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Class of 2027 · cornerback

Kingston Thornton

6-1, 185 · Dallas Parish Episcopal · Dallas, TX

Committed to Northwestern since Jun 12

67offer strength · No. 821
0.8789composite · 3-star
12offers · 8 power

His offers

12 offers · visited 2
Northwestern logoNorthwestern
Big Ten · strength 75
Committed
offered Apr 29
BYU logoBYU
Big 12 · strength 84
cool
offered May 7
TCU logoTCU
Big 12 · strength 78
cool
offered May 16
Duke logoDuke
ACC · strength 60
cold
offered May 6
Baylor logoBaylor
Big 12 · strength 63
cold
offered May 4
Colorado logoColorado
Big 12 · strength 55
cool
official visit Jun 5
Show all 12 offersOklahoma State logoOklahoma State
Big 12 · strength 53
cool
offered May 11
SMU logoSMU
ACC · strength 58
cold
offered Apr 29
Western Michigan logoWestern Michigan
Mid-American · strength 41
cold
offered Apr 29
Army logoArmy
American Athletic · strength 25
cold
offered Apr 29
UTEP logoUTEP
Conference USA · strength 16
cold
offered May 6
Dartmouth logoDartmouth
cold
offered Apr 21
Best programs first, by what each offer is worth in our grade: program strength times how rarely that program offers (how it is made). Warm means an offer, visit or camp in the last 60 days or an official visit in the last 120; cool, contact in the last 180; cold, older or a decommit. A count is the offers on record, not every offer the staffs made.

Where he fits

best 3 of 12 offers
Best fits
Northwestern logoNorthwestern Committed
Thin at defensive back (10 with 2+ years left); has started 2 defensive backs his size since 2022; 4 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season
No. 1SMU logoSMU
Thin at defensive back (9 with 2+ years left); has started 2 defensive backs his size since 2022; 4 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season
No. 2Baylor logoBaylor
Thin at defensive back (10 with 2+ years left); has started 2 defensive backs his size since 2022; 5 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season
No. 3
Need (how thin the program is at his spot) x fit (whether it starts players his size) x room (who leaves after this season), and while he is uncommitted, STM odds. How it is made. Not advice, and never a dollar figure.
Where his size starts

391 of the 1,126 FBS starters at cornerback since 2022 were his size (6-0 to 6-2, 172 to 198 pounds): most in the Big Ten (77), SEC (61) and ACC (59). Programs that start it most: Ohio State (10), Notre Dame (8) and Stanford (8). Of his offers, TCU (3), Duke (3), UTEP (3) and Northwestern (2) have started it.

Who needs him

Of his 12 offers, SMU has the thinnest room at defensive back: 9 with 2+ years left of 20, 4 in their last year, 8 portal exits in 3 seasons, 1 commit this cycle. Also thin there: Oklahoma State, Duke and Northwestern.

Starter seasons 2022-2026: six or more games in one of the position's starting slots by volume (college snap counts are not public). How it is made. Room is 2+ years left plus 2027 commits at the spot against the 68 programs mapped (the power conferences and Notre Dame); exits are the 2024-2026 portal feeds. How it is made.

Boards that looked like his

1 of 10 drafted
Jermaine KellyJermaine Kelly
Class of 2013 · CB · signed Washington
6 offers from top-25 programs; Thornton had 2; both about 6-1, 180
Drafted 2018, round 7, No. 222 from San José State
match 72
Jordan Burks
Class of 2023 · SF · signing not on record
3 offers from top-25 programs; Thornton had 2
Not drafted yet
match 70
DaeJuan Funderburk
Class of 2014 · S · signing not on record
2 offers from top-25 programs; Thornton had 2; both about 6-1, 180
Not drafted
match 69
Miami logoKacy Rodgers
Class of 2010 · S · signed Miami
7 offers from top-25 programs; Thornton had 2; both about 6-2, 185
Not drafted
match 69
Korrin Wiggins
Class of 2013 · S · signing not on record
3 offers from top-25 programs; Thornton had 2; both about 6-1, 190
Not drafted
match 69
Show all 10
Hasean Clinton-Dix
Class of 2011 · DB · signing not on record
9 offers from top-25 programs; Thornton had 2; both about 6-2, 190
Not drafted
match 69
UCLA logoColin Samuel
Class of 2015 · CB · signed UCLA
3 offers from top-25 programs; Thornton had 2; both about 6-2, 185
Not drafted
match 68
Dymonte ThomasDymonte Thomas
Class of 2013 · S · signed Michigan
5 offers from top-25 programs; Thornton had 2; both about 6-1, 190
Not drafted
match 68
DeMarcus Milliner
Class of 2010 · DB · signing not on record
6 offers from top-25 programs; Thornton had 2; both about 6-2, 180
Not drafted
match 68
Nebraska logoMarquel Dismuke
Class of 2016 · S · signed Nebraska
3 offers from top-25 programs; Thornton had 2; both about 6-1, 180
Not drafted
match 68
Past recruits whose offer boards looked most like his: same position, about the same size, offers from programs of the same strength, about as many. Past boards are offers at signing day; his is the board he holds today (Nov 2, 2026). Classes 2016 to 2026 are thin in our record today, so most matches come from 2010 to 2015. 9 of these 10 have finished their draft window. History, not a forecast for him.

Timeline

15 dated moves since Apr 21, 2026
Northwestern logoCommitted NorthwesternJun 12
Colorado logoOfficial visit ColoradoJun 5
Northwestern logoOfficial visit NorthwesternMay 29
TCU logoOffered TCUMay 16
Oklahoma State logoOffered Oklahoma StateMay 11
BYU logoOffered BYUMay 7
Duke logoOffered DukeMay 6
UTEP logoOffered UTEPMay 6
Show all 15 moves
Baylor logoOffered BaylorMay 4
Colorado logoOffered ColoradoMay 1
Army logoOffered ArmyApr 29
Northwestern logoOffered NorthwesternApr 29
SMU logoOffered SMUApr 29
Western Michigan logoOffered Western MichiganApr 29
Dartmouth logoOffered DartmouthApr 21
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