Baylor

2021 (Senior): Started all 14 games ... Led the team with 62 receptions and 10 touchdowns ... Ranked 10th all-time on BU’s career receiving yards list (2,242) ... 19 career touchdowns is tied for 8th on Baylor's all-time leader board ... Ranked 14th in career receptions at Baylor (143) ... All-Big 12 Second Team (WR) - AP and Coaches ... Preseason Third Team All-Big 12 selection by Phil Steele ... NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Big Board selection ... Finished third in the Big 12 in receiving yards (948) ... Finished fifth in the Big 12 in yards per catch (15.3) ... Finished sixth in the Big 12 in yards per game (67.7) ... Opened the season with five catches for 46 yards at Texas State (9/4) ... Had his second-career 100-yard receiving game against Texas Southern catching 5 passes for 103 yards and tying a single-game hig with two touchdowns (9/11) ... Had three catches for 31 yards at Kansas (9/18) ... Caught three passes for 44 yards and a touchdown against Iowa State (9/25) ... Tallied three catches for 52 yards including a 44 yarder at Oklahoma State (10/2) ... Surpassed 100-career receptions on Oct. 2 at OSU, becoming the 22nd Bear all-time to achieve the feat ... Went for career-best 187 yards and 2 TDs against WVU (10/9), the most receiving yards by a Baylor WR in a single game since Denzel Mims’ 192 against Oklahoma in 2017 ... Notched five catches for 84 yards in a BU win over BYU (10/16) ... Recorded five catches for 54 yards against Texas (10/30) ... In that game, Thornton threw a TD to RJ Sneed in 1st Quarter of game - Baylor’s first passing TD by a non-QB since 2015 ... Matched a career-high with two touchdowns to go with five catches and 121 at TCU (11/6) ... Tallied four catches for 41 yards and a touchdown in an upset win over Oklahoma (11/13) ... Recorded five catches for 75 yards in a road win at Kansas State (11/20) ... Had four catches for 37 yards in home finale (11/27) ... Caught six passes for 71 yards and a touchdown in the Big 12 Championship Game (12/4) ... Had one catch that went for a touchdown in Baylor's Sugar Bowl win over Ole Miss (1/1). 

2020 (Junior): Started all six games he played in ... Tallied 16 receptions for 158 yards and a touchdown in 2020 ... 24th all-time at Baylor in career receiving yards with 1,256 ... 11th all-time at BU in yards per reception (16.0) ... Started against KU (9/26), did not record a stat ... Hauled in four catches for 45 yards against WVU (10/3) ... Had four catches for 22 yards at Texas (10/24) ... Started vs. TCU (10/31) but left the game early with an injury ... Did not play at Iowa State (11/7) and Texas Tech (11/14) ... Scored his first touchdown of the season on a 25-yard TD catch on fourth down at OU (12/5), finished the game with four receptions for 53 yards ... Did not play vs. OSU (12/12).

2019 (Sophomore): All-Big 12 honorable mention ... appeared in all 14 games on the year, starting 11 of those, finished with 45 receptions for 782 yards and five touchdowns ... had 4 receptions for 38 yards in the Sugar Bowl vs. Georgia (1/1) ... had 2 receptions for 69 yards, long of 51, vs. OU in the Big 12 title game (12/7) .. at Kansas (11/30) hauled in 4 receptions for 69 yards and 1 TD on a 51-yd reception, his second longest of the season ... started his ninth game of the season vs. Texas (11/23) but did not record a stat ... made his eighth start of the year vs. Oklahoma (11/16), making 1 reception for 1 yard ... in his seventh start of the year, tallied 3 receptions for 19 yards at TCU (11/9) ... made his sixth start of the year vs. WVU (10/31), hauling in 5 receptions for 86 yards with a long of 43 yards at a key moment in the fourth quarter to extend a drive and solidify the game for the Bears ... in his fifth start of the year at OSU (10/19), had 96 yards on 2 receptions, including a career-long of 78 yards, the third-longest pass play in program history to not result in a touchdown ... made his fourth start of the year vs. Texas Tech (10/12), collecting 4 receptions for 83 yards, including a long of 41 yards ... hauled in his third TD of the season, finishing with 4 receptions for 92 yards at K-State (10/5) ... had a career night vs. Iowa State (9/28), recording his first career 100+ yard passing performance with 141 yards on a career-best 11 receptions, tying for 15th most in Baylor history in a single game, alos had 1 TD reception ... hauled in 3 receptions, including a career-long of 44 yards at Rice (9/21) ... caught one pass for16-yd pass vs. UTSA (9/7) ... caught his first touchdown pass of the year, a 9-yd reception, his only catch of theday vs. SFA (8/31). 

2018 (Freshman): Appeared in all 13 games, making two starts, vs. TCU and at Iowa State ... Finished with 20 receptions for 354 yards, 3 TDs, 5 kick returns for 83 yards and 2 rush attempts for 2 yards ... Had 3 receptions for 72 yards and a long of 30 yards vs. Vanderbilt in the Texas Bowl (12/27) ... Hauled in a career-long pass of 41 yards vs. Texas Tech (11/24), the longest TD reception of the year for the Bears, his third TD of the season, finished with 2 receptions for 51 yards ... Started his second-consecutive game vs. TCU (11/17), but did not record a stat ... In his first collegiate start at Iowa State (11/10), had 2 receptions for 20 yards ... Made his first collegiate start vs. OSU (11/3), but did not record a stat ... Tied his career-high with 3 receptions for 36 yards at West Virginia (10/25) ...  Had 1 reception for 0 yards and kickoff return for 11 yards vs. K-State (10/6) ... Collected 1 reception for 11 yards at Oklahoma (9/29) ... Had 3 receptions for 50 yards, including a 39-yard TD reception, tying his career-long catch vs. Kansas (9/22) ... Tallied his first-career TD vs. Duke (9/15), finishing with 3 receptions for a career-high 92 yards and 1 TD, career-long reception of 39 yards ... Collected his first two collegiate receptions at UTSA, one for a career-long of 25 yards, also returned 2 kickoffs for 26 yards ... Made his collegiate debut vs. ACU (9/1) ...  Enrolled in Jan. 2018. 

High School: Fleet-footed wide receiver with exceptional hands for coach Tim “Ice” Harris at Booker T. Washington High … more than 1,100 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns … added 214 rushing yards with three scores … also played quarterback as a senior with three touchdown passes … two-time All-Dade honoree … rated four stars by 247 Sports … No. 37 player in Florida … No. 257 nationally … No. 44 wide receiver in the country … Four-star recruit according to Rivals … No. 42 in Florida … No. 237 nationally … No. 42 wide receiver in the country … Ranked three stars by ESPN … No. 83 in Florida … No. 86 wide out nationally … also a standout in track … personal best of 10.50 in 100 meters … 200-meter PR is 21.07 … selected Baylor over Florida, Georgia, Miami (Fla.), LSU and Tennessee.

Personal: Son of Latasha Jackson and Tyron Thornton ... majoring in communications ... has four siblings: D’Andre Clayton, Tyron Thornton Jr., Shaquise Clayton, Tyquiesha Thornton.