Raiders rookie Dont’e Thornton Jr.’s size, speed made him the ‘Al Davis pick’ of 2025 NFL Draft

Few if NFL Owners and executives estimated speed as much as al Davis when running at the Raiders. When the team graduated Tennessee wide receiver dont’e Thornton Jr. Fourth in the 2025 NFL DraftIt was difficult to think that Davis was approved selection.

Thornton sounded all away at 2025 NFL Scouting when posted by 40-yard dash period 4.30 seconds. The number only gets more impressive when you notice Thornton measures to 6, foot-5 and 205 pounds.

The combination of magnitude and speed is rare, and the current Raiders of Mark Davis said father’s loved Thornton.

“Mark played that was Al Cicero pick this draft” Spytek to Team’s makeup website. “The weight, the weight, raw features, athleticism, speed, and I think it’s just focusing on what you can do and what you can do. … And I don’t like to hit it’s but I don’t hit it.”

Davis was not only in the appreciation of Thornton’s body. A new offensive coordinator Chip Kelly said Thornton’s “unique” tools make it incredibly hard to defend the NFL level.

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“It is not a lot of people in this planet, which do” Kelly said. “And i think if you had to draw up an outside, you would pick that the body of body, someone that’s a huge catchy, but also has been a huge. Sometimes you can get a big guy like that, but he can not really run, so they can stay with him. So, you add that speed element to him, his ability to sink his hips, his ability to get in and out of cuts. “

Thornton’s potential was appear to come from high school when he was five-star recruit and No. 75 player in 2021 Signing Family: According to the 247Sports. Began to career oregon before transfer of tennessee in 2023.

As older with vols last time, thornton shows off its big play ability with 661 yards and six touchdowns in only 26 receptions.