Dont'e Thornton Jr.

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Las Vegas Raiders in the fourth round (108th overall) of the 2025 Draft, April 26, 2024.

AT A GLANCE
• Played in 51 career games with 12 starts over four collegiate seasons, including two seasons at Oregon (2021-22) before transferring to Tennessee for his final two seasons (2023-24).
• Finished his college career with 65 receptions for 1,426 yards (21.9 avg.) and 10 touchdowns.
• In 2024, recorded 26 receptions for 661 yards (25.4 avg.) and six touchdowns. His 25.4 average yards per reception led the FBS in 2024, while his six receptions of 50+ yards were the most in the FBS.

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Las Vegas Raiders in the fourth round (108th overall) of the 2025 Draft, April 26, 2024.

AT A GLANCE
• Played in 51 career games with 12 starts over four collegiate seasons, including two seasons at Oregon (2021-22) before transferring to Tennessee for his final two seasons (2023-24).
• Finished his college career with 65 receptions for 1,426 yards (21.9 avg.) and 10 touchdowns.
• In 2024, recorded 26 receptions for 661 yards (25.4 avg.) and six touchdowns. His 25.4 average yards per reception led the FBS in 2024, while his six receptions of 50+ yards were the most in the FBS.

COLLEGE: Played in 51 career games (12 starts) over four collegiate seasons, including two seasons at Oregon (2021-22) before transferring to Tennessee where he spent his final two seasons (2023-24)…Finished his college career with 65 receptions for 1,426 yards (21.9 avg.) and 10 touchdowns…Senior (2024): Played in all 13 games (four starts) and led the Vols in receiving yards (661) and touchdown catches (six), finishing the year with 26 total receptions…Led the nation in average yards per reception (25.4) receptions of 50+ yards (six)…Ranked 12th in the league in touchdown grabs (six)… Recorded his first collegiate multi-touchdown performance in season opener against Chattanooga, tallying three receptions for 105 yards and two touchdowns, including a 36-yard catch-and-run for his first score in Neyland Stadium… Hauled in two receptions for 64 yards with a long of 53 in the Vols' victory over Kent State…Logged a 66-yard touchdown reception against the Sooners in the first quarter for the first touchdown of the game…Caught two passes for 73 yards in road win at Oklahoma…Hauled in one pass for 42 yards on the road at Arkansas…Made one reception for 11 yards against Florida…Caught three passes for 70 yards against No. 7 Alabama, including an explosive 55-yard reception in the third quarter to set up Tennessee's second touchdown of the game…Hauled in a career-high five catches for 36 yards against Kentucky…Caught three passes for 104 yards, including a 73-yard touchdown reception against Mississippi State… and had two catches for 24 yards against UTEP…Had an impressive outing against Vanderbilt, finishing with a Tennessee career-high 118 receiving yards and two touchdowns on three receptions, marking his second-career multi-touchdown performance...His second touchdown at Vanderbilt went for 86 yards, marking the longest of his career and also the longest for UT since a 90-yard reception by Mark Jones against Georgia in 2003…Junior (2023): Played in nine games with three starts in his first season with Tennessee and finished the year with 13 catches for 224 yards and one score…Sophomore (2022): Played in 11 of Oregon's first 12 games, making three starts, before opting to enter the transfer portal…Finished the season with 17 catches for 366 yards and a touchdown, averaging a team-best 21.5 yards per catch…Posted 13 receptions of 10-plus yards, seven of 20-plus yards, four of 30-plus yards and two of 50-plus yards…One of 10 Pac-12 players and one of three Ducks with multiple 50-plus yard catches…Freshman (2021): Played in all 14 games for the Ducks as a true freshman with two starts and caught nine passes for 175 yards and two touchdowns.

PERSONAL: Attended Mount St. Joseph in Baltimore, Md., where he finished his high school career with 78 receptions for 1,881 yards and 26 touchdowns while averaging 24.1 yards per catch despite his senior season being postponed due to COVID-19…Posted 11 games with 100+ receiving yards over his final two seasons… Caught multiple touchdown passes in seven career games, including three with a career-high three touchdown receptions…As a junior, helped lead Mount St. Joseph to the 2019 MIAA Class A state championship with a 10-2 record, finishing his junior campaign with 38 receptions for 1,021 yards and 16 touchdowns in 11 games played…Also a standout in track and field.