Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Juan Thornhill was born on October 19th, 1995 in Altavista, Virginia. He is a safety in the National Football League.

Thornhill attended Altavista High School where he played safety and quarterback in high school. He committed to the University of Virginia to play college football. Thornhill also played basketball in high school.

Thornhill played at Virginia from 2015 to 2018. Thornhill played cornerback and safety at Virginia, where he graduated in December 2018 with a degree in Anthropology. During his career, he had 208 tackles, 13 interceptions and 1.5 sacks.

Thornhill was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the second round with the 63rd overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft. The Chiefs had acquired the 63rd overall pick in a 2018 trade with the Los Angeles Rams that sent Marcus Peters to Los Angeles. On May 14, 2019, he signed a four year rookie contract. In week 6 against the Houston Texans. Thornhill intercepted a pass from Deshaun Watson in the 31-24 loss. 

Thornhill signed with the Cleveland Browns in 2023.