Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-17@ Auburn | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 44-3vs Prairie View A&M | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#25
Levar Thornton Jr.
Senior cornerback on Baylor's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 182 lb · Fort Worth, TX · Timber Creek HS
CFB Index 59 · #135 of 364 cornersLow confidenceReturning to Baylor 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★
CB recruit
No. 377 nationally · Signed with Baylor
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 cornerback on Baylor's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Baylor in 2023.
Levar Thornton Jr.
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. This is his fourth year in the same secondary at Baylor. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Auburn, Week 1, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2023
- Signed with Baylor4-star out of Keller Timber Creek
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Baylor
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Baylor
Played his entire career under Dave Aranda.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Dave Aranda — 17-22 over that span.
2023Baylor3-9HC: Dave Aranda · Balanced
2024Baylor8-5HC: Dave Aranda · Run-leaning
2025Baylor5-7HC: Dave Aranda · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2026Baylor1-1HC: Dave Aranda · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidenceBreakout
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: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Aranda
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
59 · #135 of 364 corners
Former four-star. Now #135 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #6 of 29 Big 12 CBs
How the All-Big 12 estimate is computed
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. 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 44–3
2 TOT · 2 SOLO
Dominant 41-point win at home against Prairie View A&M.
With N. Bennett — 301 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 29.6 · 13 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD · C. Knighten — 66 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Baylor
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Baylor
Returning around him
- 2 Baylor players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (31 in / 32 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Baylor · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #43 · 2026 recruiting class #57
DNA match
Player DNA
Ball Hawk
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Emmanuel Karnley’s 2025 season.
74%match
Matches Emmanuel on
Height
Tackle volume
Weight
Differs from Emmanuel on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Branden Strozier's junior season at Clemson (2025).
67%match
Matches Branden on
Class year
Weight
Tackle volume
Differs from Branden on
Height (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Levar Thornton Jr.
Background
2025 (Redshirt Sophomore): Started all 11 games played at corner … Missed the Oklahoma State game due to injury … Finished with 30 tackles, half a tackle for a loss, one interception and seven pass break-ups … According to PFF, totaled 522 defensive snaps and 239 in coverage … Graded as 70.2 by P...
The secondary · Baylor
- #3Devyn Bobby77 tackles · 2025
- #8Jacob Redding53 tackles · 2025
- #14Daniel Cobbs39 tackles · 2025
- #17Tyler Turner30 tackles · 2025
- #25Levar Thornton Jr.27 tackles · 2025
26 more on the roster · Baylor team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology