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Juan Thornhill

Juan Thornhill (born October 19, 1995) is an American professional football safety for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). Thornhill previously played for the Kansas City Chiefs, where he won two Super Bowls. He played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers.

Juan Thornhill
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Thornhill in 2023
No. 1 – Cleveland Browns
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1995-10-19) October 19, 1995 (age 29)
Altavista, Virginia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Altavista (VA)
College:Virginia (2015–2018)
NFL draft:2019 / round: 2 / pick: 63
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 1, 2024
Total tackles:297
Sacks:1.0
Forced fumbles:1
Fumble recoveries:1
Pass deflections:21
Interceptions:8
Defensive touchdowns:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Early life

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Thornhill attended Altavista High School in Altavista, Virginia. He played safety and quarterback in high school. He committed to the University of Virginia to play college football.[1] Thornhill also played basketball in high school.[2]

College career

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Thornhill played at Virginia from 2015 to 2018.[3] Thornhill played cornerback and safety at Virginia, where he graduated in December 2018 with a degree in Anthropology. During his career, he had 208 tackles, 13 interceptions and 1.5 sack.[4]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 0+1⁄4 in
(1.84 m) 		205 lb
(93 kg) 		31+1⁄8 in
(0.79 m) 		8+3⁄4 in
(0.22 m)		 4.42 s 1.57 s 2.60 s 44.0 in
(1.12 m)		 11 ft 9 in
(3.58 m)		 21 reps
All values from NFL Combine[5]

Kansas City Chiefs

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2019

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Thornhill with the Chiefs in 2019.

The Kansas City Chiefs selected Thornhill in the second round with the 63rd overall pick of the 2019 NFL draft.[6] Thornhill was the sixth safety drafted in 2019.[7] The Chiefs originally acquired the second round pick (63rd overall) during a trade with the Los Angeles Rams in 2018.

On May 14, 2019, the Kansas City Chiefs signed Thornhill to a four-year, $4.64 million contract that includes $1.79 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $1.37 million.[8][9] Throughout training camp, Thornhill competed to be the starting free safety against veteran Daniel Sorensen. The role was vacant after the Chiefs released Eric Berry and following the departure of Eric Murray in free agency.[10] Head coach Andy Reid named Thornhill the backup free safety, behind Daniel Sorensen, to begin the regular season.[11]

He made his professional regular season debut and first career start in the Chiefs' season-opener at the Jacksonville Jaguars and recorded eight combined tackles (five solo) during a 40–26 victory. Thornhill was named the starting free safety immediately after kickoff.[12]

In Week 6 against the Houston Texans, Thornhill recorded his first career interception off a pass thrown by Deshaun Watson in the 31–24 loss.[13] In Week 13 against the Oakland Raiders, Thornhill intercepted a pass thrown by Derek Carr and returned it for a 46 yard touchdown in the 40–9 win.[14] He finished the season with three interceptions and 42 tackles finishing off an impressive rookie campaign.[15]

On December 29, 2019, Thornhill tore his left ACL in a game against the Los Angeles Chargers, forcing him to miss the postseason after starting all 16 games of the regular season.[16] He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.[17] Without Thornhill, the Chiefs won Super Bowl LIV against the San Francisco 49ers 31–20. He was placed on the active/physically unable to perform list at the start of training camp on July 31, 2020.[18] He was activated from the list on August 19, 2020.[19]

2020

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In Week 4 against the New England Patriots, Thornhill recorded his first interception of the season during the 26–10 win.[20] Thornhill finished the 2020 season with 41 total tackles, three passes deflected, and one interception.[21] Thornhill helped the Chiefs reach Super Bowl LV, but lost 31–9 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[22]

2022

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In 2022, Thornhill won his second Super Bowl when the Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII with final score being 38–35. Thornhill had five tackles and one pass defended in the victory.[23]

 
Thornhill at Browns training camp in 2023

Cleveland Browns

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On March 16, 2023, Thornhill signed a three-year deal with the Cleveland Browns.[24]

Thornhill suffered a calf injury in Week 1 of the 2024 season and was placed on injured reserve on September 11, 2024.[25] He was activated prior to Week 7.[26]

References

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  1. ^ Hayes, Tim (December 6, 2013). "THORN IN THE SIDE University of Virginia commit Juan Thornhill leads a potent Altavista squad". Bristol Herald Courier. Berkshire Hathaway. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  2. ^ Hayes, Tim (March 11, 2015). "HAYES: Thornhill in Honaker's side remains". Bristol Herald Courier. Berkshire Hathaway. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  3. ^ Blum, Sam (July 28, 2018). "Thornhill has big shoes to fill in Virginia secondary". The Daily Progress. Berkshire Hathaway. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  4. ^ Counts, Ron (March 4, 2019). "Former Virginia DB Juan Thornhill turns heads at NFL Scouting Combine". The Daily Progress. Berkshire Hathaway. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  5. ^ "Juan Thornhill Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  6. ^ "2019 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  7. ^ Swanson, Kent; Sweeney, Pete (April 26, 2019). "NFL Draft results: Chiefs select Virginia S Juan Thornhill at No. 63". SB Nation. Vox Media. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  8. ^ Williams, Charean (May 14, 2019). "Chiefs sign Juan Thornhill, leaving only one pick unsigned". NBC Sports. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  9. ^ "Spotrac.com: Juan Thornhill contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  10. ^ Derrick, Matt (April 26, 2019). "Chiefs Go Defense With Second Selection, Taking S Juan Thornhill". SI.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  11. ^ Goldman, Charles (September 3, 2019). "Chiefs release first depth chart of 2019 season". Chiefs Wire. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  12. ^ Goldman, Charles (September 3, 2019). "Chiefs rookie Juan Thornhill to start at FS over Daniel Sorensen". Chiefs Wire. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  13. ^ "Watson, Hyde lead Chiefs to 31-–24 victory over Chiefs". ESPN. Associated Press. October 13, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  14. ^ "Chiefs rout Raiders 40–9 to seize AFC West control". ESPN. Associated Press. December 1, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  15. ^ "Juan Thornhill 2019 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  16. ^ Teicher, Adam (December 30, 2019). "Chiefs lose rookie safety Thornhill to torn ACL". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  17. ^ "2019 NFL All-Rookie Team". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  18. ^ Williams, Charean (July 31, 2020). "Chiefs place Juan Thornhill, Martinas Rankin on PUP". NBCSports.com. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  19. ^ Goldman, Charles (August 19, 2020). "Injury update from Chiefs training camp: DB Juan Thornhill practices for first time". USAToday.com. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  20. ^ "New England Patriots at Kansas City Chiefs – October 5th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  21. ^ "Juan Thornhill 2020 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  22. ^ "Super Bowl LV - Kansas City Chiefs vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - February 7th, 2021". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  23. ^ "Super Bowl LVII – Philadelphia Eagles vs. Kansas City Chiefs – February 12th, 2023". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  24. ^ Poisal, Anthony (March 16, 2023). "Browns agree to terms with S Juan Thornhill on 3-year deal". ClevelandBrowns.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  25. ^ "Browns place DT Maurice Hurst II and three others on injured reserve". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 11, 2024.
  26. ^ "Browns activate RB Nick Chubb and S Juan Thornhill". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 19, 2024.
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