Player Dossier

2019-2023

Louisiana Tech

Charvis Thornton

RB • 5'10" • 202 lbs • Baton Rouge, LA, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Charvis Thornton leans balanced backfield option traits and 47.9 efficiency.

Usage Score

11.1

Efficiency

47.9

Consistency

67.9

Season Value

46.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Louisiana Tech
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UAB

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Charvis Thornton, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech. Charvis Thornton leans balanced backfield option traits and 47.9 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Louisiana Tech paired 489 primary output with 49.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 47.9 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: Sam Houston

Loss with 50 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 90th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2023 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech

Games

10

Scrimmage Yards / G

29.8

Efficiency

47.9

Usage

11.1

Consistency

67.9

Best Game by takeover score

Jacksonville State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. SMU: 26. Florida International: 51. Unknown: 38. North Texas: 18. Western Kentucky: 22. Middle Tennessee: 35. New Mexico State: 49. Liberty: 4. Sam Houston: 50. Jacksonville State: 5

Volume vs Efficiency

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High volume / high quality

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High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. SMU: 10 by 29.6. Florida International: 8 by 66.4. Unknown: 7 by 56.5. North Texas: 4 by 46.9. Western Kentucky: 4 by 57.3. Middle Tennessee: 8 by 41.1. New Mexico State: 14 by 34.4. Liberty: 2 by 20.8. Sam Houston: 3 by 100. Jacksonville State: 2 by 26

Split Comparison

Losses26.1 · n=8
First Half31 · n=5 · +2.4 vs Second Half
Second Half28.6 · n=5 · -2.4 vs First Half
All Games29.8 · n=10

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Sam Houston

Best efficiency game

100 vs Sam Houston

Result
Sat 11/18@ Jacksonville StateL 17-56252.5002.5
Sat 11/11vs Sam HoustonL 27-422482401216.7
Sat 11/4@ LibertyL 30-5624202
Tue 10/24vs New Mexico StateL 24-2712383.2002113.5
Tue 10/10@ Middle TennesseeL 23-316223.7002134.4
Fri 10/6vs Western KentuckyL 28-354225.5005.5
Sat 9/16vs North TexasL 37-404184.5004.5
Sat 9/9vs Unknown7385.4015.4
Sat 9/2@ SMUL 14-3882430222.6
Sun 8/27vs Florida InternationalW 22-178516.4006.4

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Louisiana Tech

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20192020202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech0
2020 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech000
2021 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech00
2022 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech48949.212.9489
2023 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech29847.911.1-191

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

UAB

Loss with 132 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

132

Primary metric

132 scrimmage yards and 14 usage.

#2

Sam Houston

50

Primary metric

Loss with 50 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

50 scrimmage yards and 5.4 usage.

#3

Florida International

51

Primary metric

Win with 51 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

51 scrimmage yards and 11 usage.

#4

New Mexico State

49

Primary metric

Loss with 49 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

49 scrimmage yards and 22.2 usage.

#5

Unknown

38

Primary metric

Game with 38 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

38 scrimmage yards and 14 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech

489 primary output · 49.2 efficiency · 12.9 usage

51.4

#2

2020 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech

50

0 primary · efficiency · 0 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech

46.7

298 primary · 47.9 efficiency · 11.1 usage

Milestones

1

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2025 · Rating 0.8719

Duncanville · Duncanville, TX

Committed To
SMU
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

787

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 23 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Charvis Thornton quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career rushing yards
734