Raiders OC Chip Kelly said fourth-round WR Dont’e Thornton is a prototypical outside receiver who has a ton of potential to become one of the league’s best.
“ He’s just a hair under 6-5 and he ran 4.3. There’s not a lot of humans on this planet [who] do that ,” Kelly said, via ESPN. “ I think if you had a draw up an outside receiver, you would pick that type of body type, someone that’s got length, someone that’s got a huge catch radius, but also has speed. “
Raiders WR coach Chris Beatty said Thornton still has a lot to work on before he can become a regular contributor offensively.