2025
2025 season · WR · #80 · 4th season
Tyquan Thornton
Age 26 · 6'2" · 180 lb · Baylor · Pick 50 overall (2022). Snap share 39% across 14 games.
- How goodThornton's +26.2 EPA is 32nd of 146 wide receivers.
- Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes in the air (+36.0, 99th percentile per target).
- Fantasy4.4 standard points a game, WR61 of 170.5.1 half-PPR points a game, WR65 of 170.5.8 PPR points a game, WR71 of 170.
- How he's usedTyquan is a downfield target: 62% of his targets travel 20 yards or more, against 17% for the league's receivers.
- LatelyTargets are steady: 2 a game over his last three against 2.6 for the season.
How good is hehis line against the league at his position
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Target shareof team targets | 9% | 112th of 146 | 24th | |
| Depth of targetair yards per target | 26.9 | 1st of 146 | 100th | |
| After the catchyards per reception | 3.1 | 96th of 146 | 35th | |
| Catch ratereceptions per target | 51% | 124th of 146 | 15th | |
| EPA per target | +0.71 | 4th of 146 | 98th |
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First downsper target | 41% | 51st of 146 | 65th | |
| Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better | 8% | 123rd of 146 | 16th | |
| Yards per game | 31.3 | 68th of 146 | 54th | |
| Success rate | 49% | 81st of 146 | 45th | |
| Total EPA | +26.2 | 32nd of 146 | 78th |
How this is measured
Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.
Thornton scores 4.4 standard points a game, WR61 of 170 WRs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 7.9; 1 boom week (12+) and 9 busts (under 5).
Thornton scores 5.1 half-PPR points a game, WR65 of 170 WRs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 8.8; 0 boom weeks (16+) and 9 busts (under 6.5).
Thornton scores 5.8 PPR points a game, WR71 of 170 WRs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 9.7; 0 boom weeks (20+) and 10 busts (under 8).
How this is measured
Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the WR24 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.
How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when
Tyquan is a downfield target: 62% of his targets travel 20 yards or more, against 17% for the league's receivers. He wins before the catch rather than after it: 13% of his yards come after the catch (league 30%). His share of the team's targets is 7%: on third down it holds at 10%; inside the 20 it holds at 5%. He works the middle of the field: 27% of his targets come between the numbers (league 20%).
How this is measured
Every trait is a share of his own targets, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying wide receivers; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.
Thornton's +26.2 EPA is 32nd of 146 wide receivers. The biggest share comes in the air (+36.0, 99th percentile per target). Yards after the catch add less than most (+4.1, 7th percentile).
career -0.24 over 2022–2023 · the best of his 3 seasons so far
How this is measured
Every target this season, split by what happened. Catches divide at the catch: the yards in the air and what came after. The percentile is him among the qualifying wide receivers, higher is better, so a cost smaller than most ranks high. The parts add up to the totals above; the career strip counts seasons with at least 15 targets.
He is targeted deep middle 9.7× as often as the league (19% of his targets against 2%) and gains +1.09 EPA a target there.
How this is measured
Every target with a charted depth and direction this season; sacks and throws with no charted direction are left out. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. Cells with fewer than three targets show no EPA.
On the field
By depth of target
Who he works withthe connection, and the rest of the huddle
By depth
Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Snap | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at LAC L 21-273rd D | 3rd vs WR | 72% | 4 | 2 | 41 | -1.0 | |
| 2 | vs PHI L 17-205th D | 5th vs WR | 75% | 5 | 2 | 59 | 1 | +3.1 |
| 3 | at NYG W 22-920th D | 20th vs WR | 76% | 9 | 5 | 71 | 1 | +6.8 |
| 4 | vs BAL W 37-2024th D | 24th vs WR | 34% | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | +0.6 |
| 5 | at JAX L 28-311st D | 1st vs WR | 45% | 5 | 3 | 90 | +6.4 | |
| 6 | vs DET W 30-1722nd D | 22nd vs WR | 27% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 7 | vs LV W 31-025th D | 25th vs WR | 33% | 2 | 1 | 39 | +1.9 | |
| 8 | vs WAS W 28-728th D | 28th vs WR | 7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 9 | at BUF L 21-2812th D | 12th vs WR | 23% | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | |
| 10 | Bye week | |||||||
| 11 | at DEN L 19-227th D | 7th vs WR | 23% | 2 | 1 | 61 | +3.9 | |
| 12 | vs IND W 23-2017th D | 17th vs WR | 26% | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.5 | |
| 13 | at DAL L 28-3132nd D | 32nd vs WR | 24% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 14 | vs HOU L 10-206th D | 6th vs WR | 30% | 3 | 2 | 19 | +1.1 | |
| 15 | vs LAC L 13-163rd D | 3rd vs WR | 51% | 3 | 2 | 47 | +4.3 | |
| 16 | at TEN L 9-26Did not play · Out (concussion) | |||||||
| 17 | vs DEN L 13-20Did not play | |||||||
| 18 | at LV L 12-14Did not play | |||||||
| 19 | Bye week | |||||||
| 20 | Bye week | |||||||
| 21 | Bye week | |||||||
| 22 | Bye week | |||||||
| 14 games | 39% | 37 | 19 | 438 | 3 | +26.2 |
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Tgt share | Air share | aDOT | YAC | EPA/tgt | 1D | Drops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at LAC L 21-273rd D | 3rd vs WR | 11% | 42% | 28.8 | 5 | -0.26 | 1 | |
| 2 | vs PHI L 17-205th D | 5th vs WR | 17% | 55% | 33.8 | 4 | +0.62 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | at NYG W 22-920th D | 20th vs WR | 26% | 53% | 18.8 | 12 | +0.76 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | vs BAL W 37-2024th D | 24th vs WR | 6% | 6% | 8.0 | 0 | +0.32 | 1 | |
| 5 | at JAX L 28-311st D | 1st vs WR | 13% | 32% | 25.8 | 14 | +1.28 | 3 | |
| 6 | vs DET W 30-1722nd D | 22nd vs WR | 0% | 0% | - | 0 | - | 0 | |
| 7 | vs LV W 31-025th D | 25th vs WR | 6% | 38% | 39.0 | 3 | +0.96 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | vs WAS W 28-728th D | 28th vs WR | 0% | 0% | - | 0 | - | 0 | |
| 9 | at BUF L 21-2812th D | 12th vs WR | 3% | 8% | 40.0 | 0 | -0.33 | 0 | |
| 10 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 11 | at DEN L 19-227th D | 7th vs WR | 5% | 27% | 43.0 | 16 | +1.95 | 1 | |
| 12 | vs IND W 23-2017th D | 17th vs WR | 2% | 12% | 43.0 | 0 | -0.47 | 0 | |
| 13 | at DAL L 28-3132nd D | 32nd vs WR | 0% | 0% | - | 0 | - | 0 | |
| 14 | vs HOU L 10-206th D | 6th vs WR | 10% | 23% | 22.3 | 0 | +0.36 | 2 | |
| 15 | vs LAC L 13-163rd D | 3rd vs WR | 10% | 33% | 27.7 | 5 | +1.42 | 1 | |
| 16 | at TEN L 9-26Did not play · Out (concussion) | ||||||||
| 17 | vs DEN L 13-20Did not play | ||||||||
| 18 | at LV L 12-14Did not play | ||||||||
| 19 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 20 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 21 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 22 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 14 games | 8% | 24% | 26.9 | 59 | +0.71 | 15 | 3 |
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at LAC L 21-273rd D | 3rd vs WR | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 1 | |
| 2 | vs PHI L 17-205th D | 5th vs WR | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | at NYG W 22-920th D | 20th vs WR | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | vs BAL W 37-2024th D | 24th vs WR | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 1 | |
