Senior wide receiver for Northern Illinois. 2022: 30 catches, 327 receiving yards.
5′11″ · 191 lb · Miami, FL
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.
The story
4 wide receiver for Northern Illinois. 2022: 30 catches, 327 receiving yards.
Recruiting
ATH recruit
No. 2917 nationally · Signed with Florida International
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonShemar Thornton
Moves the chains on third down. Shemar Thornton has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt: 81 rec yds, 6 receptions against Eastern Illinois — Week 1, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Northern Illinois, 1,156 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Rod Carey → Thomas Hammock. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Concern: catch rate (6th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.8 | 51.6 | 10.7 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.5 | 17.2 | 12.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.2 | 33.4 | 9.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.5 | 40.0 | 13.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rob Harley
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Two-star recruit. Now #362 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 30 | 327 | 10.9 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Florida International | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2019 | Florida International | 51 | 668 | 13.1 | 5 | -- |
| 2018 | Florida International | 7 | 134 | 19.1 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 93 | 1,156 | 12.4 | 7 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2022
W 34–27
6 rec · 81 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
With R. Lombardi — 192 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 67.2 · H. Waylee — 83 rush yds (14 car) · 1 TD
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-27vs Eastern Illinois | 6 | 81 | 13.5 | 0 | 38 | Season-high 81 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 35-38@ Tulsa | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 3 | L 28-38vs Vanderbilt | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 4 | L 23-31@ Kentucky | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 7 | W 39-10@ Eastern Michigan | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-24@ Ohio | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 10 | L 22-35vs Central Michigan | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 12 | L 23-29vs Miami (OH) | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 13 | L 12-44vs Akron | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 15 | |
| Total | 30 | 327 | 11.3 | 0 | 38 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Luke Wysong’s 2021 season.
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Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Marshel Martin’s path through Sacramento State.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Luke Wysong's senior season at New Mexico (2022).
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Player DNA