Tyquan Thornton

Kansas City Chiefs
Wide Receiver #11

Personal

Age	25
Birthdate	August 7, 2000
Height	6'2"
Weight	185 lb

Draft

College	Baylor
Year	2022
Pick	Round: 2, Overall: 50
Team	NE

Fantasy Value

Week 1 Projections
Catches	Yards	Touchdowns
1.6	24.46	0.18

You can see where those projections compare to other WRs in our Wide Receiver Rankings.

Player News

Tyquan Thornton: Tyquan Thornton Considered a Starter in Three-Wide Sets

Joshua Brisco of Sports Illustrated writes that it's clear that Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyquan Thornton is a starter in three-wide sets this year alongside Rashee Rice and Xavier Worthy. Thornton played in the first 14 games last season in his first year with the Chiefs before suffering a season-ending concussion. The 25-year-old former second-rounder by the New England Patriots in 2022 from Baylor caught 19 of his 37 targets for a career-high 438 yards and three touchdowns in his 14 games (four starts) last year. Thornton played 33% of the team's offensive snaps when he was healthy, and Brisco writes that the Chiefs are likely to put Thornton "on the field much more consistently" in 2026. Barring injury, Thornton definitely has a clearer path to more snaps with both JuJu Smith-Schuster and Hollywood Brown no longer in town. But as long as Rice and Worthy are healthy and not suspended, Thornton could still struggle for weekly fantasy value in a Chiefs offense that has been lackluster in recent seasons. RotoBaller currently has him ranked as the No. 114 fantasy WR, so he'll be ignored in all 12-team fantasy drafts.

Jul. 23, 2026 9:50 AM EST

Player Stats

YEAR	TM	GM	Receiving						Rushing
YEAR	TM	GM	REC	TGT	%	YDS	TD	YPC	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD	FUM
2022	NE	12	21	43	48.8	234	2	11.1	3	16	5.3	1	0
2023	NE	11	13	23	56.5	91	0	7.0	3	51	17.0	0	0
2024	NE	10	4	8	50.0	47	0	11.8	0	0	0	0	0
2025	KC	15	19	37	51.4	438	3	23.1	0	0	0	0	0