2024 Football Roster
Jersey Number 14
Corey Thornton
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 195
- Position:
- DB
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla.
- High School:
- Booker T. Washington
- Prev School:
- Miami
Bio
Before Louisville: Played four seasons at UCF … has one season remaining … appeared in 47 games with 38 starts … recorded 139 career tackles and four interceptions … registered 28 passes defended … played in 12 games in 2023 with 27 tackles and three interceptions … recorded three tackles and a pick in an 18-16 win over Boise State … totaled five tackles and an interception against Kansas State … credited with a season best six tackles against Texas Tech … appeared in 14 games, including 11 starts in 2022 … named third-team All-AAC selection by Pro Football Focus … finished seventh on UCF roster in tackles in 2022 with 50 … led Knights in pass breakups with seven … put together one of his best games against SMU with four tackles and two pass breakups in start vs. SMU; 5 solo tackles, 1 PBU in start vs. Temple … tallied eight tackles and a forced fumble at ECU … Also recorded eight tackles with a quarterback hurry at Memphis … selected third-team preseason All-AAC for '22 by Athlon Sports … appeared in 12 games, starting six times at cornerback in 2021 … earned third-team All-AAC honors from Pro Football Focus … tied for third on the team with six pass breakups … added 32 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and one sack … credited with five tackles versus Memphis and at SMU … played in and started all 10 games at cornerback as a freshman in 2020 … totaled 30 tackles, including 23 solo stops … added an interception and two pass break-ups … recorded seven tackles at South Florida … made season-high nine tackles with five unassisted in Boca Raton Bowl against BYU … named to 247 Sports' Preseason True Freshman All-America Team
High School: Helped Booker T. Washington High School in Miami, Florida, to 25-21 victory over Jacksonville Bolles for Florida 4A state title in 2019 … helped Washington to 14-2 mark as senior in 2019 … assisted BTW to No. 1 final regular-season 4A ranking by Associated Press and No. 8 in all Florida divisions by FloridaHSFootball.com … played for coach Earl Tillman.
High School: Helped Booker T. Washington High School in Miami, Florida, to 25-21 victory over Jacksonville Bolles for Florida 4A state title in 2019 … helped Washington to 14-2 mark as senior in 2019 … assisted BTW to No. 1 final regular-season 4A ranking by Associated Press and No. 8 in all Florida divisions by FloridaHSFootball.com … played for coach Earl Tillman.
