2019 Football Roster
Clarence Thornton
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 268
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- New Orleans, La.
- High School:
- Ridgeway
2019 Preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference.
2018: Second-Team All-OVC selection…Tallied 36 tackles and 12 solo stops…Ranked fourth on the team with eight tackles for loss and second with 3.5 sacks…Added two pass breakups and three quarterback hurries…Had a season-high five tackles at Arkansas State (9/1)…Finished with four tackles vs. Dayton (9/8) and Tennessee State (11/3).
2017: Started 11 games at defensive end...Ranked sixth on the team with 42 tackles, including 19 solo stops...Notched 2.5 tackles for loss and two sacks...Also had one pass breakup and two quarterback hurries...Registered a season-high eight tackles at Eastern Illinois (9/23)...Turned in seven tackles at Austin Peay (10/21) and Tennessee State (11/11)...Posted his first career sack at Dayton (9/9)...Had three tackles in his first career start at Kansas (9/2).
2016: Played in six games...Registered three tackles...Made his first career tackle at Tennessee Tech (10/22)...First solo stop was against #2 Jacksonville State (11/5).
Prep: All-District and All-Conference selection at Ridgeway High School...Earned First-Team All-Metro honors...Played in the 2015 AutoZone Liberty Bowl High School All-Star Game.
Personal: Born December 30, 1997...Majoring in Recreation/Park Administration...Son of Rhonda Thornton.
