2018-19 Football Roster

1 Kris Thornton

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 164
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Manassas, Va.
  • Highschool Osbourn

Biography

ONE-YEAR LETTERMAN - Receiver who could project as an all-conference performer as his career develops...leading returning receiver from a year ago...continued to impress in spring drills and had a 21-yard scoring strike in the second scrimmage...will switch to jersey number 1 after wearing 80 as a freshman.

2017 – Played in all 11 games and led the team in receptions with 33 catches for 340 yards and co-led the team in touchdowns receptions with two...averaged 10.9 receiving yards per catch and 30.9 receiving  yards per game...caught at least one pass in nine of 11 games…had breakout game in season finale against Wofford with 12 catches for 108 yards and two touchdowns receptions...his Wofford game was the first 100 yards receiving contest by a Keydet since Javeon Lara (100 yards) against Western Carolina on November 5, 2016...amassed 21 catches over the last three games of the season including six receptions at ETSU Nov. 4...longest reception was 37 yards versus Samford Oct. 7...named to SoCon All-Freshman Team.

HIGH SCHOOL  - As a senior wide receiver, caught 94 passes for 1,601 yards for an average of 17 yards per catch and 160 receiving yards per game in 2016...had 16 touchdown receptions in 2016, including a long of 89 yards...carried the ball 15 times for 102 yards as a senior for a 6.8 yards per rush average...totaled 31 touchdowns in high school, composed by 16 receiving TDs as a senior, 12 rushing TDs as a junior and three kickoff returns for touchdowns...logged 3,197 all-purpose yards between his junior and senior seasons, including 2,053 in 2016...a kickoff and punt return specialist, returned two kickoffs for touchdowns as a senior and one as a junior...as a senior returned nine kickoffs for 325 yards for a 36.1 average per kickoff return, including a 95-yard touchdown return...as a junior returned nine kickoffs for 303 yards for a 33.7 average, including a long of 80 yards...also returned four punts in 2015 for 43 yards for a 10.8 punt return average....earned 182 receiving yards on 20 catches his junior year for 9.1 yards per catch.

MAJOR - Psychology major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 84

    2017-18Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'8" 160 lbs
    84
  • 1

    2018-19Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    5'8" 164 lbs
    1