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Take Me Home ‘19: Jalen Thornton, Defensive Line
| Position | Height | Weight | School | 247Sports Composite Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Height | Weight | School | 247Sports Composite Rank |
| DL | 6'3" | 242 | Indian Hill H.S. (Cincinnati, OH) | Three-star; No. 78 SDE |
A Mountaineer Legacy! Welcome defensive lineman Jalen Thornton from Cincinnati, Ohio! Jalen is the son of former Mountaineer and NFL defensive lineman John Thornton.#TakeMeHome19
— West Virginia Football (@WVUfootball) December 19, 2018
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Rankings
247Sports (composite): ★★★; Grade: 0.8511; No. 1081 National; No. 78 SDE; No. 48 OH
247Sports: ★★★; Grade: 87; No. 701 National; No. 51 SDE ; No. 31 OH
ESPN: ★★★; Grade: 74; No. 159 DE; No. 142 Regional; No. 52 OH
Rivals: ★★★; Rating: 5.6; No. 37 OH
Verbally Committed on February 2, 2018
The West Virginia Mountaineers have had a nice little string of success when it comes to signing legacy recruits - most notably the Stills brothers - and it doesn’t look like that trend will be slowing down anytime soon. Thornton is a versatile athlete whose high school ran both a three-man and four-man front defense, with Jalen coming off the edge in both.
Jalen chose the Mountaineers over offers from Cincinnati, Iowa State, Kentucky and Marshall.
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