Kyle Thornton: LB · Washington State · #52.
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Kyle Thornton
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The five seasons at Washington State span three head coaches: Nick Rolovich, Jake Dickert and Pete Kaligis. One game to point at: 10 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against San José State — Week 4, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
66 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 6.5 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 | Washington State | 66 | 36 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | Washington State | 87 | 35 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Washington State | 30 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Washington State | 17 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Washington State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 201 | 96 | 13.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 |
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 70-30vs Portland State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-16vs Texas Tech | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 24-19vs Washington | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 54-52vs San José State | 10 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 24-45@ No. 25 Boise State | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-10vs Hawai'i | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 29-26@ San Diego State | 6 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 49-28vs Utah State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 35-38@ New Mexico | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 38-41@ Oregon State | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-15vs Wyoming | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 35-52vs No. 22 Syracuse | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 66 | 36 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
Week 4 · 2024
W 54-52
1 interception · 1 tackle for loss · 10 tackles
Edged out San José State at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
66tackles this seasonTFL rate
10%6 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
2%1 pass breakups66 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 1 sack · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 6.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Kaligis
Pass share
46.4%
399 pass / 461 run
Plays / game
66.2
13 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
413 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at Washington State, 201 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mike Leach, Nick Rolovich, and Jake Dickert. Multi-era developmental context.
