Receiver, Baylor, 2018–⁠21

Tyquan Thornton

Number
No. 9
Height
6′3″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2021)
Junior
Hometown
Miami, FL
Born
Aug 7, 2000

Tyquan Thornton played receiver at Baylor (2018–⁠21). The New England Patriots took Thornton in round 2, No. 50 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
948
Receiving yards, 2021 (Baylor, 12–⁠2)
Drafted
No. 50
Round 2, 2022 NFL Draft (New England Patriots)

Career highs

11catches, career highvs. Iowa State, 2019187receiving yards, career highvs. West Virginia, 20212receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last at TCU, 2021

Honors

Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Baylor2035417.7341
2019Baylor4578217.4578
2020Baylor161589.9125
2021Baylor6294815.31075
Career1432,24215.71978

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2018Baylor5830
2020Baylor1100
2021Baylor2450
Career81380

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Baylor9WRYr 1
2019Baylor9WRYr 2
2020Baylor9WRYr 3
2021Baylor9WRJr. (Yr 4)6′3″180

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2018Baylor290.70––20.34%
2019Baylor680.8185th (n=499)0.5454.88%
2020Baylor300.104th (n=346)0.552.910%
2021Baylor900.6853rd (n=410)0.6761.110%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2021 Baylor 14 games, 62 catches, 948 yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4atTexas StateW 29–⁠20546013–
Sep 11vs.Texas SouthernW 66–⁠75103248–
Sep 18atKansasW 45–⁠7331012–
Sep 25vs.Iowa StateW 31–⁠29344121–
Oct 2atOklahoma StateL 14–⁠24352044–
Oct 9vs.West VirginiaW 45–⁠208187275–
Oct 16vs.BYUW 38–⁠24584045–
Oct 30vs.TexasW 31–⁠24554023–
Nov 6atTCUL 28–⁠305121249–
Nov 13vs.OklahomaW 27–⁠14441112–
Nov 20atKansas StateW 20–⁠10575028–
Nov 27vs.Texas TechW 27–⁠24437015–
Dec 4vs.Oklahoma StateW 21–⁠16671121−11
Jan 1 ✦vs.Ole MissW 21–⁠71212–
2020 Baylor 5 games, 16 catches, 158 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 3atWest VirginiaL 21–⁠27445018–
Oct 24atTexasL 16–⁠2742207–
Oct 31vs.TCUL 23–⁠33–––––
Nov 28vs.Kansas StateW 32–⁠31438012–
Dec 5atOklahomaL 14–⁠27453125–
2019 Baylor 13 games, 45 catches, 782 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.Stephen F. AustinW 56–⁠171919–
Sep 7vs.UTSAW 63–⁠14116016–
Sep 21atRiceW 21–⁠13370044–
Sep 28vs.Iowa StateW 23–⁠2111141135–
Oct 5atKansas StateW 31–⁠12492129–
Oct 12vs.Texas TechW 33–⁠30483041–
Oct 19atOklahoma StateW 45–⁠27296078–
Oct 31vs.West VirginiaW 17–⁠14586043–
Nov 9atTCUW 29–⁠2331909–
Nov 16vs.OklahomaL 31–⁠341101–
Nov 30atKansasW 61–⁠6469151–
Dec 7vs.OklahomaL 23–⁠30262133–
Jan 1 ✦vs.GeorgiaL 14–⁠26438017–
2018 Baylor 10 games, 20 catches, 354 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.Abilene ChristianW 55–⁠27––––3
Sep 8atUTSAW 37–⁠20222025–
Sep 15vs.DukeL 27–⁠40392139−1
Sep 22vs.KansasW 26–⁠7350139–
Sep 29atOklahomaL 33–⁠66111011–
Oct 6vs.Kansas StateW 37–⁠341000–
Oct 25atWest VirginiaL 14–⁠58336017–
Nov 10atIowa StateL 14–⁠28220012–
Nov 24vs.Texas TechW 35–⁠24251141–
Dec 27 ✦vs.VanderbiltW 45–⁠38372030–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2022Combine or pro day 2022
Height6′2⅜″
Weight181 lb
Arm length33¼″
Hand size8¼″
Wingspan79¼″W
40-yard dash4.28 s
10-yard split1.51 s
Vertical jump36½″
Broad jump10′10″
3-cone drill7.25 sW
20-yard shuttle4.39 sW

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

5 seasons, 41 games with a stat; latest team: Kansas City Chiefs.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2022New England Patriots12222472
2023New England Patriots913910
2024New England Patriots44470
2025Kansas City Chiefs12194383
2026 (so far)Kansas City Chiefs4112192
NFL career41691,0427

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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