{"id":60371,"date":"2019-03-10T09:00:07","date_gmt":"2019-03-10T13:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=60371"},"modified":"2021-05-26T06:00:51","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T10:00:51","slug":"juan-thornhill-2019-nfl-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2019\/03\/10\/juan-thornhill-2019-nfl-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Juan Thornhill 2019 NFL Draft Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview
\nPosition<\/strong>: Safety
\nHeight<\/strong>: 6’0″
\nWeight<\/strong>: 205 pounds
\nSchool<\/strong>: Virginia Cavaliers<\/p>\n

Combine Performance Data
\n40-yard dash<\/strong>: 4.42 seconds (fifth-best among safeties)
\nBench press<\/strong>: 21 reps (second-best among safeties)
\nVertical jump<\/strong>: 44 inches (one inch short of Combine record)
\nBroad jump<\/strong>: 11 feet, 9 inches (tied for best at 2019 Combine)<\/p>\n

Juan Thornhill 2019 NFL Draft Profile<\/strong><\/h1>\n

A common theme among many draft prospects is that a lot of them not only played on both sides of the football in high school. They also played multiple sports. Juan Thornhill<\/a><\/strong> fits into that mold. In addition to making plays in the secondary, Thornhill was also a dual-threat quarterback and accounted for three touchdowns (two rushing, one passing) in leading Altavista High School to the Virginia\u00a01A state championship. He also finished with over 1,000 career points for the basketball team, winning three state titles in the process.<\/p>\n

Staying in-state for his college ball was a fairly high priority for Thornhill. The consensus three-star prospect was the first commit of Virginia’s 2015 recruiting class, giving his pledge to then-head coach Mike London<\/a><\/strong> in November of 2013. He didn’t start any games as a true freshman but he did make nine appearances. That all changed the following year, Bronco Mendenhall<\/strong>‘s first as Cavaliers head coach. It was then that Thornhill began a three-year charge towards becoming an NFL-caliber safety, starting 11 of 12 games and leading the Hoos with three interceptions.<\/p>\n

He continued his ascent as an upperclassman. During his junior year, Thornhill added a further four picks which were tied with Brenton Nelson<\/a><\/strong> and Quin Blanding<\/a><\/strong> for the team lead. It resulted in him making the all-ACC third team and he was subsequently on the watch lists for the Bronko Nagurski<\/a><\/strong> Trophy and the Chuck Bednarik<\/a><\/strong> Award ahead of his senior season. He didn’t disappoint, registering six picks and finishing with a school record 141 interception return yards. Only Boston College’s Hamp Cheevers<\/a><\/strong> and Syracuse’s Andre Cisco<\/a><\/strong> finished with more among FBS players.<\/p>\n

Strengths<\/h2>\n