2024: Senior tight end who led Auburn in receiving in 2023 … tied the Auburn record for career TE catches with 68 (763 yards rank fourth among Auburn career TE) … set Auburn season TE record with 38 receptions in 2023 … career numbers of 121 catches for 1,584 yards (57 for 840 yards at FIU) … two catches for 23 yards vs. Cal … 26-yd TD was one of 3 catches vs. New Mexico … four catches gained 40 yards against Arkansas … 3 receptions gained 71 yards against Oklahoma … 5 catches for 66 yards vs. Vanderbilt, including a 30-yd TD … 2 catches for 30 yards vs. ULM … 2 fourth-quarter catches for 20 yards vs. Texas A&M … 3 catches gained 55 yards at Alabama … Preseason: John Mackey Award watch list… all-SEC 1st tm (AL.com), 2nd (Phil Steele, Lindy’s), 3rd (Athlon, CFN)
2023: Starting tight end … team leader with 38 catches for 394 yards … set single-season Auburn TE receiving record with 38 catches … six TD this season rank one short of Philip Lutzenkirchen’s Auburn season TE record (7 in 2011) … transfer from FIU … game-winning 5-yard TD catch from Thorne with 6:31 remaining at Cal … five catches for 57 yards against Samford … 4 catches gained 44 yards vs. Georgia … 5 catches for 31 yards against Ole Miss, including an 8-yard TD from Thorne … 4 receptions vs. Mississippi State … 53-yard TD pass from Thorne was one of two receptions at Vanderbilt … 2 TD catches at Arkansas, both 11 yards … 3 catches for 44 yards with a 32-yard TD reception from Thorne against New Mexico State ... 5 receptions for 45 yards in the Music City Bowl … all-SEC (SEC coaches, AP, Phil Steele, CFN, Athlon 2nd tm) ... SEC first-year academic honor roll
Before Auburn: Transfer tight end from FIU … 2022 preseason all-CUSA … 54 receptions for 838 yards and 5 touchdowns in three seasons with the Panthers … caught 40 passes for 812 yards and 15 TD as a senior at Boyd Anderson High … played on both sides of the ball for Coach Darion Gray … also competed in basketball, soccer and track and field
Personal: Birthday is July 19 ... son of Michelle Fairweather ... has a brother, Ronaldo, and three sisters, Roniqueca, Ronique and Crystal ... enjoys video games ... studying in the College of Liberal Arts