2022 Football Roster
Ray Thornton III
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 206
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Columbus, Ga.
- Prev School:
- Clemson
- High School:
- Central HS
Transferred to USF after seeing action in three seasons at Clemson, including two starts at safety and being a core special teams contributorโฆtallied 27 career tackles in 15 games at Clemsonโฆwith a COVID year, will have three seasons of eligibility remaining.
2022: Saw action in three gamesโฆposted three tackles and a pass break-up on the yearโฆposted two tackles at No.18 Florida (9/17)โฆhad a tackle at Louisville (9/24).
2021 (CLEMSON):ย A core special teams contributor โฆ tallied ten tackles with a pass breakup in 75 snaps this seasonโฆ credited with a special teams tackle at Syracuse โฆ added two tackles at No. 23 Pitt and shared team special teams player of the game honors โฆ had one tackle vs. Florida State โฆ notched six tackles (one for loss) vs. UConn โฆ contributed a tackle and a pass breakup vs. No. 13 Wake Forest โฆย made one tackle at South Carolina.
2020 (CLEMSON):ย Credited with 17 tackles and a pass breakup in 158 snaps over 12 games (two starts) โฆ recorded two tackles at Wake Forest โฆ added a tackle vs. The Citadel, vs. Virginia and vs. No. 7 Miami โฆ added three tackles at Georgia Tech โฆ made one tackle at No. 4 Notre Dame โฆ contributed two tackles at Virginia Tech.
2019 (CLEMSON):ย Appeared in four games while redshirting in 2019, playing three defensive snaps and contributing on special teams โฆ made collegiate debut on special teams vs. Georgia Tech โฆ contributed in a win against Charlotte โฆ played on special teams vs. Wofford and vs. Wake Forest.
CENTRAL HS:ย Georgia native who played his high school football in Alabama โฆ an athletic safety who originally joined his 2017 high school teammate Justyn Ross at Clemsonโฆ ranked as the 18th-best player in state of Alabama by ESPN.com and Rivals.com โฆ ranked as No. 13 prospect in Alabama by the Birmingham News โฆ integral reason why Central High won the state championship in 2018 with a 14-0 record โฆ bright spot in the secondary that helped Central to 52-7 win in 7A state championship game against team led by Alabama signee Taulia Tagovailoa, the brother of Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa โฆ had an interception and 68-yard return to set up a field goal in the third quarter of that game โฆ helped lead Central to its first undefeated season since 1944 and first state championship since 1993 โฆ had 57 tackles and two interceptions in 2017, helping Central to the semifinals of the state championship tournament โฆ wore No. 5 in high school โฆ played his high school football at Central High School for Jamey Dubose โฆ Clemson recruiter was Todd Bates โฆ committed to Clemson on June 22, 2018 โฆ enrolled at Clemson in January 2019.
PERSONAL:ย Born Dec. 4, 2000โฆ two-time ACC Honor Roll selection (2019-20).
