Defensive line, Southern Miss, 2009–13
Khyri Thornton
- Number
- No. 98
- Height
- 6′3″
- Hometown
- Panama City, FL
- Born
- Nov 21, 1989
Khyri Thornton played defensive line at Southern Miss (2009–13). The Green Bay Packers took Thornton in round 3, No. 85 overall in the 2014 NFL Draft.
Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2011
Defense
| Season | Team | Int |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Southern Miss | 1 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 9 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 11 | 23 | 13 | 36 | 9.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013N | 11 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| On file | 58 | 58 | 116 | 29.5 | 6.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources, marked by season: unmarked, cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in); N, NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Southern Miss | 98 | DL | |
| 2010 | Southern Miss | 98 | DL | |
| 2011 | Southern Miss | 98 | DL | |
| 2012 | Southern Miss | 98 | DL | |
| 2013 | Southern Miss | 98 | DL | 6′3″ |
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
2012 Southern Miss 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | at Western Kentucky | L 17–42 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2014 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅝″ |
| Weight | 304 lb |
| Arm length | 32½″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| 40-yard dash | 5.03 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.71 sW |
| Vertical jump | 29″ |
| Broad jump | 9′4″ |
| Bench press | 28 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.83 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.76 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 18 games with a stat; latest team: New York Giants.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Detroit Lions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Detroit Lions | 10 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | Detroit Lions | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 18 | 26 | 1 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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