Defensive back, Louisville (from UCF), 2020–24
Corey Thornton
- Number
- No. 14
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Miami, FL
- Born
- Jan 30, 2001
Corey Thornton played defensive back at UCF (2020–23) and Louisville (2024).
Career highs
9tackles, career highvs. BYU, 2020Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UCF | 30 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | UCF | 32 | 22 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | UCF | 36 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 2023 | UCF | 22 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | Louisville | 38 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Career | 158 | 116 | 2.5 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 3 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UCF | 14 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | UCF | 14 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | UCF | 14 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | UCF | 14 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Louisville | 14 | DB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′1″ | 195 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2024 Louisville 12 games, 38 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Austin Peay | W 62–0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 31–19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Notre Dame | L 24–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. SMU | L 27–34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Virginia | W 24–20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Miami | L 45–52 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | at Boston College | W 31–27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Clemson | W 33–21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Stanford | L 35–38 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Pittsburgh | W 37–9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at Kentucky | W 41–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Washington | W 35–34 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 UCF 10 games, 22 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at Boise State | W 18–16 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. Villanova | W 48–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Kansas State | L 31–44 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Baylor | L 35–36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 21 | at Oklahoma | L 29–31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. West Virginia | L 28–41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Cincinnati | W 28–26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Oklahoma State | W 45–3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 18 | at Texas Tech | L 23–24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Houston | W 27–13 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
2022 UCF 10 games, 36 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs. Louisville | L 14–20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | at Florida Atlantic | W 40–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 27–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs.SMU | W 41–19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Temple | W 70–13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | at East Carolina | L 13–34 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Cincinnati | W 25–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | at Memphis | W 35–28 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at Tulane | W 38–31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Navy | L 14–17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 UCF 11 games, 32 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs.Boise State | W 36–31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Bethune-Cookman | W 63–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs.East Carolina | W 20–16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | atCincinnati | L 21–56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Memphis | W 24–7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | atTemple | W 49–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs.Tulane | W 14–10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 13 | atSMU | L 28–55 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 20 | vs. UConn | W 49–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 26 | vs. South Florida | W 17–13 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. Florida | W 29–17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 UCF 10 games, 30 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | atGeorgia Tech | W 49–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | atEast Carolina | W 51–28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Tulsa | L 26–34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | atMemphis | L 49–50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs.Tulane | W 51–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | atHouston | W 44–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 14 | vs.Temple | W 38–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 21 | vs.Cincinnati | L 33–36 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | atSouth Florida | W 58–46 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 22 ✦ | vs. BYU | L 23–49 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0½″ |
| Weight | 193 lb |
| Arm length | 32½″ |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ |
| Wingspan | 79⅛″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.62 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.57 s |
| Vertical jump | 32½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′2″ |
| Bench press | 9 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.21 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.29 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 7 games with a stat; latest team: Carolina Panthers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Carolina Panthers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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