Player Profile

Dont'e Thornton Jr.

WR • 6'5" • 214 lbs • Baltimore, MD, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Dont'e Thornton Jr. reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

13.3

Efficiency

90.4

Consistency

64.8

Season Value

67.1

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Tennessee

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Primary stop by seasons
Oregon
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Tennessee
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Kentucky

Dont'e Thornton Jr., WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Tennessee. Dont'e Thornton Jr. reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason

Tennessee paired 661 primary output with 90.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 90.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Oregon, Tennessee.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2024 Postseason · Tennessee

Games

11

Receiving Yards / G

60.1

Efficiency

90.4

Usage

13.3

Consistency

64.8

Best Game by takeover score

Ohio State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Ohio State: 14. Unknown: 105. Kent State: 64. Oklahoma: 73. Arkansas: 42. Florida: 11. Alabama: 70. Kentucky: 36. Mississippi State: 104. UTEP: 24. Vanderbilt: 118

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio State: 1 by 93.3. Unknown: 3 by 100. Kent State: 2 by 100. Oklahoma: 2 by 100. Arkansas: 1 by 100. Florida: 1 by 73.3. Alabama: 3 by 100. Kentucky: 5 by 48. Mississippi State: 3 by 100. UTEP: 2 by 80. Vanderbilt: 3 by 100

Split Comparison

Wins62.5 · n=8 · +34.5 vs Losses
Losses28 · n=2 · -34.5 vs Wins
First Half51.5 · n=6 · -18.9 vs Second Half
Second Half70.4 · n=5 · +18.9 vs First Half

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Vanderbilt

Best efficiency game

100 vs Vanderbilt

Result
Sun 12/22@ Ohio StateL 17-421141414014
Sat 11/30@ Vanderbilt100 receiving yards · 2+ TDW 36-23311839.339.30286
Sat 11/23vs UTEPW 56-02241212012
Sun 11/10vs Mississippi State100 receiving yardsW 33-14310434.734.70173
Sat 11/2vs KentuckyW 28-185367.27.2009
Sat 10/19vs AlabamaW 24-1737023.323.30055
Sat 10/12vs FloridaW 23-171111111011
Sat 10/5@ ArkansasL 14-191424242042
Sat 9/21@ OklahomaW 25-1527336.536.50166
Sat 9/14vs Kent StateW 71-02643232053
Sat 8/31vs Unknown100 receiving yards · 2+ TD31053535259

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Oregon

    2021-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Tennessee

    2023-2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 PostseasonOregon17578.310.1
2021 Regular SeasonOregon17578.310.10
2022 Regular SeasonOregon36680.98.2191
2023 Regular SeasonTennessee22484.510.9-142
2024 PostseasonTennessee66190.413.3437
2024 Regular SeasonTennessee66190.413.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Kentucky

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

63

Primary metric

63 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

Vanderbilt

118

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

118 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

Utah

151

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

151 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

Oklahoma

90

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

90 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

Mississippi State

104

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

104 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Postseason · Tennessee

661 primary output · 90.4 efficiency · 13.3 usage

67.1

#2

2024 Regular Season · Tennessee

67.1

661 primary · 90.4 efficiency · 13.3 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Tennessee

48.9

224 primary · 84.5 efficiency · 10.9 usage

Milestones

4

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

2

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.9719

Mount Saint Joseph · Baltimore, MD

Committed To
Oregon
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

1,426

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 31 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
WR
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
6
Career receiving yards
1,426