Tyquan Thornton

WR·

Kansas City Chiefs·#2·6'2"·185 lb·4th year·Baylor

Tier 1Round 2, pick 50 in 2022

Updated November 6, 2026

69.4

Model Score

Down from 71.7 last year

Trade value ·a 5th

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Tyquan Thornton has 11 catches, 219 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns in 4 games for the Kansas City Chiefs this season through Week 8, 11.2 PPR points a game (updated November 6, 2026).

Model Score by season

Down 2.3 from last season.

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

STM Take

A speed-only deep threat hanging on for the vertical shot.

The case for

Sub-4.3 forty at 6'2" is genuinely elite straight-line speed, the trait that justified the 2nd-round pick. Wk 5 2025's 12 PPR shows the deep-shot ceiling remains when the offense schemes him a target.
Andy Reid's offense values vertical speed; he has a clearer role in Kansas City than he did in New England's QB-musical-chairs offense.

The worry

Two career tier 8 finishes (#123, #65) across four NFL seasons confirms the projection grade was wrong. Career 459 receiving yards through three full New England seasons.
Three zero-PPR games in eight 2025 weeks (Wks 9, 12, 13) is the floor of a deep-bench WR4. The Xavier Worthy and Rashee Rice contracts permanently cap his target ceiling.

What to watch: Whether Kansas City retains him through 2026 final cuts or moves on for a cheaper deep-threat option.

Full take and bio

The 2nd-round draft slot looks worse every year. From three quiet seasons in New England (career 459 yards across three years) to a tier 8 #65 in Kansas City confirms the speed-only profile has not added a route tree. Wk 5 2025's 12 PPR is the entire fantasy-relevant moment of his season. He is on the Chiefs roster purely because Andy Reid likes a sub-4.3 deep-shot option.

Thornton came out of Baylor as New England's 2nd-round pick (50th overall) in 2022 with a sub-4.3 forty that pushed his stock above his college production grade. His three Patriots seasons produced just 38 catches for 459 yards combined as the speed never translated to NFL separation. New England released him after the 2024 season, and Kansas City signed him as deep-bench speed insurance for Patrick Mahomes. The 2025 #65 (tier 8) finish marks his second career ranking after a tier 8 (#123) finish in 2023.

Comps

The players whose size, testing and production looked most like his at the same point in their careers. The percent is how close.

Tony Martin ’9475%John Taylor ’9275%Tiquan Underwood ’1359%

Will Fuller ’2059%

DJ Chark ’2254%

Plays like: Justin Gage, Anthony Carter, Mark Duper. Built like: Will Fuller, Tim Carter, Tiquan Underwood. Coming out: Tiquan Underwood, Dante Pettis, Tyron Johnson.

Of his 20 closest coming out: 0 stars, 3 starters, 8 backups, 9 didn't stick.

Tyquan Thornton Injury StatusIR

Tyquan Thornton is listed on injured reserve (Ankle), reported Oct 13, with a return date of Jan 17. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.

This season · 4 games

Rec11

Rec Yds219

Rec TD2

Targets15

Yds/Gm54.8

Fantasy PPG11.2

EPA / target2.082

Avg separation2.5 yd

Avg cushion4.8 yd

YAC over exp5.6

Catch %62.5%

11.2 fantasy points a game, 45 PPR on the season. Every game on the Game Log, every season on Career. Advanced numbers are EPA and Next Gen Stats.