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Four-year player who will graduate in May 2008.
2008 - Junior Season
Played in eight games • Made one catch on the season - a 5-yarder - against Notre Dame.
2007: Played in nine games • Had three catches for 40 yards • Caught an
11-yard pass vs. South Carolina • Posted a career-best 20-yard reception at
Virginia Tech • Caught one pass for nine yards in Carolina's 37-14 victory
over James Madison.
2006 - Freshman Season
Played in eight games and had five catches for 47 yards, including a long of
15 • Caught two passes for 26 yards, including a 15-yarder, vs. South
Florida • Had one catch for eight yards at Virginia • Made two receptions
for 13 yards vs. Wake Forest • Also played on special teams • Redshirted in
2005.
St. Mark's/Blair Academy
Played high school at St. Mark's in Dallas before attending Prep School at
Blair Academy • Named the New Jersey Prep Player of the Year in 2004 •
Ranked one of the top 50 athletes in the country in 2004 by Rivals.com •
Also one of the top 100 players in Texas by Rivals.com • Although Blair
Academy was primarily a running team, he still caught 28 passes for 518
yards and four touchdowns • Also rushed for 40 yards and scored a touchdown
• Returned two kickoffs and one punt for touchdowns • Also played safety and
returned two interceptions for touchdowns • Of his 10 touchdowns, nine were
27 yards or more • Had 59 tackles at defensive back, including 33 primary,
one sack, two caused fumbles and one recovered fumble.
Personal
His brother, Kalen, played linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys in 2004-05 •
His brother, Kyle, played at Texas • His father, Bruce, played four years in
the NFL and two in the USFL • Son of Bruce Thornton and Denise Levert • Born
on May 13, 1986 • Sociology major.
