Linebacker, Texas (from LSU), 2016–21
Ray Thornton
- Number
- No. 46
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 242 lb
- Class (2021)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Killeen, TX
- Born
- Nov 17, 1997
Ray Thornton played linebacker at LSU (2016–20) and Texas (2021).
Team titles: National champions, 2019 (LSU); SEC champions, 2019
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | LSU | 46 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2018 | LSU | 46 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2019 | LSU | 46 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2020 | LSU | 46 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2021 | Texas | 46 | LB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′3″ | 242 |
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
2021 Texas 11 games, 31 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Louisiana | W 38–18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at Arkansas | L 21–40 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Rice | W 58–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Texas Tech | W 70–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at TCU | W 32–27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs. Oklahoma | L 48–55 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs. Oklahoma State | L 24–32 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | at Baylor | L 24–31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs. Kansas | L 56–57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | at West Virginia | L 23–31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Kansas State | W 22–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 LSU 4 games, 5 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | at Vanderbilt | W 41–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | atArkansas | W 27–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | at Texas A&M | L 7–20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | at Florida | W 37–34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2019 LSU 5 games, 9 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Georgia Southern | W 55–3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Northwestern State | W 65–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Alabama | W 46–41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Ole Miss | W 58–37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Arkansas | W 56–20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 LSU 7 games, 21 tackles, 1 sack
2017 LSU 5 games, 10 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. BYU | W 27–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Chattanooga | W 45–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Tennessee | W 30–10 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Texas A&M | W 45–21 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Notre Dame | L 17–21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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