Kris Thornton
Kris Thornton
Beats you over the top. His first career honor landed in 2022: All-Sun Belt. One game to point at: 173 rec yds, 11 rush yds against Arkansas State — Week 6, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
One season at James Madison, 1,025 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2022)
All-Sun Belt
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2022)
All-Sun Belt
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | James Madison | 60 | 1,025 | 17.1 | 7 | -- |
| Career | 60 | 1,025 | 17.1 | 7 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | James Madison | 4 | 27 | 28 | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 27 | 28 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2022
W 63–7
vs Norfolk State
7 rec · 102 yds · 2 TD
Dominant 56-point win at home against Norfolk State.
How he plays
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Brandon Bowling’s 2021 season.
Matches Brandon on
Differs from Brandon on
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Jackson Parham’s path through Elon.
Jackson Parham
Kahtero Summers
Javon McKinley
Matches Jackson on
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Calvin Austin III's sophomore season at Memphis (2020).
Matches Calvin on
Differs from Calvin on
Player DNA