Kyle Thornton

LB • 6'1" • 233 lbs • Upland, CA, USA

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Kyle Thornton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.2 disruption score.

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Major defensive role

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Impact Production

Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker

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Reliability

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Washington State

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Career Teams: 1
Unique Seasons: 6
Program Path: Washington State
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: San José State

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Kyle Thornton built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a linebacker from Upland, CA wearing No. 52, spending time with Washington State. The clearest part of Kyle Thornton's career was his defensive...

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Class 2019 · Rating 0.78

Upland · Upland, CA

Committed To: Washington State
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2019

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Latest team and position: Washington State · LB
Career Tackles: 201
Tracked sample: 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 45 games
Best season: 2023 Regular Season · Washington State
Top game: San José State
Recruit profile: 2-star · Upland · Washington State
High school pipeline: Upland · 29 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
Latest roster: No. 52 · Senior
2024 Tackles rank: 66 tackles · LB 180th (top 15%) · Pac-12 4th (top 5%) · National 300th (top 5%)

Kyle Thornton played LB for Washington State. Across 6 tracked seasons, Kyle Thornton recorded 201 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Washington State.

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