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Tyquan Thornton Kansas City Chiefs · #2

Wide Receiver · 6' 2", 185 lbs · Miami, FL · Age 26

Tyquan Thornton is a Wide Receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs, drafted 50th overall, 2022. In 2026 he caught 11 passes for 219 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Wide ReceiverDrafted 50th overall5-yr veteran
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Kansas City Chiefs · #2 · Wide Receiver
Tyquan Thornton
Season avg11 rec · 219 yds · 2 td
Career avg69 rec · 1,042 yds · 7 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
11rec
219yds
2td
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Scouting report

Tyquan Thornton — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Wide Receiver · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Tyquan Thornton is a Wide Receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs, drafted 50th overall, 2022. In 2026 he caught 11 passes for 219 yards and 2 touchdowns.
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Receiving
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Big-play
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Scoring
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Receiving yards
Excellent · offense
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Volume
Excellent · offense
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Big-play
Elite · offense
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Scoring
Elite · offense
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Target share
Strong · offense
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Act II

Where Tyquan Thornton stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #98 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
112Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Tyquan Thornton — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Receiving
219 YDS
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Volume
11 REC
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Big-play
19.9 Y/R
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Scoring
2 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Tyquan Thornton

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
13
rec
7–19
266
rec yds
110–422
2
td
1–3
21
targets
10–33
8
games
4–12
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 5-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 11 → projected 13 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+1.6 rec
Everything it reads
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5 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 26 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 6 / 14 / 4
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Tyquan Thornton career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
2022132224724511.2
2023913910237.0
202464470811.8
2025141943833723.1
2026 in progress · 4 games41121921519.9
Career46691,0427128
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Kansas City Chiefs built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record
89off index
88def index
+43net
92%playoff odds
61roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A- (89), defense A- (88) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 83, pass rush 76, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Tyquan Thornton

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2000-08-07

The beginning

Tyquan Thornton is a Wide Receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs, in his 5th NFL season.

Kansas City Chiefs

Turning pro

Drafted 50th overall, 2022 as a Wide Receiver.

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Tyquan Thornton is a Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver, drafted 50th overall, 2022.

Chapter

Across 5 seasons (2022–2026) he has caught 69 passes for 1,042 yards and 7 touchdowns.

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Most recently he caught 11 passes for 219 yards and 2 touchdowns in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 2"
Weight
185 lbs
Draft
50th overall, 2022
Born
Miami, FL
Age
26
Jersey
#2
Background

Tyquan Thornton is from Miami, FL and is 26 years old. He was drafted 50th overall, 2022 and plays wide receiver at 6' 2", 185 lbs.

Over 5 seasons (2022–2026) he has caught 69 passes for 1,042 yards and 7 touchdowns. Thornton is currently on the Kansas City Chiefs roster.

The person

Tyquan Thornton is a rotational receiver who has caught 69 passes for 1,042 yards and 7 touchdowns across 5 seasons (2022–2026).

Receiving69 career catches, 1,042 yards, 7 touchdowns.
Best season19 catches for 438 yards in 2025.
Yards per catch15.1 yards per reception over his career.
Draft pedigree50th overall, 2022.
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FAQ

Tyquan Thornton — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Tyquan Thornton, answered.

What position does Tyquan Thornton play?
Tyquan Thornton is a Wide Receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs.
When was Tyquan Thornton drafted?
Tyquan Thornton was drafted 50th overall, 2022.
How many seasons has Tyquan Thornton played?
5 (2022–2026).
What are Tyquan Thornton's career stats?
He has caught 69 passes for 1,042 yards and 7 touchdowns.
Tyquan Thornton career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
WR6
behind the starter
Snap share
59%
of offensive snaps
Target share
13%
WOPR 0.41

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
vs DEN
Week 1 · Tough
Season outlook
42
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
3 / 9
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
45
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs DENW2 vs INDW3 @ MIAW4 @ LVW5 · BYEW6 vs LACW7 @ SEAW8 @ DENW9 vs NYJW10 @ ATLW11 vs ARIW12 @ BUFW13 @ LAW14 @ CINW15 vs NEW16 vs SFW17 @ LACW18 vs LV

Each week grades Tyquan Thornton's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
7
since 2022
Games missed
1
listed Out
Lower-body
5
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
1
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk17 · Concussion2025 Wk16 · Concussion (Out)2024 Wk9 · Ankle2023 Wk18 · Ankle (Questionable)2023 Wk15 · Hamstring (Questionable)2023 Wk9 · Foot (Questionable)

Home surface: grass (natural grass).

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 4 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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Tyquan Thornton head-to-head

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