Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 66-21vs Florida Atlantic | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 52-3vs Campbell | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#1
Bryce Thornton
Senior safety on Florida's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 211 lb · College Park, GA · Milton
CFB Index 71 · #96 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to Florida for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
4★
S recruit
No. 406 nationally · Signed with Florida
Statement game14 tacklesvs Ole Miss (FBS) · W 24-17
Top 1% tackles game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on Florida's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Florida in 2023.
In Their Words
134 windows · 2026 fan posts
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Bryce Thornton
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Bryce Thornton has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Florida. The receipt: 3 tackles against Florida Atlantic — Week 1, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
202310 games
- Signed with Florida4-star out of Milton
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Florida
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2025
Florida
2026era →
Jon Sumrall
Florida
Coaching transition mid-career: Billy Napier → Jon Sumrall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Florida5-7HC: Billy Napier · Balanced
2024Florida8-5HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Florida4-8HC: Billy Napier · Balanced
2026Florida2-0HC: Jon Sumrall · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jon Sumrall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Starter
Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
71 · #96 of 544 safeties
Former four-star. Now #96 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #16 of 57 SEC DBs
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 52–3
vs Campbell
1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 PD
Dominant 49-point win at home against Campbell.
With V. Brown III — 3 rec · 43 yds · 1 TD · A. Philo — 242 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 71.6 · 13 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Florida
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Florida
Returning around him
- 7 Florida players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -9 net (27 in / 36 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Florida · Last season: 4-8 (AP #13) · Talent rank #10 · 2026 recruiting class #17
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Trey Washington’s 2024 season.
76%match
Matches Trey on
PD rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Trey on
Height (lower)
Class year (lower)
Weight (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jacob Parrish's junior season at Kansas State (2024).
80%match
NFL Rd 3 · Pk 20
Matches Jacob on
Class year
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Bryce Thornton
Background
Pronunciation SEASON STATS (PDF) Career Stats (PDF) Feature Clips COLLEGIATE HONORS Shriners Children's East-West Bowl 1000 List (2026) SEC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 13, 2024) ACADEMIC HONORS Three-time SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll (2023-25) 2025: Started in 11 games this season and logg...
The secondary · Florida
- #1Bryce Thornton56 tackles · 2025
- #33DJ Coleman41 tackles · 2025
- #43Alfonzo Allen Jr.34 tackles · 2025
- #10Cam Dooley29 tackles · 2025
- #13Jordy Lowery27 tackles · 2025
24 more on the roster · Florida team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology