Player Career
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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 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.
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
Clemson
2019-2021
Opening stop
South Florida
2022
Peak year stop
UAB
2023-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
| 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 |
#1 Featured game
@ Charlotte
Week 14 · L 27-29 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
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.
#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
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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