2013 Football Roster
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Shadrach Thornton
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Hinesville, Ga.
- High School:
- Liberty County
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 203
OVERALL:
• Ranks 10th in Wolfpack history in career rushing yards with 2,369, tied for 12th with 16 rushing TDs.
• Posts the ninth-best yard per attempt mark in school history at 4.9 yards.
AS A JUNIOR (2014):
• Ranked seventh in the ACC in rushing with 69.8 yards per game.
• Leading rusher on the team with 907 yards, he split rushing duties with two other backs.
• Went over the 100-yard mark in the last two games of the regular season - including a season-high 161 at UNC and came close with 96 yards in the bowl win over UCF.
• Earned the team’s Ted Brown Award for Offensive Back of the Year.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2013):
• Rushed for a career-high 173 yards at Florida State, including a career•long 72 yard touchdown run.
• Broke the 1,000-yard mark for his career with that run.
• Ranked third in the ACC in rushing vs. league opponents with 78.9 yards per game.
• Saw his first action from scrimmage of the season against Clemson - his one rush was a 21-yard touchdown. Also had a 32-yard reception in that contest.
AS A FRESHMAN (2012):
• Led the Wolfpack in rushing with 694 yards, even though he started just four games and missed the first three contests of the year.
• Ranked fourth in the ACC in rushing with 69.4 yards per game.
• Rushed for over 100 yards in four games, no State back had done that since T.A. McLendon hit the century mark five in 2002 - also his rookie campaign.
• Gained 145 yards on 21 carries and scored two TDs in the win over The Citadel - his first collegiate game. That was the highest total for a Pack back in his first collegiate since Joe McIntosh in 1981.
IN HIGH SCHOOL:
• Led his conference and ranked sixth in the state in rushing for coach Kirk Warner.
• Senior Stats: 1,738 rushing yards, 17 touchdowns, including four 200-yard games. Averaged 7.15 yards per carry, threw for 248 yards and a pair of scores and served as the punt and kickoff returner.