Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2022Northern Illinois
Shemar Thornton
WR • 5'11" • 191 lbs • Miami, FL, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Shemar Thornton reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
37
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
49
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
42
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Florida International
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Florida International • Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Old Dominion
Player Story
Shemar Thornton built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a wide receiver from Miami, FL wearing No. 19, spending time with Florida International and Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Shemar Thornton's...
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- Committed To
- Florida International
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Shemar Thornton, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Florida International. Shemar Thornton reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,156
- Receptions
- 93
- Touchdowns
- 8
Quick Answers
Shemar Thornton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,156
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Florida International
- Top game
- Old Dominion
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Hallandale · Florida International
- High school pipeline
- Hallandale · 21 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 19 · Senior
- 2022 Receiving yards rank
- 327 receiving yards · WR 358th (top 34%) · Mid-American 39th (top 23%) · National 414th (top 20%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida International | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida International | 4 | 7 | 134 | 2 | 51.6 |
| 2019 Postseason | Florida International | 12 | 3 | 86 | 0 | 79 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida International | 12 | 48 | 582 | 5 | 79 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Florida International | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Florida International | 2 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 37.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 9 | 30 | 327 | 1 | 66.4 |
Related Context
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Shemar Thornton played WR for Florida International and Northern Illinois. Across 6 tracked seasons, Shemar Thornton recorded 3 passing yards, 1,156 receiving yards, and 8 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Florida International.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Florida International paired 668 primary output with 74.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 71.1 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Florida International, Northern Illinois.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Illinois
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2022 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
Games
9
Receiving Yards / G
36.3
Efficiency
71.1
Usage
22.9
Consistency
69.2
Best Game by takeover score
Eastern Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Eastern Illinois: 81. Tulsa: 31. Vanderbilt: 37. Kentucky: 7. Eastern Michigan: 11. Ohio: 20. Central Michigan: 49. Miami (OH): 44. Akron: 47
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Eastern Illinois: 6 by 90. Tulsa: 2 by 100. Vanderbilt: 5 by 49.3. Kentucky: 1 by 46.7. Eastern Michigan: 2 by 36.7. Ohio: 1 by 100. Central Michigan: 5 by 65.3. Miami (OH): 4 by 73.3. Akron: 4 by 78.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins46 · Games = 2 · +12.4 vs Losses
Losses33.6 · Games = 7 · -12.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Eastern Illinois
Best efficiency game
100 vs Ohio
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs Akron | L 12-44 | — | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 11.80 | 0 | 15 |
| Thu 11/17 | vs Miami (OH) | L 23-29 | — | 4 | 44 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 13 |
| Wed 11/2 | vs Central Michigan | L 22-35 | — | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 9.80 | 0 | 23 |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Ohio | L 17-24 | — | 1 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Eastern Michigan | W 39-10 | — | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Kentucky | L 23-31 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Vanderbilt | L 28-38 | — | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 7.40 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Tulsa | L 35-38 | — | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 15.50 | 0 | 18 |
| Fri 9/2 | vs Eastern Illinois | W 34-27 | — | 6 | 81 | 13.5 | 13.50 | 0 | 38 |
Player Story
Shemar Thornton story
Shemar Thornton built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a wide receiver from Miami, FL wearing No. 19, spending time with Florida International and Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Shemar Thornton's career was his receiving role: 93 catches, 1,156 receiving yards, and 7 touchdowns across 27 career games in the available record. His career also includes 3 passing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Shemar Thornton's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Florida International
2017-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Northern Illinois
2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2017201820192019202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida International | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida International | 134 | 100 | 7.6 | 134 |
| 2019 Postseason | Florida International | 668 | 74.8 | 25 | 534 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida International | 668 | 74.8 | 25 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Florida International | 0 | — | — | -668 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Florida International | 27 | 37.5 | 12.7 | 27 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 327 | 71.1 | 22.9 | 300 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Old Dominion
Week 10 · W 24-17 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
125
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
125 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Eastern Illinois
Week 1 · W 34-27
81
Receiving Yards
96.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
81 receiving yards with a 90 efficiency score.
#3
@ Charlotte
Week 12 · W 42-35 · Conference game
61
Receiving Yards
85.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
61 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Louisiana Tech
Week 4 · L 31-43 · Conference game
97
Receiving Yards
83.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
97 receiving yards with a 92.4 efficiency score.
#5
@ Middle Tennessee
Week 9 · L 17-50 · Conference game
67
Receiving Yards
80.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
67 receiving yards with a 89.3 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Florida International
668 primary output · 74.8 efficiency · 25 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Florida International
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668 primary · 74.8 efficiency · 25 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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327 primary · 71.1 efficiency · 22.9 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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