Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024UAB
Ray Thornton III
S • 6'1" • 210 lbs • Columbus, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ray Thornton III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
35
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
32
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
45
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · UAB
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Clemson • South Florida • UAB
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte
Player Story
Ray Thornton III built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a safety from Columbus, GA wearing No. 3, spending time with Clemson, South Florida, and UAB. The clearest part of Ray Thornton III's career was his...
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Ray Thornton III, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · UAB. Ray Thornton III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 68
- TFL
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Ray Thornton III quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UAB · S
- Career Tackles
- 68
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · UAB
- Top game
- Charlotte
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Millard North
- High school pipeline
- Millard North · 11 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 24 tackles · S 225th (top 42%) · American Athletic 173rd (top 27%) · National 1,748th (top 29%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Postseason | Clemson | 10 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 14.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Clemson | 10 | 13 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 14.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Clemson | 4 | 6 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 15.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | South Florida | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 26.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UAB | 8 | 20 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 34.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | UAB | 6 | 24 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 24.1 |
Related Context
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Ray Thornton III played S for Clemson, South Florida, and UAB. Across 6 tracked seasons, Ray Thornton III recorded 68 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with UAB.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
UAB paired 3 primary output with 14.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 18.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Clemson, South Florida, UAB.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · UAB
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
18.3
Usage
4.7
Consistency
5.6
Best Game by takeover score
Charlotte
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arkansas: 0. Navy: 0. Tulane: 0. South Florida: 0. Rice: 0. Charlotte: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arkansas: 2 by 8.3. Navy: 4 by 16.7. Tulane: 9 by 37.5. South Florida: 3 by 12.5. Rice: 1 by 4.2. Charlotte: 5 by 30.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0 · Games = 1 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · Games = 5 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Charlotte
Best efficiency game
37.5 vs Tulane
Player Story
Ray Thornton III story
Ray Thornton III built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a safety from Columbus, GA wearing No. 3, spending time with Clemson, South Florida, and UAB. The clearest part of Ray Thornton III's career was his defensive production: 68 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, and 5 passes defended across 30 career games in the available record. That gives Ray Thornton III'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
Clemson
2019-2021
Opening stop
- 2
South Florida
2022
Peak year stop
- 3
UAB
2023-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Postseason | Clemson | 1 | 7.3 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Clemson | 1 | 7.3 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Clemson | 1 | 8.8 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | South Florida | 1 | 11.3 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UAB | 3 | 14.2 | 1.8 | 2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | UAB | 1 | 18.3 | 4.7 | -2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Charlotte
Week 14 · L 27-29 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
76.9 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 76.9 takeover score.
#2
vs South Florida
Week 6 · W 56-35 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
50.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Wake Forest
Week 2 · W 37-13 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
50.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Wake Forest
Week 12 · W 48-27 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
40.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Louisville
Week 4 · L 3-41
1
Havoc Plays
39.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · UAB
3 primary output · 14.2 efficiency · 1.8 usage
34.3
#2
2022 Regular Season · South Florida
26.6
1 primary · 11.3 efficiency · 1.4 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · UAB
24.1
1 primary · 18.3 efficiency · 4.7 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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