Omar Thornton

Spent first two seasons at Boston College before arriving at Miami…Totaled 111 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, one interception and five forced fumbles with Eagles…Saw action in 23 games and made 14 starts over two years (2024-2025) with Eagles…In final year, played in all 12 games with 11 starts at safety, totaling 82 tackles, including eight for loss, four forced fumbles, two sacks, one interception, one pass breakup and one quarterback hit … Earned All-ACC Honorable Mention Honors…Sacked quarterback Aidan Chiles for a 7-yard loss in the fourth quarter at Michigan State (9/6), his first career sack, to go along with a career-high 11 tackles en route to ACC Defensive Back of the Week honors…Intercepted quarterback Jaron Keawe Sagapolutele in the first quarter vs. California (9/27), his first career interception…Finished with 10 tackles at Pittsburgh (10/4), marking second time in career reaching double-digit tackles…Finished with four tackles vs. Clemson (10/11)…Totaled 10 or more tackles for the third time vs. Connecticut (10/18)…Tallied team-high nine tackles at Louisville (10/25)…Had third force fumble of season vs Notre Dame (11/1) to go with team-leading nine total tackles…Had forced fumble vs Georgia Tech (11/15), fourth forced fumble, to go with nine tackles…Had 3-yard sack in fourth quarter at Syracuse (11/29), second career sack to go with four tackles…Played in 11 games and started three at free safety as true freshman in 2024…Totaled 29 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss…Recorded two tackles in collegiate debut vs. Duquesne (9/7)…Posted season-high nine tackles with two TFLs against Louisville (10/25) in first career start…Made four solo stops vs. Syracuse (11/9)… Collected four tackles against North Carolina (11/23)…Chipped in with three tackles vs. Pittsburgh (11/30)…Contributed three tackles and a forced fumble against Nebraska (12/28) in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl.

Played at American Heritage… named the 2M-1M Defensive Player of the Year by Miami Herald… Totaled 81 tackles, 14 TFLs, eight sacks and two interceptions… Played both inside and outside linebacker, while occasionally dropping back to play safety.