Corey Thornton: DB · Louisville · #14.
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Corey Thornton
Erases the deep middle of the field. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. On tape: 5 tackles against Clemson, Week 10, 2024.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
38 tackles. 6 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Louisville | 38 | 27 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 |
| 2023 | UCF | 22 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 3 |
| 2022 | UCF | 36 | 26 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | -- |
| 2021 | UCF | 32 | 22 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 6 | -- |
| 2020 | UCF | 30 | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | 158 | 116 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 27 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-0vs Austin Peay | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-19vs Georgia Tech | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-31@ No. 16 Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 27-34vs SMU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-20@ Virginia | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | L 45-52vs No. 6 Miami | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-27@ Boston College | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 33-21@ No. 11 Clemson | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 35-38@ Stanford | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 37-9vs Pittsburgh | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 41-14@ Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 35-34vs Washington | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 27 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 |
Week 13 · 2024
W 37-9
vs Pittsburgh
1 interception · 3 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Dominant 28-point win at home against Pittsburgh.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
16%6 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
38tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL38 tackles · 6 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road6g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Pass share
50.5%
426 pass / 417 run
Plays / game
64.8
13 games
Team sack rate
3.0%
436 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #102 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at UCF and Louisville, 158 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 51 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Josh Heupel, Gus Malzahn and Jeff Brohm.
