DJ Thornton

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DJ Thornton
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    180
  • Hometown:
    Murfreesboro, Tenn.
  • Position:
    DB
  • Year:
    Freshman
  • High School:
    Rockvale
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    12.0
  • sac
    -
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    -
Bio

2025: Thornton made appearances in all 10 games as a reserve defensive back.  Thornton made 12 tackles on the year and broke up a pass.  Seven of his 12 stops came in the final three weeks of the year.  He topped out at three tackles against Tusculum (Nov. 15) in the regular season finale.  

2024: Thornton appeared in one game, making a tackle on special teams against Tusculum (Nov. 9).  

HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year varsity starter for Brian Guthrie at Rockvale, Thornton was an all-region selection after amassing 42 tackless, two blocked field goals, a 90-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown and an interception.  He helped Rockvale to its first ever appearance in the TSSAA state playoffs.  A decorated track athlete, he was a member of the 4x200 relay team that finished with a bronze medal at teh state championship meet.  

PERSONAL: The son of DaJaun and Toyota Thornton, he plans to study biology at Carson-Newman. His father DaJaun Sr., played football at Memphis.  

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 9 8
Assists 3 3
Tackles 12.0 11.0
Tackles per game 1.2 1.2
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 0.0 0.0
Tackle for loss yards - -
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 4 at Emory & Henry L, 19-13
Oct 18 at Anderson W, 28-6
Oct 25 Virginia-Wise W, 35-14
Nov 1 Catawba W, 24-16
Nov 8 at #25/18 Newberry L, 28-21
Nov 15 Tusculum W, 26-0
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 30 West Virginia St. W, 41-10 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 4 SC Central Christian College W, 59-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Mars Hill L, 31-24 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 #19/17 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 24-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at #19/20 Wingate W, 21-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 at Emory & Henry L, 19-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Anderson W, 28-6 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Virginia-Wise W, 35-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Catawba W, 24-16 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at #25/18 Newberry L, 28-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Tusculum W, 26-0 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 30 West Virginia St. W, 41-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 4 SC Central Christian College W, 59-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Mars Hill L, 31-24 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 #19/17 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 24-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at #19/20 Wingate W, 21-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 at Emory & Henry L, 19-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Anderson W, 28-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Virginia-Wise W, 35-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Catawba W, 24-16 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at #25/18 Newberry L, 28-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Tusculum W, 26-0 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 30 West Virginia St. W, 41-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 4 SC Central Christian College W, 59-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Mars Hill L, 31-24 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 #19/17 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 24-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at #19/20 Wingate W, 21-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 at Emory & Henry L, 19-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Anderson W, 28-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Virginia-Wise W, 35-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Catawba W, 24-16 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at #25/18 Newberry L, 28-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Tusculum W, 26-0 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 30 West Virginia St. W, 41-10 - - - - - 0
Sep 4 SC Central Christian College W, 59-0 - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Mars Hill L, 31-24 - - - - - 0
Sep 20 #19/17 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 24-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 27 at #19/20 Wingate W, 21-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 4 at Emory & Henry L, 19-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 18 at Anderson W, 28-6 - - - - - 0
Oct 25 Virginia-Wise W, 35-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 1 Catawba W, 24-16 - - - - - 0
Nov 8 at #25/18 Newberry L, 28-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 15 Tusculum W, 26-0 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 30 West Virginia St. W, 41-10 - - - - - - - -
Sep 4 SC Central Christian College W, 59-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Mars Hill L, 31-24 - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 #19/17 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 24-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at #19/20 Wingate W, 21-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 at Emory & Henry L, 19-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Anderson W, 28-6 - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Virginia-Wise W, 35-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Catawba W, 24-16 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at #25/18 Newberry L, 28-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Tusculum W, 26-0 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 30 West Virginia St. W, 41-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 4 SC Central Christian College W, 59-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Mars Hill L, 31-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 #19/17 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 24-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at #19/20 Wingate W, 21-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 at Emory & Henry L, 19-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Anderson W, 28-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Virginia-Wise W, 35-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Catawba W, 24-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at #25/18 Newberry L, 28-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Tusculum W, 26-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 30 West Virginia St. W, 41-10 1 - - - - 0
Sep 4 SC Central Christian College W, 59-0 - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Mars Hill L, 31-24 1 - - - - 0
Sep 20 #19/17 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 24-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 27 at #19/20 Wingate W, 21-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 4 at Emory & Henry L, 19-13 1 - - - - 0
Oct 18 at Anderson W, 28-6 1 - - - - 0
Oct 25 Virginia-Wise W, 35-14 1 - - - - 0
Nov 1 Catawba W, 24-16 1 - - - - 0
Nov 8 at #25/18 Newberry L, 28-21 1 - - - - 0
Nov 15 Tusculum W, 26-0 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 30 West Virginia St. W, 41-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 4 SC Central Christian College W, 59-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Mars Hill L, 31-24 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 20 #19/17 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 24-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 27 at #19/20 Wingate W, 21-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 4 at Emory & Henry L, 19-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 18 at Anderson W, 28-6 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 25 Virginia-Wise W, 35-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 1 Catawba W, 24-16 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 8 at #25/18 Newberry L, 28-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 15 Tusculum W, 26-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 30 West Virginia St. W, 41-10 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 4 SC Central Christian College W, 59-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Mars Hill L, 31-24 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 #19/17 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 24-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at #19/20 Wingate W, 21-14 2 0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 at Emory & Henry L, 19-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Anderson W, 28-6 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Oct 25 Virginia-Wise W, 35-14 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Catawba W, 24-16 2 0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at #25/18 Newberry L, 28-21 2 0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Tusculum W, 26-0 1 2 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2024-25 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2026-27 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2024-25 1 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - -
2026-27 - - - - - - - - -
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2024-25 1 - - - - - - -
2025-26 10 - - - - - - -
2026-27 - - - - - - - -
Total 11 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2024-25 1 - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - 0
2026-27 - - - - - - - - 0
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2024-25 1 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - -
2026-27 - - - - - - - - -
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - -
2026-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2024-25 1 - - - - 0 .0
2025-26 10 - - - - 0 .0
2026-27 - - - - - 0 -
Total 11 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2024-25 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2026-27 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2024-25 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 10 9 3 12.0 1.2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 1 -
2026-27 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 11 9 3 12.0 1.1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 1 -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 10 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 9 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 7 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 3 - - - - 0 .0
Month
August 1 - - - - 0 .0
September 3 - - - - 0 .0
October 3 - - - - 0 .0
November 3 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 10 9 3 12.0 1.2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 1 -
Conference 9 8 3 11.0 1.2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 1 -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 4 3 7.0 1.4 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 5 0 5.0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 1 -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 7 3 10.0 1.4 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 1 -
Losses 3 2 0 2.0 .7 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 1 0 1.0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
September 3 2 0 2.0 .7 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 3 1 1 2.0 .7 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 1 -
November 3 5 2 7.0 2.3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -