Corey Thornton

Height:
6-1
Weight:
195
Position:
DB
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Miami, Fla.
High School:
Booker T. Washington
Prev School:
UCF

2024: Appeared in Named All-ACC Honorable Mention .., played in all 13 games with 12 starts ... totaled 38 tackles ... ended the season with two interceptions ... recorded three total tackles in the season opener against Austin Peay... completed five total tackles against Georgia Tech... completed one solo tackle on the road against Notre Dame... recorded four solo tackles against UVA... completed three total tackles against No. 6 Miami...completed two total tackles on the road against Boston College winning 31-27... recorded five solo tackles in the programs first win against Clemson beating them 33-21... Recorded one interception and six total tackles on the road against Stanford...closed the year with four tackles.

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.