Senior cornerback on Sacramento State's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 183 lb · Carson, CA
Recruiting
S recruit
No. 1341 nationally · Signed with Boise State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 cornerback on Sacramento State's 2026 roster.
Dionte Thornton
Dionte Thornton has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Eastern Michigan — Week 1, 2026.
9 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alonzo Carter
Pass share
54.4%
106 pass / 89 run
Plays / game
65.0
3 games
Team sack rate
1.7%
118 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sacramento State | 9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Boise State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 13 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 52–0
2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 0 TFL
Dominant 52-point win at home against Mississippi Valley State.
With J. Sharman — 247 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 20.1 · 1 rush yds (3 car) · M. Coleman — 6 rec · 141 yds · 3 TD
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-28@ Eastern Michigan | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 1 | W 52-0vs Mississippi Valley State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 3-49@ Fresno State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
2026 Outlook
Sacramento State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Sacramento State
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Sacramento State · Last season: 7-5 · Talent rank #114 · 2026 recruiting class #125
25 more on the roster · Sacramento State team page