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Corey Thornton Carolina Panthers · #31

Cornerback · 6' 1", 195 lbs · Miami, FL · Age 25

Corey Thornton is a Cornerback for the Carolina Panthers, an undrafted signing. In 2025 he recorded 14 tackles.

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Carolina Panthers · #31 · Cornerback

Corey Thornton

Season avg14 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int

Career avg14 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

14tkl

0sacks

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Scouting report

Corey Thornton — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

C+

Cornerback · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Corey Thornton is a Cornerback for the Carolina Panthers, an undrafted signing. In 2025 he recorded 14 tackles.

C+

Coverage

Ball skills

C+

Run support

C+

Coverage

Strong · defense

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Ball skills

Solid · defense

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C-

Tackling

Average · defense

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Splash plays

Elite · defense

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C+

Blitz

Solid · defense

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Act II

Where Corey Thornton stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

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29%

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23%

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22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #705 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

19Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Corey Thornton — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A+

Tackling

14 TKL

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C+

Pass rush

0.0 SACK

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A+

Coverage

3 PD

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A+

Splash

1 FF

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The engine

How the model sees Corey Thornton

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026 modeled

3–3

int

0–0

tackles

13–15

1–1

games

11–13

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 1-season history below.

What moves the pd line vs last season

Last season 3 → projected 3 pd

Baseline (recency-weighted)

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Age curve

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Net vs last season+0.1 pd

Everything it reads

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1 seasons of real box production

every game line, verified

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Recency × games weight

recent, healthy years anchor the baseline

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Year-over-year trend

his own trajectory, season to season

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Position aging curve

age 25 — applied to the projection

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Role & usage context

target / carry share and snaps fold in

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Availability signal

games last 3: 12

health

The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Corey Thornton career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Tkl	PD	INT	FF	Sack
2025	12	14	3	0	1	0
Career	12	14	3	0	1	0.0

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Tyrek Funderburk 99%M.J. Stewart 97%Cameron Mitchell 96%Donte Jackson 96%Siran Neal 96%Tarheeb Still 95%

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Context

Are the Carolina Panthers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

10–7proj record

86off index

76def index

+28net

76%playoff odds

60roster

Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades A- (86), defense B- (76) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 77, pass rush 53, coverage 99.

How his role moves

Projected 10–7 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Corey Thornton

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2001-01-30

The beginning

Corey Thornton is a Cornerback for the Carolina Panthers, in his 2nd NFL season.

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Corey Thornton is a Carolina Panthers cornerback, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 1 season (2025) he has recorded 14 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 14 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2025.

Where things stand

Where Thornton goes from here.

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Thornton's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 195 lbs
Born: Miami, FL
Age: 25
Jersey: #31

Background

Corey Thornton is from Miami, FL and is 25 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays cornerback at 6' 1", 195 lbs.

Over his 2025 season he has recorded 14 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. Thornton is currently on the Carolina Panthers roster.

The person

Corey Thornton is a depth and special-teams defensive back who has recorded 14 tackles with 0 interceptions and 3 passes defensed across his 2025 rookie season.

Coverage production0 career interceptions and 3 passes defensed.

Tackling14 career tackles from the secondary.

Playmaking1 forced fumbles.

UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Corey Thornton — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Corey Thornton, answered.

What position does Corey Thornton play?

Corey Thornton is a Cornerback for the Carolina Panthers.

When was Corey Thornton drafted?

Corey Thornton entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.

How many seasons has Corey Thornton played?

1 (2025).

What are Corey Thornton's career stats?

He has recorded 14 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Corey Thornton career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Corey Thornton Carolina Panthers · #31

Corey Thornton — the report card

Where Corey Thornton stands

Corey Thornton — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Corey Thornton

Corey Thornton career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Carolina Panthers built to win?

The Ballad of Corey Thornton

The beginning

true

Chapter

Chapter

Where things stand

Off the field

Corey Thornton — frequently asked

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Corey Thornton head-to-head

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