Usage Score
5.5
Player Dossier
2019-2023West Virginia
Jalen Thornton
DL • 6'2" • 278 lbs • Cincinnati, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jalen Thornton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.4 disruption score.
Efficiency
15.4
Consistency
14.8
Season Value
27.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · West Virginia
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- West Virginia
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
Scouting Read
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Jalen Thornton, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · West Virginia. Jalen Thornton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.4 disruption score.
Jalen Thornton played DL for West Virginia. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jalen Thornton recorded 24 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with West Virginia.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
West Virginia paired 0 primary output with 6.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 15.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · West Virginia
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
15.4
Usage
5.5
Consistency
14.8
Best Game by takeover score
North Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Carolina: 3. Pittsburgh: 0. TCU: 1. Oklahoma State: 0. UCF: 0. BYU: 0. Oklahoma: 3. Cincinnati: 0. Baylor: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Carolina: 4 by 46.7. Pittsburgh: 1 by 4.2. TCU: 1 by 14.2. Oklahoma State: 2 by 8.3. BYU: 1 by 4.2. Oklahoma: 3 by 42.5. Cincinnati: 1 by 4.2. Baylor: 1 by 14.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.7 · Games = 7 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · Games = 2 · +0.8 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · Games = 5 · -0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · Games = 4 · +0.2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Oklahoma
Best efficiency game
46.7 vs North Carolina
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/27 | vs North Carolina | W 30-10 | 4 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/26 | @ Baylor | W 34-31 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Cincinnati | W 42-21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | @ OklahomaSplash game | L 20-59 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs BYU | W 37-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ UCF | W 41-28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Oklahoma State | L 34-48 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/1 | @ TCU | W 24-21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Pittsburgh | W 17-6 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
West Virginia
2019-2023
Opening stop
Season Progression
2019202020212021202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | West Virginia | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | West Virginia | 0 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | West Virginia | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | West Virginia | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | West Virginia | 0 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | West Virginia | 8 | 15.4 | 5.5 | 8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | West Virginia | 8 | 15.4 | 5.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Oklahoma
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 55.3 takeover score.
#2
North Carolina
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 52.5 takeover score.
#3
Baylor
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 18.2 takeover score.
#4
TCU
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 17.3 takeover score.
#5
Unknown
0
Primary metric
Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2022 Regular Season · West Virginia
0 primary output · 6.3 efficiency · 1.1 usage
35.8
#2
2020 Regular Season · West Virginia
35.6
0 primary · 5.6 efficiency · 1.1 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · West Virginia
35
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2019 · Rating 0.8619
Indian Hill · Cincinnati, OH
- Committed To
- West Virginia
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Career Facts
1
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
24
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 17 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.