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
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Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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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.
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%)
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.
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