Safety, UAB (from Clemson, South Florida), 2019–24
Ray Thornton III
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Columbus, GA
Ray Thornton III played safety at Clemson (2019–21), South Florida (2022) and UAB (2023–24).
Career highs
9tackles, career highvs. Tulane, 2024Team titles: ACC champions, 2019 and 2020
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Clemson | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | Clemson | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | South Florida | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | UAB | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | UAB | 24 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 68 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Clemson | 3 | S | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Clemson | 3 | S | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Clemson | 3 | S | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | South Florida | 3 | S | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | UAB | 3 | S | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | UAB | 3 | S | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′1″ | 210 |
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 UAB 6 games, 24 tackles
2023 UAB 8 games, 20 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. North Carolina A&T | W 35–6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Louisiana | L 21–41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Georgia | L 21–49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Tulane | L 23–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. South Florida | W 56–35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 14 | at UTSA | L 20–41 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Memphis | L 21–45 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 45–42 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 South Florida 2 games, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | at Florida | L 28–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Louisville | L 3–41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2021 Clemson 4 games, 6 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23 | at Pittsburgh | L 17–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Florida State | W 30–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs. UConn | W 44–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Wake Forest | W 48–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2020 Clemson 10 games, 15 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | atWake Forest | W 37–13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. The Citadel | W 49–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Virginia | W 41–23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Miami | W 42–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Georgia Tech | W 73–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs. Syracuse | W 47–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | at Notre Dame | L 40–47 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs.Pittsburgh | W 52–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | at Virginia Tech | W 45–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Ohio State | L 28–49 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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