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Updated Nov 2, 5:48 PM ET
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2026 season · WR · #2 · 5th season

2Tyquan Thornton

Age 26 · 6'2" · 185 lb · Baylor · Pick 50 overall (2022). Listed WR7 on the 3WR 1TE depth chart. Snap share 59% across 4 games.

No injury listingWR7Chiefs players
KCChiefs offense59% of snaps
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Targets
15
3.8 per game
T-97th of 99
Receptions
11
73% catch rate
T-85th of 99
Yards
219
55 per game
69th of 99
Touchdowns
2
8 first downs
T-29th of 99
Target share
13%
28% of air yards
75th of 99
aDOT
18.7
air yards per target
2nd of 99
EPA / target
+1.27
+19.0 total
1st of 99
YAC / catch
4.4
48 after the catch
42nd of 99
The short version
  • How goodThornton's +19.0 EPA is 24th of 99 wide receivers.
  • Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes in the air (+17.5, 99th percentile per target).
  • Fantasy8.5 standard points a game, WR29 of 171.9.9 half-PPR points a game, WR33 of 171.11.2 PPR points a game, WR35 of 171.
  • How he's usedTyquan is a downfield target: 47% of his targets travel 20 yards or more, against 18% for the league's receivers.
  • LatelyTargets are steady: 4.7 a game over his last three against 3.8 for the season.
  • This weekA middle-of-the-pack matchup: the Jets rank 22nd vs WR, allowing +0.32 EPA per target to wide receivers.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 99 wide receivers with 15 targets+League percentiles
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Target shareof team targets13%75th of 99
25th
Depth of targetair yards per target18.72nd of 99
98th
After the catchyards per reception4.442nd of 99
58th
Catch ratereceptions per target73%14th of 99
86th
EPA per target+1.271st of 99
99th
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
First downsper target53%7th of 99
93rd
Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better0%1st of 99
88th
Yards per game54.830th of 99
70th
Success rate67%T-5th of 99
95th
Total EPA+19.024th of 99
76th
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.

Fantasy · points, rank, range and the next matchup

Thornton scores 8.5 standard points a game, WR29 of 171 WRs with enough games. Most weeks land between 1.3 and 14.4; 1 boom week (12+) and 2 busts (under 5). Next up, in Week 9, the Jets allow the 13th-fewest standard points to WRs, 18.9 a game.

Points a game8.5WR29 of 171
Season33.9WR59 · 4 games
Most weeks1.3–14.4his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts1 · 212+ · under 5

Thornton scores 9.9 half-PPR points a game, WR33 of 171 WRs with enough games. Most weeks land between 1.9 and 16.6; 1 boom week (16+) and 2 busts (under 6.5). Next up, in Week 9, the Jets allow the 10th-fewest half-PPR points to WRs, 23.8 a game.

Points a game9.9WR33 of 171
Season39.4WR67 · 4 games
Most weeks1.9–16.6his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts1 · 216+ · under 6.5

Thornton scores 11.2 PPR points a game, WR35 of 171 WRs with enough games. Most weeks land between 2.5 and 18.8; 1 boom week (20+) and 2 busts (under 8). Next up, in Week 9, the Jets allow the 9th-fewest PPR points to WRs, 28.8 a game.

Points a game11.2WR35 of 171
Season44.9WR71 · 4 games
Most weeks2.5–18.8his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts1 · 220+ · 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

Playstylehow he is used, against the league at his positionamong 99 wide receivers

Tyquan is a downfield target: 47% of his targets travel 20 yards or more, against 18% for the league's receivers. Play action finds him: 27% of his targets come off a fake (league 16%). His share of the team's targets is 7%: on third down it climbs to 14%; inside the 20 it holds at 6%. Motion is part of the plan: 60% of his targets come with pre-snap movement (league 49%).

DownfieldDeep share 47% · 99th pctlPlay-action targetPlay action 27% · 91st pctlThird-down guy14% on third down · 7% overallMotion manMotion 60% · 82nd pctl
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Deep sharetargets 20+ yards downfield
47%
99th
Screensshare of his targets
7%
64th
Middle of the fieldtargets between the numbers
20%
42nd
After the catchshare of his yards after the catch
22%
22nd
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Third-down shareof team targets on 3rd down
14%
35th
Red-zone shareof team targets inside the 20
6%
9th
Motiontargets with pre-snap motion
60%
82nd
Play actiontargets off play action
27%
91st
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.

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

Next upWeek 9 · vs JetsSun Nov 8 · 1:00 PM EST
The game
NYJvs Jets
Sun Nov 8 · 1:00 PM EST
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
KC −9.5 · O/U 46.5
The defense vs WR
22nd vs WR
allow +0.32 EPA per target to wide receivers, league +0.24
a middle-of-the-pack matchup
His history
vs middle defenses: 1 game, 4.0 targets a game, 86 yards a game
First meeting this season
His status
No listing
Snap share, last 3: 56%

A middle-of-the-pack matchup: the Jets rank 22nd vs WR, allowing +0.32 EPA per target to wide receivers. He has averaged 86 yards a game against middle defenses this season.

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season5 seasons
41Games
128Targets
69Receptions
1,042Yards
7TD
2022 to 2026 · 5 seasons · 2 teams

His best year was 2025, 438 receiving yards in 12 games. This season's 54.8 a game puts him on pace for 931 over 17, a career high.

05001,00022·NE23·NE24·NE★2526
SeasonTeamGTgtRecYdsTDY/RYds/gEPA/tgt
2022NE124522247211.220.6-0.06
2023NE923139107.010.1-0.58
2024NE48447011.811.8-0.61
2025KC123719438323.136.5+0.71
2026KC41511219219.954.8+1.27
Career2 tm41128691,042715.125.4+0.19
Career highsYards 438 · 2025TD 3 · 2025Receptions 22 · 2022
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

IntelWeek 8
Depth chart
WR7 · 3WR 1TE
Injury report
clean
Red zone touches
…
Third down
…
Explosive plays
…
Drops
0 on 15 targets
Broken tackles
0
Passer rating when targeted
104.2
Play action
…
Contested
…
Best plays · by EPA
    Teammates · share of the ball
    PlayerTouchesYdsEPA
    9Kenneth Walker IIIRB173901 · 8 TD+8.4
    87Travis KelceTE42410 · 2 TD+21.6
    1Xavier WorthyWR41230 · 1 TD-2.4
    10Emmett JohnsonRB36314 · 1 TD+13.3
    4Rashee RiceWR25243 · 2 TD+6.5
    15Patrick MahomesQB2177 · 1 TD+1.9
    83Noah GrayTE16173 · 1 TD+10.3
    11Jalen RoyalsWR1245 · 1 TD-4.2