Juan Thornhill

Juan Thornhill (born October 19, 1995) is an American football safety for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Virginia.

Juan Thornhill
Thornhill in the 2019 NFL season
No. 22 – Kansas City Chiefs
Position:Free safety
Personal information
Born: (1995-10-19) October 19, 1995
Altavista, Virginia
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Altavista (Altavista, Virginia)
College:Virginia
NFL Draft:2019 / Round: 2 / Pick: 63
Career history
Roster status:Active/physically unable to perform
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Total tackles:58
Pass deflections:5
Interceptions:3
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Defensive touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

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

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
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill 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 44.0 in
(1.12 m)		 11 ft 9 in
(3.58 m)		 21 reps
All values from NFL Combine[5]

Thornhill was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the second round (63rd overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.[6] The Chiefs had acquired the 63rd overall pick in a 2018 trade with the Los Angeles Rams that sent Marcus Peters to Los Angeles. On May 14, 2019, he signed a four year rookie contract.[7] 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.[8] 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. [9] He finished the season with 3 interceptions and 42 tackles finishing off an impressive rookie campaign.

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.[10] 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.[11]

References
  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. 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.
  7. Williams, Charean (May 14, 2019). "Chiefs sign Juan Thornhill, leaving only one pick unsigned". NBC Sports. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  8. "Watson, Hyde lead Chiefs to 31-24 victory over Chiefs". www.espn.com. October 13, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  9. "Chiefs rout Raiders 40-9 to seize AFC West control". www.espn.com. December 1, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  10. "Chiefs lose rookie safety Thornhill to torn ACL". ESPN.com. December 30, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  11. Williams, Charean (July 31, 2020). "Chiefs place Juan Thornhill, Martinas Rankin on PUP". NBCSports.com. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
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