Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2024Tennessee
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.
Impact Production
12
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
26
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Oregon • Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Mississippi State
Player Story
Dont'e Thornton Jr. built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a wide receiver from Baltimore, MD wearing No. 1, spending time with Oregon and Tennessee. The clearest part of Dont'e Thornton Jr.'s career was...
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- Committed To
- Oregon
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2025
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 6
- Overall
- No. 108
- NFL Team
- Las Vegas Raiders
Dont'e Thornton Jr., WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Tennessee. Dont'e Thornton Jr. reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,426
- Receptions
- 65
- Touchdowns
- 10
Quick Answers
Dont'e Thornton Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tennessee · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,426
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Tennessee
- Top game
- Mississippi State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Mount Saint Joseph · Oregon
- High school pipeline
- Mount Saint Joseph · 8 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2025 · Round 4 · Pick 6 · Las Vegas Raiders
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2024 Receiving yards rank
- 661 receiving yards · WR 130th (top 13%) · SEC 19th (top 7%) · National 138th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Oregon | 4 | 4 | 90 | 1 | 48.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Oregon | 4 | 5 | 85 | 1 | 48.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Oregon | 10 | 17 | 366 | 1 | 49.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Tennessee | 6 | 13 | 224 | 1 | 55.2 |
| 2024 Postseason | Tennessee | 11 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 74.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Tennessee | 11 | 25 | 647 | 6 | 74.9 |
Related Context
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Dont'e Thornton Jr. played WR for Oregon and Tennessee. Across 4 tracked seasons, Dont'e Thornton Jr. recorded 6 rushing yards, 1,426 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Tennessee.
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: Mississippi State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 81.8th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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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
Mississippi State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ohio State: 14. Chattanooga: 105. Kent State: 64. Oklahoma: 73. Arkansas: 42. Florida: 11. Alabama: 70. Kentucky: 36. Mississippi State: 104. UTEP: 24. Vanderbilt: 118
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. Ohio State: 1 by 93.3. Chattanooga: 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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins67.2 · Games = 9 · +39.2 vs Losses
Losses28 · Games = 2 · -39.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Mississippi State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Vanderbilt
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/22 | @ Ohio State | L 17-42 | — | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 11/30 | @ Vanderbilt100 receiving yards · 2+ TD | W 36-23 | — | 3 | 118 | 39.3 | 39.30 | 2 | 86 |
| Sat 11/23 | vs UTEP | W 56-0 | — | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Sun 11/10 | vs Mississippi State100 receiving yards | W 33-14 | — | 3 | 104 | 34.7 | 34.70 | 1 | 73 |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Kentucky | W 28-18 | — | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 7.20 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Alabama | W 24-17 | — | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 23.30 | 0 | 55 |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Florida | W 23-17 | — | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Arkansas | L 14-19 | — | 1 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 42 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Oklahoma | W 25-15 | — | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 36.50 | 1 | 66 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Kent State | W 71-0 | — | 2 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 53 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Chattanooga100 receiving yards · 2+ TD | W 69-3 | — | 3 | 105 | 35 | 35 | 2 | 59 |
Player Story
Dont'e Thornton Jr. story
Dont'e Thornton Jr. built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a wide receiver from Baltimore, MD wearing No. 1, spending time with Oregon and Tennessee. The clearest part of Dont'e Thornton Jr.'s career was his receiving role: 65 catches, 1,426 receiving yards, 10 touchdowns, and 6 rushing yards across 31 career games in the available record. His career also includes 6 rushing yards and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Dont'e Thornton Jr.'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
Oregon
2021-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Tennessee
2023-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Oregon | 175 | 78.3 | 10.1 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Oregon | 175 | 78.3 | 10.1 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Oregon | 366 | 80.9 | 8.2 | 191 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Tennessee | 224 | 84.5 | 10.9 | -142 |
| 2024 Postseason | Tennessee | 661 | 90.4 | 13.3 | 437 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Tennessee | 661 | 90.4 | 13.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Mississippi State
Week 11 · W 33-14 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
104
Receiving Yards
88.4 takeover
104 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Kentucky
Week 9 · W 33-27 · Conference game
63
Receiving Yards
85.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
63 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Vanderbilt
Week 14 · W 36-23 · Conference game
118
Receiving Yards
85.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
118 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Utah
Week 12 · W 20-17 · Conference game
151
Receiving Yards
84.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
151 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Oklahoma
Week 1 · L 32-47 · Postseason
90
Receiving Yards
83.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
90 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Tennessee
661 primary output · 90.4 efficiency · 13.3 usage
74.9
#2
2024 Regular Season · Tennessee
74.9
661 primary · 90.4 efficiency · 13.3 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Tennessee
55.2
224 primary · 84.5 efficiency · 10.9 usage
Milestones
4
100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
2
2+ TD games
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