Linebacker, Washington State, 2019–24
Kyle Thornton
- Number
- No. 52
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 233 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Upland, CA
Kyle Thornton played linebacker at Washington State (2019–24).
Career highs
11tackles, career highat UCLA, 2023Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Washington State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Washington State | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | Washington State | 30 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Washington State | 78 | 35 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2024 | Washington State | 66 | 36 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Career | 192 | 96 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Washington State | 52 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Washington State | 52 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Washington State | 52 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Washington State | 52 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Washington State | 52 | LB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | Washington State | 52 | LB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′1″ | 233 |
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 Washington State 12 games, 66 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Portland State | W 70–30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Texas Tech | W 37–16 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Washington | W 24–19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. San José State | W 54–52 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Boise State | L 24–45 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Hawai’i | W 42–10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at San Diego State | W 29–26 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Utah State | W 49–28 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at New Mexico | L 35–38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Oregon State | L 38–41 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Wyoming | L 14–15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Syracuse | L 35–52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Washington State 11 games, 78 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs. Wisconsin | W 31–22 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Northern Colorado | W 64–21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs.Oregon State | W 38–35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at UCLA | L 17–25 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Arizona | L 6–44 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Oregon | L 24–38 | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Arizona State | L 27–38 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Stanford | L 7–10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at California | L 39–42 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Colorado | W 56–14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atWashington | L 21–24 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Washington State 12 games, 30 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Idaho | W 24–17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | atWisconsin | W 17–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Colorado State | W 38–7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Oregon | L 41–44 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.California | W 28–9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at USC | L 14–30 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atOregon State | L 10–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs. Utah | L 17–21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atStanford | W 52–14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Arizona State | W 28–18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atArizona | W 31–20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Washington | L 33–51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Washington State 8 games, 17 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs.Utah State | L 23–26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | atUtah | L 13–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs.Oregon State | W 31–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Stanford | W 34–31 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs. BYU | L 19–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | atArizona State | W 34–21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | atOregon | L 24–38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Arizona | W 44–18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Washington State 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14 | vs.Oregon | L 29–43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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