Khyri
Thornton.
Khyri
Thornton.
Southern Miss· 6'3"· 304 lb· 5.03s 40
One-gap 4-3 penetrating front
Rotational 3-tech who can grow into a starting role by year two.
Two-gap 3-4 defense where his lack of consistent anchor against double teams would be exposed.
Thornton's athleticism makes him a good fit for schemes that prioritize interior penetration and disruption.
Selected #85 overall in Round 3 of the 2014 NFL Draft by Green Bay Packers out of Southern Miss.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 5.03sp50
- Vertical
- 29inp50
- Broad jump
- 112inp50
- Three-cone
- 7.83sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.76sp50
- Bench
- 28repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Southern Miss | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Khyri Thornton was drafted by the Green Bay Packers but was released before playing a regular season game for them. He played defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions for three seasons, primarily as a reserve.