Jalen Thornton

DL • 6'2" • 278 lbs • Cincinnati, OH, USA

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Jalen Thornton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.6 disruption score.

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Impact Production

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Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman

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Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · West Virginia

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Career Teams: 1
Unique Seasons: 5
Program Path: West Virginia
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina

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Jalen Thornton built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 97, spending time with West Virginia. The clearest part of Jalen Thornton's career was his...

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Class 2019 · Rating 0.8619

Indian Hill · Cincinnati, OH

Committed To: West Virginia
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2019

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Latest team and position: West Virginia · DL
Career Tackles: 24
Tracked sample: 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 17 games
Best season: 2023 Postseason · West Virginia
Top game: North Carolina
Recruit profile: 3-star · Indian Hill · West Virginia
High school pipeline: Indian Hill · 4 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster: No. 97 · Junior
2023 Tackles rank: 14 tackles · DL 486th (top 49%) · Big 12 254th (top 40%) · National 2,463rd (top 42%)

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.

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