Player Profile

Tyrae Thornton

DB • 5'10" • 171 lbs • Houston, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Tyrae Thornton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Usage Score

3.2

Efficiency

20.1

Consistency

13.9

Season Value

13.5

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Rice

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
5
Primary stop by seasons
Rice
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Rice
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech

Tyrae Thornton, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Rice. Tyrae Thornton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Rice paired 7 primary output with 20.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 20.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Rice, North Texas.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2019 Regular Season · Rice

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.6

Efficiency

20.1

Usage

3.2

Consistency

13.9

Best Game by takeover score

UTEP

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Army: 0. Wake Forest: 0. Texas: 1. Baylor: 1. Louisiana Tech: 3.5. UAB: 0.5. UTSA: 0. Southern Miss: 0. Marshall: 0. Middle Tennessee: 0. North Texas: 0. UTEP: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Army: 1 by 4.2. Wake Forest: 1 by 4.2. Texas: 7 by 39.2. Baylor: 1 by 14.2. Louisiana Tech: 4 by 51.7. UAB: 3 by 17.5. UTSA: 2 by 8.3. Southern Miss: 6 by 25. Marshall: 4 by 16.7. Middle Tennessee: 5 by 20.8. North Texas: 3 by 12.5. UTEP: 4 by 26.7

Split Comparison

Wins0.3 · n=3 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · n=9 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half1 · n=6 · +0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · n=6 · -0.8 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Louisiana Tech

Best efficiency game

51.7 vs Louisiana Tech

Result
Sat 11/30@ UTEPW 30-1644001
Sat 11/23vs North TexasW 20-1433000
Sat 11/16@ Middle TennesseeW 31-2854000
Sat 11/2vs MarshallL 7-2042000
Sat 10/26vs Southern MissL 6-2063000
Sat 10/19@ UTSAL 27-3122000
Sat 10/5@ UABL 20-35310.5000
Sat 9/28vs Louisiana TechL 20-23410.5003
Sat 9/21vs BaylorL 13-2111001
Sun 9/15vs TexasL 13-4874001
Sat 9/7vs Wake ForestL 21-4110000
Fri 8/30@ ArmyL 7-1410000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Rice

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    North Texas

    2021

    Final stop

Season Progression

20182019202020212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonRice413.62.6
2019 Regular SeasonRice720.13.23
2020 Regular SeasonRice0-7
2021 Regular SeasonRice00
2021 Regular SeasonNorth Texas00

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Louisiana Tech

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5

Primary metric

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 52.8 takeover score.

#2

Old Dominion

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.4 takeover score.

#3

Southern Miss

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 25 takeover score.

#4

Florida International

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 24.9 takeover score.

#5

Texas

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 24.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Regular Season · Rice

7 primary output · 20.1 efficiency · 3.2 usage

13.5

#2

2018 Regular Season · Rice

8.9

4 primary · 13.6 efficiency · 2.6 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Rice

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2017 · Rating 0.7926

Cy Ridge · Houston, TX

Committed To
Rice
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Career Facts

2

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

64

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 22 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
64