison
2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | James Madison | 1,025 | 85.9 | 31.4 | — |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Old Dominion
Week 12
Game with an explosive receiving profile.
105
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
105 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Arkansas State
Week 6 · W 42-20 · Conference game
173
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
173 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Old Dominion
Week 11 · W 37-3 · Conference game
140
Receiving Yards
93.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
140 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Middle Tennessee
Week 1 · W 44-7
155
Receiving Yards
91.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
155 receiving yards with a 86.1 efficiency score.
#5
vs Norfolk State
Week 2 · W 63-7
102
Receiving Yards
85.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
102 receiving yards with a 97.1 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · James Madison
1,025 primary output · 85.9 efficiency · 31.4 usage
88.8
Milestones
6
100+ receiving yards
3
8+ catch outings
3
2+ TD games
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