Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2012Colorado
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.
Impact Production
12
Developing production for a tight end
lowelite
Reliability
11
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
25
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Colorado
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Colorado
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Washington State
3★
- Committed To
- Colorado
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
DaVaughn Thornton, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Colorado. DaVaughn Thornton reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 154
- Receptions
- 14
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
DaVaughn Thornton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Colorado · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 154
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 9 games
- Best season
- 2012 Regular Season · Colorado
- Top game
- Washington State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · East · Colorado
- High school pipeline
- East · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 85 · Class 2012
- 2012 Receiving yards rank
- 73 receiving yards · TE 158th (top 52%) · Pac-12 106th (top 60%) · National 1,027th (top 57%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Colorado | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2010 Regular Season | Colorado | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 51.9 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Colorado | 5 | 6 | 69 | 0 | 43.2 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Colorado | 3 | 7 | 73 | 0 | 52.2 |
Related Context
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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: 2012 Regular Season
Colorado paired 73 primary output with 55.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 40 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: Utah
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2011 Regular Season · Colorado
Games
5
Receiving Yards / G
13.8
Efficiency
40
Usage
5.9
Consistency
18.7
Best Game by takeover score
Utah
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Hawai'i: 1. California: 3. Oregon: 5. Arizona State: 6. Utah: 54
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. Hawai'i: 1 by 6.7. California: 1 by 20. Oregon: 1 by 33.3. Arizona State: 1 by 40. Utah: 2 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins54 · Games = 1 · +50.3 vs Losses
Losses3.8 · Games = 4 · -50.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
5 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Utah
Best efficiency game
100 vs Utah
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Colorado
2009-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2009201020112012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Colorado | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Colorado | 12 | 80 | 3.4 | 12 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Colorado | 69 | 40 | 5.9 | 57 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Colorado | 73 | 55.6 | 8.9 | 4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Washington State
Week 4 · W 35-34 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
60
Receiving Yards
79.1 takeover
60 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.
#2
@ Utah
Week 13 · W 17-14 · Conference game
54
Receiving Yards
76.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
54 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Kansas
Week 10 · L 45-52 · Conference game
12
Receiving Yards
63.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
12 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.
#4
vs Utah
Week 13 · L 35-42 · Conference game
9
Receiving Yards
28.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
9 receiving yards with a 60 efficiency score.
#5
vs Oregon
Week 8 · L 2-45 · Conference game
5
Receiving Yards
21.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
5 receiving yards with a 33.3 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Regular Season · Colorado
73 primary output · 55.6 efficiency · 8.9 usage
52.2
#2
2010 Regular Season · Colorado
51.9
12 primary · 80 efficiency · 3.4 usage
#3
2011 Regular Season · Colorado
43.2
69 primary · 40 efficiency · 5.9 usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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