Player Dossier

2009-2012

Colorado

DaVaughn Thornton

TE • 6'4" • Denver, CO, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

DaVaughn Thornton reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

8.9

Efficiency

55.6

Consistency

23.4

Season Value

46.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2010 Regular Season · Colorado

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Colorado
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Utah

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

DaVaughn Thornton, TE. Best season Best season by value score: 2010 Regular Season · Colorado. DaVaughn Thornton reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

DaVaughn Thornton played TE for Colorado. Across 4 tracked seasons, DaVaughn Thornton recorded 154 receiving yards and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Colorado.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2010 Regular Season

Colorado paired 12 primary output with 80 efficiency.

Supporting note

2012 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 55.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2012 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Washington State

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2012 Regular Season · Colorado

Games

3

Receiving Yards / G

24.3

Efficiency

55.6

Usage

8.9

Consistency

23.4

Best Game by takeover score

Utah

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Active game

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Game-by-Game Trend

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123

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Washington State: 60. Arizona: 4. Utah: 9

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington State: 5 by 80. Arizona: 1 by 26.7. Utah: 1 by 60

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Losses6.5 · Games = 2
First Half32 · Games = 2
All Games24.3 · Games = 3

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

3 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Washington State

Best efficiency game

80 vs Washington State

Result
Fri 11/23vs UtahL 35-42199909
Sat 11/10@ ArizonaL 31-56144404
Sat 9/22@ Washington StateW 35-345601212026

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Colorado

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2009201020112012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonColorado0
2010 Regular SeasonColorado12803.412
2011 Regular SeasonColorado69405.957
2012 Regular SeasonColorado7355.68.94

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Utah

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

54

Primary metric

54 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

Washington State

60

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

60 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.

#3

Kansas

12

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

12 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.

#4

Utah

9

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

9 receiving yards with a 60 efficiency score.

#5

Arizona State

6

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

6 receiving yards with a 40 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2010 Regular Season · Colorado

12 primary output · 80 efficiency · 3.4 usage

49.9

#2

2012 Regular Season · Colorado

46.6

73 primary · 55.6 efficiency · 8.9 usage

#3

2011 Regular Season · Colorado

39.5

69 primary · 40 efficiency · 5.9 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2009 · Rating 0.8111

East · Denver, CO

Committed To
Colorado
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2009

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

154

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 9 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.