2023 Football Roster
Jersey Number 97
Jalen Thornton
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 278
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- High School:
- Indian Hill
-
Has played in 31 career games
2022 (r-So.)
- Played in eight games; added depth on the defensive line
- Season-high 37 defensive snaps at Texas Tech
- Registered 14 special teams snaps at Iowa State and had 13 at Oklahoma State
- Tied his career high in tackles, with two at Texas Tech
2021 (r-Fr.)
- Added depth on the defensive line; used extensively on special teams
- Played in 12 games, saw action on more than 200 plays, including 72 defensive snaps
- Season-high 23 defensive snaps and 16 on special teams against Baylor
- Registered three solo tackles for the season
- Had solo tackles at Maryland, vs. Long Island and against MInnesota in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl
2020 (COVID)
- Played in 10 games, adding depth on the defensive line; used on special teams
- Saw action on 168 plays, including 81 on defense
- Used on a season-high 35 plays at Oklahoma State, including 23 on defense
- Assisted on five tackles, including a season-high two against Eastern Kentucky
2019 (Fr.)
- Redshirted
High School
- A two-way lineman at Indian Hill for coach Tony Arcuri
- Earned All-Ohio Division IV First Team honors as a senior, and was a third-team member as a junior
- Team captain
- Helped lead Indian Hill to a 9-3 overall record, 6-1 mark in the Cincinnati Hills Conference and the second round of the state playoffs
- Registered 89 tackles, including 45 solo stops, 11.5 sacks and 20 tackles for loss
- Named Cincinnati Hills Conference Defensive Player of the Year, two-time all-conference first team and two-time all-region selection
- For his career, he finished with 215 tackles, including 101 solo stops, 16.5 sacks and a fumble recovery
- As a junior, he finished with 91 tackles, five sacks, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery
- A three-star prospect by ESPN, rivals and 247Sports
- Ranked in the top 50 by ESPN, rivals and 247Sports and No. 75 defensive end nationally by 247Sports
Personal
- Son of John and Allison Thornton
- Father was a two-time All-Big East and Sports Network All-America First Team performer playing for Hall of Fame coach Don Nehlen at West Virginia and had a 10-year NFL career with the Tennessee Titans and Cincinnati Bengals
- One of two children (1 brother)
- Will graduated with his bachelor’s degree in sport management in August 2023
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
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