Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-6@ Stanford | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 77-7vs Florida A&M | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 33-20@ Wake Forest | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Omar Thornton
Junior defensive back on Miami's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 201 lb · Carver Ranches, FL
CFB Index 77 · #58 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceTransferred Boston College → Miami for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
LB recruit
No. 1728 nationally · Signed with Boston College
Statement game12 tackles · 3 TFL · 1 sackat Michigan State (FBS) · L 40-42
Top 1% tackles for loss game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior defensive back on Miami's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Boston College in 2024.
- Transferred from Boston College to Miami in 2026.
In Their Words
107 windows · 2026 fan posts
poyser×674.7omar×253.0lucas×202.4frederique×276.0fitzgerald×135.9
“Miami Hurricanes secondary top 3 in the country Frederique jr Fitzgerald Poyser O'Connor Thornton Brown Dunningan Taylor Lucas Day Antoine Portis”
youtube/ESPN College Football · fan post, verbatim
Omar Thornton
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: ACC Defensive Back Player of the Week. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Florida A&M, Week 2, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
202410 games
- Signed with Boston College3-star out of American Heritage
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Miami
Played his entire career under Mario Cristobal.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Miami
2025Boston College
2026Miami
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Miami | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Boston College | 82 | 56 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Boston College | 28 | 20 | 3.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 118 | 80 | 13.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Omar Thornton's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 33–20
at Wake Forest
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +2 tackles, +0.5 tackles for loss.
Season context · Team result + system
2024Boston College7-6HC: Bill O'Brien · Run-heavy
2025Boston College2-10HC: Bill O'Brien · Balanced
2026Miami3-0HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidenceBreakout
Elite: qb hurries (99th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal
Pass share
48.3%
98 pass / 105 run
Plays / game
67.7
3 games
Team sack rate
1.0%
101 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Impact starter
Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
77 · #58 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #58 at the position.
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Malik Mustapha’s 2023 season.
77%match
All-ACCNFL Rd 4
Matches Malik on
Interceptions
PD rate
Weight
Differs from Malik on
TFL rate (higher)
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to CJ Young's sophomore season at Kent State (2025).
Matches CJ on
Class year
TFL rate
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Omar Thornton
The secondary · Miami
- Omar Thornton82 tackles · 2025
- #7Zechariah Poyser68 tackles · 2025
- #6Xavier Lucas45 tackles · 2025
- #24Ethan O'Connor28 tackles · 2025
- #2Damari Brown24 tackles · 2025
18 more on the roster · Miami team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology