2021 Football Roster
Roster
Thornton, Dont'e

Jersey Number 10
Dont'e Thornton
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 197
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Baltimore, Md.
- High School:
- Mount Saint Joseph HS
Bio
As A Sophomore (2022)
Played in 11 of Oregon’s first 12 games, making three starts, before opting to enter the transfer portal … Caught 17 passes for 366 yards and a touchdown, averaging a team-best 21.53 yards per catch … 13 receptions of 10-plus yards, seven of 20-plus yards, four of 30-plus yards and two of 50-plus yards … One of 10 Pac-12 players and one of three Ducks with multiple 50-plus yard catches … vs. Eastern Washington (Sept. 10): Matched career-high with four catches for 60 yards … at Washington State (Sept. 24): 42-yard reception in Oregon’s comeback win … vs. No. 25 Washington (Nov. 12): Third career touchdown on a 46-yard reception … vs. No. 10 Utah (Nov. 19): Tied career-high with four catches for a career-high 151 yards, including 101 in the first half … First Duck to surpass 150 receiving yards in a game since 2019 … First career 100-yard receiving performance … Two catches of 50-plus yards in the game, including a season-long 58-yard catch in the second quarter.
As A Freshman (2021)
Played in all 14 games for the Ducks as a true freshman … Made two starts at wide receiver … Caught nine passes for 175 yards and two touchdowns, headlined by four catches for 90 yards and a score in the Valero Alamo Bowl … Played 218 total snaps, including 165 on offense … vs. Stony Brook (Sept. 18): Impressed in first offensive playing time, catching two passes for 60 yards and his first career touchdown … First TD came on first collegiate touch, a 54-yard catch-and-run from fellow freshman Ty Thompson … at No. 23 Utah (Nov. 20): Caught two passes for 16 yards … vs. No. 16 Oklahoma (Dec. 29): Closed the season with the best game of his freshman year, setting career-highs with four catches for 90 yards and a touchdown … TD came on a 66-yard pass from Anthony Brown.
High School
Consensus four-star recruit and top-100 player nationally by the 247 composite (No. 53), Rivals (No. 56), 247Sports (No. 72) and ESPN (No. 88) … A top-15 wide receiver nationally by Rivals the 247 composite (No. 6), Rivals (No. 9), 247Sports (No. 10) and ESPN (No. 13) … No. 1 rated wide receiver in Maryland by all the recruiting services, and a consensus top-4 player overall by 247Sports (No. 2), the 247 composite (No. 2), Rivals (No. 3) and ESPN (No. 4) … No. 32 ranked player in preseason SI99 by SI All-American … Named to the PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team and the magazine’s No. 63 player overall … Selected to play in the 2021 All-American Bowl and the 2021 Polynesian Bowl … A two-time Baltimore Sun All-Metro selection, as well as a two-time all-state and all-conference pick … Finished career with 78 receptions for 1,881 yards and 26 touchdowns while averaging 24.1 yards per catch and 75.2 receiving yards per game despite senior season getting postponed because of COVID-19 … Three-year letterwinner with 11 100-yard receiving games over the final two seasons … Had multiple receptions in 20 of 22 games played over last two seasons while totaling seven games with multiple TD catches … Caught multiple-TD passes in seven career games, including three with a career-high three TD receptions … As a junior, helped lead team to the 2019 MIAA Class A state championship with a 10-2 record … Finished season with 38 receptions for 1,021 yards and 16 touchdowns in 11 games played while averaging 24.9 yards per catch and 92.8 receiving yards per game … Finished with six 100-yard receiving games including a season high 130 yards receiving on five receptions with a TD in a win over Franklin … Had 126 yards and two touchdowns on three catches in win over Archbishop Spalding … Totaled 117 yards on five catches with three TDs in a win vs. Avalon … Finished with 113 yards receiving on career-high eight receptions with two touchdowns in a win vs. Calvert Hall … Had 111 yards on three catches, all TDs, in win vs. Gilman … Finished with 110 yards on three catches with a TD in a win over Holy Spirit … Put together three consecutive games with 100 yards receiving, combining for 341 yards on 16 catches with eight touchdowns, in wins vs. Calvert Hall, Gilman and Avalon … Had back-to-back 100-yard games vs. Franklin and Archbishop Spalding combining for 256 yards on eight receptions with three TDs … Finished with multiple catches in 10 of 11 games, including career-high eight vs. Calvert Hall … Had five catches twice, four catches once, three catches three times and a pair of receptions three times … Had multiple TDs in five games with three against Gilman and Avalon and two apiece vs. St. Mary’s Ryken, Calvert Hall and Archbishop Spalding … Put together a three-game stretch with 8 TDs with two vs. Calvert Hall and then three each vs. Gilman and Avalon … Caught at least one TD in nine of 11 games played … As a sophomore, helped team to a 10-2 record, including a 2-0 record in the Maryland Christian School Invitational Postseason Tournament … Finished with 40 receptions for 860 yards and 10 TDs while averaging 21.5 yards per catch and 71.7 yards per game … Totaled five 100-yard games including a pair of career-high 140-yard receiving games .. Finished with 140 yards on six receptions with three TDs vs. Holy Spirit, while also totaling 140 yards in a win over Calvert Hall on six receptions with one TD … Posted two 129-yard receiving games with the first coming in the season-opening win against St. Mary’s Ryken on four receptions … Also had 129 yards receiving on six catches with two TDs in a playoff win vs. National Christian Academy … Finished with 101 yards receiving on four catches vs. Archbishop Spalding … Finished season with multiple catches in 10 of 11 games played including a season-high six receptions three times … Also had three four-catch games, a three-reception game and three two-catch contests … Had at least one TD catch in seven of 11 games with two multi-TD games including a three-TD day in a win vs. Holy Spirit … Had a stretch with at least one TD catch in five straight games finishing with seven total TDs in the run … High school coaches were Dom Damico and Rich Holzer … Lettered in track and field as a freshman and sophomore … Earned a spot on the honor roll in five separate semesters … Also recruited by Arizona State, Auburn, Baylor, Colorado, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Maryland, Miami (Fla.), Michigan, Nebraska, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Tennessee, Texas, UCF, USC, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Washington State, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Played in 11 of Oregon’s first 12 games, making three starts, before opting to enter the transfer portal … Caught 17 passes for 366 yards and a touchdown, averaging a team-best 21.53 yards per catch … 13 receptions of 10-plus yards, seven of 20-plus yards, four of 30-plus yards and two of 50-plus yards … One of 10 Pac-12 players and one of three Ducks with multiple 50-plus yard catches … vs. Eastern Washington (Sept. 10): Matched career-high with four catches for 60 yards … at Washington State (Sept. 24): 42-yard reception in Oregon’s comeback win … vs. No. 25 Washington (Nov. 12): Third career touchdown on a 46-yard reception … vs. No. 10 Utah (Nov. 19): Tied career-high with four catches for a career-high 151 yards, including 101 in the first half … First Duck to surpass 150 receiving yards in a game since 2019 … First career 100-yard receiving performance … Two catches of 50-plus yards in the game, including a season-long 58-yard catch in the second quarter.
As A Freshman (2021)
Played in all 14 games for the Ducks as a true freshman … Made two starts at wide receiver … Caught nine passes for 175 yards and two touchdowns, headlined by four catches for 90 yards and a score in the Valero Alamo Bowl … Played 218 total snaps, including 165 on offense … vs. Stony Brook (Sept. 18): Impressed in first offensive playing time, catching two passes for 60 yards and his first career touchdown … First TD came on first collegiate touch, a 54-yard catch-and-run from fellow freshman Ty Thompson … at No. 23 Utah (Nov. 20): Caught two passes for 16 yards … vs. No. 16 Oklahoma (Dec. 29): Closed the season with the best game of his freshman year, setting career-highs with four catches for 90 yards and a touchdown … TD came on a 66-yard pass from Anthony Brown.
High School
Consensus four-star recruit and top-100 player nationally by the 247 composite (No. 53), Rivals (No. 56), 247Sports (No. 72) and ESPN (No. 88) … A top-15 wide receiver nationally by Rivals the 247 composite (No. 6), Rivals (No. 9), 247Sports (No. 10) and ESPN (No. 13) … No. 1 rated wide receiver in Maryland by all the recruiting services, and a consensus top-4 player overall by 247Sports (No. 2), the 247 composite (No. 2), Rivals (No. 3) and ESPN (No. 4) … No. 32 ranked player in preseason SI99 by SI All-American … Named to the PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team and the magazine’s No. 63 player overall … Selected to play in the 2021 All-American Bowl and the 2021 Polynesian Bowl … A two-time Baltimore Sun All-Metro selection, as well as a two-time all-state and all-conference pick … Finished career with 78 receptions for 1,881 yards and 26 touchdowns while averaging 24.1 yards per catch and 75.2 receiving yards per game despite senior season getting postponed because of COVID-19 … Three-year letterwinner with 11 100-yard receiving games over the final two seasons … Had multiple receptions in 20 of 22 games played over last two seasons while totaling seven games with multiple TD catches … Caught multiple-TD passes in seven career games, including three with a career-high three TD receptions … As a junior, helped lead team to the 2019 MIAA Class A state championship with a 10-2 record … Finished season with 38 receptions for 1,021 yards and 16 touchdowns in 11 games played while averaging 24.9 yards per catch and 92.8 receiving yards per game … Finished with six 100-yard receiving games including a season high 130 yards receiving on five receptions with a TD in a win over Franklin … Had 126 yards and two touchdowns on three catches in win over Archbishop Spalding … Totaled 117 yards on five catches with three TDs in a win vs. Avalon … Finished with 113 yards receiving on career-high eight receptions with two touchdowns in a win vs. Calvert Hall … Had 111 yards on three catches, all TDs, in win vs. Gilman … Finished with 110 yards on three catches with a TD in a win over Holy Spirit … Put together three consecutive games with 100 yards receiving, combining for 341 yards on 16 catches with eight touchdowns, in wins vs. Calvert Hall, Gilman and Avalon … Had back-to-back 100-yard games vs. Franklin and Archbishop Spalding combining for 256 yards on eight receptions with three TDs … Finished with multiple catches in 10 of 11 games, including career-high eight vs. Calvert Hall … Had five catches twice, four catches once, three catches three times and a pair of receptions three times … Had multiple TDs in five games with three against Gilman and Avalon and two apiece vs. St. Mary’s Ryken, Calvert Hall and Archbishop Spalding … Put together a three-game stretch with 8 TDs with two vs. Calvert Hall and then three each vs. Gilman and Avalon … Caught at least one TD in nine of 11 games played … As a sophomore, helped team to a 10-2 record, including a 2-0 record in the Maryland Christian School Invitational Postseason Tournament … Finished with 40 receptions for 860 yards and 10 TDs while averaging 21.5 yards per catch and 71.7 yards per game … Totaled five 100-yard games including a pair of career-high 140-yard receiving games .. Finished with 140 yards on six receptions with three TDs vs. Holy Spirit, while also totaling 140 yards in a win over Calvert Hall on six receptions with one TD … Posted two 129-yard receiving games with the first coming in the season-opening win against St. Mary’s Ryken on four receptions … Also had 129 yards receiving on six catches with two TDs in a playoff win vs. National Christian Academy … Finished with 101 yards receiving on four catches vs. Archbishop Spalding … Finished season with multiple catches in 10 of 11 games played including a season-high six receptions three times … Also had three four-catch games, a three-reception game and three two-catch contests … Had at least one TD catch in seven of 11 games with two multi-TD games including a three-TD day in a win vs. Holy Spirit … Had a stretch with at least one TD catch in five straight games finishing with seven total TDs in the run … High school coaches were Dom Damico and Rich Holzer … Lettered in track and field as a freshman and sophomore … Earned a spot on the honor roll in five separate semesters … Also recruited by Arizona State, Auburn, Baylor, Colorado, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Maryland, Miami (Fla.), Michigan, Nebraska, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Tennessee, Texas, UCF, USC, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Washington State, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
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