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Player Dossier
2019-2024Washington State
Kyle Thornton
LB • 6'1" • 233 lbs • Upland, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kyle Thornton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
86
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
84
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
82
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Washington State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Washington State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: San José State
Player Story
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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- Committed To
- Washington State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Kyle Thornton, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Washington State. Kyle Thornton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 201
- TFL
- 13
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 11
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Kyle Thornton quick answers
- 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%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Washington State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Washington State | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Washington State | 8 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Washington State | 12 | 30 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 10.3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Washington State | 12 | 87 | 4.5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 69.6 |
| 2024 Postseason | Washington State | 12 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 67.4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Washington State | 12 | 62 | 6.5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 67.4 |
Related Context
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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.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Washington State paired 12.5 primary output with 40.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 40.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Washington State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
40.6
Usage
10.3
Consistency
59.5
Best Game by takeover score
Wisconsin
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Colorado State: 1. Wisconsin: 3. Northern Colorado: 2. Oregon State: 2. UCLA: 1. Arizona: 0. Oregon: 0.5. Arizona State: 1. Stanford: 1. California: 1. Colorado: 0. Washington: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Colorado State: 9 by 47.5. Wisconsin: 7 by 59.2. Northern Colorado: 3 by 32.5. Oregon State: 6 by 45. UCLA: 11 by 55.8. Arizona: 9 by 37.5. Oregon: 9 by 42.5. Arizona State: 6 by 35. Stanford: 9 by 47.5. California: 7 by 39.2. Colorado: 4 by 16.7. Washington: 7 by 29.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.6 · Games = 5 · +1.0 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 7 · -1.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Wisconsin
Best efficiency game
59.2 vs Wisconsin
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | @ Washington | L 21-24 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Colorado | W 56-14 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ California | L 39-42 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/5 | vs Stanford | L 7-10 | 9 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/29 | @ Arizona State | L 27-38 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Oregon | L 24-38 | 9 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Arizona | L 6-44 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ UCLA10+ tackles | L 17-25 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Oregon StateSplash game | W 38-35 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Northern ColoradoSplash game | W 64-21 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs WisconsinSplash game | W 31-22 | 7 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Colorado State | W 50-24 | 9 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Kyle Thornton story
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 production: 201 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 1 interception across 45 career games in the available record. That gives Kyle Thornton's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Washington State
2019-2024
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Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Washington State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Washington State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Washington State | 3 | 12.6 | 2.4 | 3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Washington State | 1 | 11.3 | 2.4 | -2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Washington State | 12.5 | 40.6 | 10.3 | 11.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Washington State | 13.5 | 34.2 | 10.3 | 1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Washington State | 13.5 | 34.2 | 10.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs San José State
Week 4 · W 54-52
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
90.6 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 90.6 takeover score.
#2
vs Wisconsin
Week 2 · W 31-22
3
Havoc Plays
86.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.
#3
vs Wyoming
Week 14 · L 14-15
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Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#4
@ San Diego State
Week 9 · W 29-26
3
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#5
vs Stanford
Week 7 · W 34-31 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
78.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Washington State
12.5 primary output · 40.6 efficiency · 10.3 usage
69.6
#2
2024 Postseason · Washington State
67.4
13.5 primary · 34.2 efficiency · 10.3 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Washington State
67.4
13.5 primary · 34.2 efficiency · 10.3 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
7
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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