Ray Thornton III
Ray Thornton III
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across four seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Dabo Swinney, Jeff Scott and Trent Dilfer. The receipt: 9 tackles against Tulane — Week 6, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at UAB, 53 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Bill Clark, Bryant Vincent, and Trent Dilfer. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Mortensen
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UAB | 24 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | UAB | 20 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | South Florida | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Clemson | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 53 | 28 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Diamond Harrell’s 2021 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to James Gordon Iv's graduate season at South Florida (2024).
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