Hugh Thornton (American football)

Hugh Thornton

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Thornton in the 2014 NFL season.

No. 69 Indianapolis Colts

Position:

Guard

Personal information

Date of birth:

June 28, 1991

Place of birth:

Boise, Idaho

Height:

6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)

Weight:

324 lb (147 kg)

Career information

High school:

Oberlin (OH)

College:

Illinois

NFL draft:

2013 / Round: 3 / Pick: 86

Career history

Indianapolis Colts (2013–present)

Roster status:

Injured reserve

Career highlights and awards

Second-team All-Big Ten (2012)

Career NFL statistics as of 2015

Games played:	37
Games started:	32
Player stats at NFL.com

Hugh Thornton (born June 28, 1991) is an American football guard for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Illinois, and was drafted by the Colts in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

Early years

Thornton attended Oberlin High School in Oberlin, Ohio, and played for the Oberlin Phoenix high school football team. He also wrestled for the Oberlin HS wrestling team and in the 2008-2009 season placed third in Ohio at the OSHAA state tournament.

College career

Thornton enrolled in the University of Illinois, where he played for the Illinois Fighting Illini football team from 2009 to 2012. Following his senior season in 2012, he was recognized as a second-team All-Big Ten Conference selection.

Professional career

The Indianapolis Colts chose Thornton in the third round (86th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft.^[1] He began his rookie season as a backup to Mike McGlynn and Donald Thomas at offensive guard. However, he was made a starter after Thomas sustained a season ending quadriceps tear in a week two loss to the Miami Dolphins, and would go on to start 12 regular season games at left guard as a rookie, in addition to the two playoff games that the Colts played in that postseason. In 2014, Thornton appeared in 10 games, 8 as a starter.

On December 28, 2015, Thornton was placed on injured reserve. He played in 13 games in the 2015 season, 12 as a starter.^[2]

Personal

When Thornton was twelve years old, his mother and sister were murdered by his mother's ex-boyfriend in his childhood home in Jamaica.^[3]

References

↑ "Colts Select Hugh Thornton on Day 2 on NFL Draft". FightingIllini.com. April 26, 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-22.
↑ "Indianapolis Colts make roster moves". blogs.colts.com. December 28, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
↑ Florio, Mike (May 12, 2013). "Hugh Thornton brings sad, unique story to Colts". NBCSports.com. Retrieved 2014-06-22.

External links

Indianapolis Colts 2013 NFL draft selections

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Indianapolis Colts current roster

Active roster	1 Pat McAfee 4 Adam Vinatieri 5 Josh Freeman 7 Stephen Morris 8 Matt Hasselbeck 10 Donte Moncrief 11 Quan Bray 12 Andrew Luck 13 T. Y. Hilton 15 Phillip Dorsett 20 Darius Butler 21 Vontae Davis 23 Frank Gore 27 Winston Guy 28 Greg Toler 29 Mike Adams 31 Jalil Brown 32 Colt Anderson 33 Dwight Lowery 35 Akeem Davis 36 Dan Herron 39 Tay Glover-Wright 40 Trey Williams 42 Clayton Geathers 45 Matt Overton 49 Amarlo Herrera 50 Jerrell Freeman 51 Sio Moore 52 D'Qwell Jackson 54 David Parry 58 Trent Cole 59 Andy Studebaker 60 Lance Louis 62 Khaled Holmes 64 Kelcy Quarles 67 T. Y. McGill 71 Denzelle Good 72 Jonotthan Harrison 74 Anthony Castonzo 75 Jack Mewhort 76 Joe Reitz 80 Coby Fleener 81 Andre Johnson 84 Jack Doyle 86 Erik Swoope 90 Kendall Langford 91 Jonathan Newsome 92 Björn Werner 93 Erik Walden 94 Zach Kerr 95 Earl Okine 98 Robert Mathis

Reserved lists	6 Charlie Whitehurst (IR) 30 D'Joun Smith (IR) 34 Josh Robinson (PS/I) 38 Tyler Varga (IR) 43 Tevin Mitchel (IR) 44 Ahmad Bradshaw (IR) 46 Josh Mitchell (IR) 48 Junior Sylvestre (IR) 55 Nate Irving (IR) 57 Josh McNary (IR) 69 Hugh Thornton (IR) 83 Dwayne Allen (IR) 96 Henry Anderson (IR) 97 Arthur Jones (IR) 99 Billy Winn (IR)

Practice squad	14 Josh Stangby 16 Duron Carter 25 Dezmen Southward 26 LaDarius Perkins 47 Brian Vogler 53 Edwin Jackson 61 Joe Vellano 63 Ben Heenan 65 Kitt O'Brien 73 Pierce Burton

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