Khyri Thornton

Quick Facts

Full Name	Khyri Thornton
Occupation	American Football Player
Date Of Birth	Nov 21, 1989(1989-11-21)
Age	35
Birthplace	Panama City
Country	United States
Birth City	Panama City
Horoscope	Capricorn

Khyri Thornton Biography

Khyri Thornton is one of the most popular and richest American Football Player who was born on November 21, 1989 in Panama City, Panama City, United States. Khyri Jerome Thornton (born November 21, 1989) is an American football defensive tackle for the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL. He played college football at Southern Miss, and was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He has also been a member of the New England Patriots, Detroit Lions, and New York Giants.

In 2011, he appeared in 14 games, starting seven at defensive tackle, and tallied 24 tackles, nine tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks with one pass batted, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. During the 2011 Hawaii Bowl, Thornton had two tackles and one half-sack.

On August 30, 2014, Thornton was placed on injured reserve after sustaining a hamstring injury in the final preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Thornton signed his rookie contract on May 19, 2014. His former defensive coordinator at Southern Miss, Derrick LeBlanc commented that Green Bay was going to get a guy who would work hard every day and that he has the talents for a long career in the NFL.

Thornton started his career with the Golden Eagles by playing in all 13 games in 2010 and recording 17 tackles, five tackles for loss, and 2.5 sacks. He had his best game of the season against Prairie View A&M where he recorded three tackles. At the end of the season, he was selected to the Conference USA All- Freshman team as voted on by the league’s head football coaches.

Khyri Thornton Net Worth

Khyri Thornton is one of the richest American Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Khyri Thornton 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com. He was ranked 16th among prep school prospects, and the 20th best prospect at defensive tackle in 2008 by ESPN. He was named to the Orlando Sentinel Top 100 and played in the North- South Football All-Star Classic.

Thornton was well recruited coming out of school and had received interest in a number of schools including Arkansas, Clemson, Florida State, and South Florida. After originally committing to South Florida, he had not been approved by USF’s academic committee, despite meeting the NCAA standard. He enrolled instead at Southern Miss, and was given a redshirt designation in 2009.

Thornton was Southern Miss’s primary defensive tackle in 2012, playing in 12 games and starting 11 of them. During the game against Western Kentucky, He intercepted a pass and returned it 12 yards. He ended his junior campaign with 36 tackles, 23 of which were solo, 9.5 tackles for loss which was the second- best on the team. He also had one sack and a forced fumble.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Khyri Thornton height 6 ft 3 in Khyri weight 300  lbs & body measurements will update soon.

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During the 2016 season, Thornton played in 13 games for the Lions, starting 6 and recording 18 tackles and a sack. Thornton took over as a starting defensive tackle for the Lions midseason due to struggles from Tyrunn Walker, but eventually lost his starting job to rookie A’Shawn Robinson and became a rotational defensive tackle.

Facts & Trivia

Khyri Ranked on the list of most popular American Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Khyri Thornton celebrates birthday on November 21 of every year.

On November 29, 2017, Thornton signed with the New York Giants. He was released on December 12, 2017.