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Eli Thornton

Defensive Line

2027 Class

6'4" Height

300 Weight

Valley View School

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About Eli

Eli Thornton is a 6'4" Defensive Line in the 2027 class. Thornton attends Valley View in Arkansas. Thornton's Player Profile was created on December 21, 2024. Subscribe to Prep Redzone to see where Eli Thornton is ranked and what our scouts have written about them.

Expert Analysis

Eli

Thornton DL

Class

2027

Height

6'4"

Weight

300

HS

Valley View

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AR

Eli Thornton

Eli Thornton continues his rise after an active 2025 season. He’s a prospect to add to the recruiting...

Written by Colton Edwards

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Colton Edwards

Prep Redzone Lead Scout

Eli Thornton Eli Thornton 6'4" | 300 lbs | DL Valley View | 2027 State AR continues his rise after an active 2025 season. He’s a prospect to add to the recruiting board. He effectively utilizes his power, upfield burst, and hand placement to create leverage off the snap. This combination enables him to engage and extend, and generate pressure in the pocket.

Note – 3.5 GPA

Eli Thornton ( c/o 2027) 6’3” 305 lbs Defensive Tackle ‼️‼️
Junior Season Highlights 🔥🔥@ValleyViewFB @CoachCamMurray @seanasu2000

24 Tackles 🔥
18 TFL’s ‼️
4 sacks 🔥
25+ QB Pressures ‼️ pic.twitter.com/bvXZYlMhcO

— Eli Thornton (@EliThornton27) November 18, 2025

Written 2 weeks ago

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Event Results

Arkansas Stock Up Showcase

01/19/2025

40 Yard Dash #1

5.50

40 Yard Dash #2

5.50

Shuttle #1

5.51

Shuttle #2

4.83

Broad Jump #1

7'2"

Broad Jump #2

7'2"

L Drill #1

8.50

L Drill #2

8.30

Vertical #1

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Vertical #2

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Wingspan

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Hand Size

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