| 5 | at JAX L 28-311st D | 1st vs WR | 3 | 90 | 30.0 | 3 | |
| 6 | vs DET W 30-1722nd D | 22nd vs WR | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| 7 | vs LV W 31-025th D | 25th vs WR | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 1 | |
| 8 | vs WAS W 28-728th D | 28th vs WR | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| 9 | at BUF L 21-2812th D | 12th vs WR | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| 10 | Bye week | ||||||
| 11 | at DEN L 19-227th D | 7th vs WR | 1 | 61 | 61.0 | 1 | |
| 12 | vs IND W 23-2017th D | 17th vs WR | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| 13 | at DAL L 28-3132nd D | 32nd vs WR | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| 14 | vs HOU L 10-206th D | 6th vs WR | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | ||
| 15 | vs LAC L 13-163rd D | 3rd vs WR | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 2 | |
| 16 | at TEN L 9-26Did not play · Out (concussion) | ||||||
| 17 | vs DEN L 13-20Did not play | ||||||
| 18 | at LV L 12-14Did not play | ||||||
| 19 | Bye week | ||||||
| 20 | Bye week | ||||||
| 21 | Bye week | ||||||
| 22 | Bye week | ||||||
| 14 games | 19 | 438 | 23.1 | 3 | 11 |
Targets are steady: 2 a game over his last three against 2.6 for the season. 9 straight games below a starter's median in targets.
How this is measured
Bars are his week. The shaded band is the league's middle half at his position, every qualifying player-game this season, and the dashed line is its median. The solid line is his trailing three games. An × on the baseline is a game his team played without him; a dotted tick is the bye.
He has faced the 9th-toughest slate vs WR: his opponents rank 14.6 of 32 on average (league middle 16.2).
The slate · played solid, ahead dashed
His line by defense faced
| Defenses | G | Tgt/g | Yds/g | EPA/tgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ranked 1 to 10Top-10 defenses | 6 | 3.7 | 53 | +0.80 |
| 11 to 22Middle | 4 | 2.8 | 18 | +0.55 |
| 23 to 32Bottom-10 | 4 | 1.0 | 13 | +0.64 |
| All games | 14 | 2.6 | 31 | +0.71 |
Yards against the rank of the defense
He has done more against the better defenses (r = -0.60).
Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year
His best year was 2022, 247 receiving yards in 12 games with NE. This season's 36.5 a game puts him on pace for 621 over 17, a career high.
| Season | Team | G | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Y/R | Yds/g | EPA/tgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | NE | 12 | 45 | 22 | 247 | 2 | 11.2 | 20.6 | -0.06 |
| 2023 | NE | 9 | 23 | 13 | 91 | 0 | 7.0 | 10.1 | -0.58 |
| 2024 | NE | 4 | 8 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 11.8 | 11.8 | -0.61 |
| 2025 | KC | 12 | 37 | 19 | 438 | 3 | 23.1 | 36.5 | +0.71 |
| Career | 2 tm | 37 | 113 | 58 | 823 | 5 | 14.2 | 22.2 | +0.05 |
How this is measured
Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.
Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates
- Depth chart
- not listed
- Injury report
- clean
- Red zone touches
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- Third down
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- Explosive plays
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- Drops
- 3 on 37 targets
- Broken tackles
- 0
- Passer rating when targeted
- 91.3
- Play action
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- Contested
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| Player | Touches | Yds | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kareem HuntRB | 188 | 754 · 9 TD | +11.1 |
 Isiah PachecoRB | 144 | 563 · 2 TD | -18.3 |
 Travis KelceTE | 109 | 852 · 5 TD | +38.5 |
 Xavier WorthyWR | 84 | 619 · 1 TD | +18.4 |
 Rashee RiceWR | 83 | 591 · 6 TD | +17.9 |
 Brashard SmithRB | 79 | 323 · 1 TD | -10.4 |
 Marquise BrownWR | 74 | 587 · 5 TD | +22.3 |
 Patrick MahomesQB | 65 | 412 · 5 TD | +26.6 |