Tyquan Thornton

Kansas City Chiefs·#2

Pos WRHt 6'2"Wt 185 lbExp 4 yrCollege Baylor

Updated September 22, 2026

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Model Score

70.0 MODEL

2022

68.1

2023

66.2

2025

70.0

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 →

Tyquan Thornton Injury StatusNot listed

Tyquan Thornton is not on the injury report as of Sep 20. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.

Tyquan Thornton Stats This Season · 2 games

Rec

Rec Yds

Rec TD

Targets

43.0

Yds/Gm

6.3

Fantasy PPG

Advanced Metrics EPA & Next Gen Stats

2.043

EPA / target

0.0 yd

Avg separation

0.0 yd

Avg cushion

0.0

YAC over exp

0.0%

Catch %

Draft & College

Round 2, pick 50 · New England Patriots · 2022

Baylor (Big 12)

Taken

#50

where he actually went

Our college model

#95

among WR in our college data

In college · 2018-2021 · 41 games

142 rec, 2,229 yds, 17 TD, 15.7 yds/rec

Covers the college seasons in our data, which does not always reach back to a player's first year.

Comps

College career

his college career vs theirs

Peter Warrick90%Roy Williams90%Ka'Raun White88%

STM Take

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.

Strengths

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.

Concerns

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.