Dionte Thornton
Sacramento State Hornets
64
Depth

Dionte Thornton

Sacramento State HornetsRebuilding
LCBDefenseDepthTRANSFER · Portland State
Projected Starter

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Dionte Thornton is the projected starter at LCB for Sacramento State Hornets.

Dionte Thornton is the projected starting LCB on a Rebuilding Sacramento State — 64 OVR.

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Depth at LCB · Sacramento State Hornets

  1. 1264Dionte ThorntonStarter
  2. 21252Malikai Nichols

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The Story

Focal Point of the Defense

A 3-star recruit out of Lawndale, ranked #1,341 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 10 tackles, 0 INT, 2 PBU. That's 38% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 64 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,341 NatlTeam Share38%
Carson, CA
Jersey
#2
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'4"
Weight
183 lbs
Transfer
Portland State

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
—1002

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8478
National Rank
#1341
High School
Lawndale
Hometown
Lawndale, CA

Why this rating?

On a 62-rated defense; 49th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.60 for competition level) put them +2 vs unit starters → 64.

Team defense (SP+)
62
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 49% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 49% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.60)
Depth-chart adjustment
+2 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 27LMASSTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 35-6

Sep 20LNDSUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-10

Sep 13LFRESTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 49-3

Sep 6WMVSUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 52-0

Aug 29LEMUTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 28-17

Dionte Thornton's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

10 tkl · 2 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement100%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.