Dylan Thornton
Dylan Thornton
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Brendan Mankarious | Prep Redzone Scout
The Comet’s leading tackler and second-leading rusher is back for his senior season. Dylan Thornton Dylan Thornton 5'10" | 170 lbs | LB Hackensack | 2025 State NJ was credited with 102 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, and 2 sacks while rushing for 444 yards and 8 scores on 68 attempts last fall. Thornton does an outstanding job of getting low when he tackles. He is a violent tackler who looks to torpedo and wrap ball carriers in the process. He recognizes and sees the flow of the offense and thus manages to always ben around the ball. He does a solid job of finding creases and gaps in the line of scrimmage, inserting himself in them, and finding the ball. Mostly the Comets’ fullback last year, Thornton has a tendency to look to barrel defenders over. It typically takes more than one defender to take him down as he keeps the pile moving. Needless to say, arm tackles will not take him down. A sure-sign of any true rusher, he tends to manage to find ways to always fall forward. For Thornton to take his game to the next level I feel as if he would benefit from trusting, reading, and following his keys on defense as well as working to lower his pad level as a rusher.
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