Usage Score
4.7
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.
Efficiency
18.3
Consistency
5.6
Season Value
8.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason · Clemson
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- Clemson • South Florida • UAB
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte
Scouting Read
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Ray Thornton III, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason · Clemson. Ray Thornton III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.3 disruption score.
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: 2020 Postseason
Clemson paired 0 primary output with 6.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 18.3 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 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.
Analysis workspace
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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.
Losses0.2 · Games = 5
First Half0 · Games = 3 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · Games = 3 · +0.3 vs First Half
All Games0.2 · Games = 6
Game Log
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6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Charlotte
Best efficiency game
37.5 vs Tulane
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 Progression
2019202020202021202220232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Postseason | Clemson | 0 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Clemson | 1 | 8.8 | 1.3 | 1 |
| 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
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.5 takeover score.
#2
South Florida
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 45 takeover score.
#3
Wake Forest
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.3 takeover score.
#4
Louisville
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.3 takeover score.
#5
Unknown
1
Primary metric
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 21.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2020 Postseason · Clemson
0 primary output · 6.3 efficiency · 1.2 usage
35.8
#2
2020 Regular Season · Clemson
35.8
0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1.2 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · South Florida
16.7
1 primary · 11.3 efficiency · 1.4 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2025 · Rating 0.8794
Millard North · Omaha, NE
- Committed To
- —
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
Career Facts
3
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
68
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 30 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.