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
Career highs
11catches, career highvs. Iowa State, 2019187receiving yards, career highvs. West Virginia, 20212receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last at TCU, 2021Honors
Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2021
Receiving
Returns
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Baylor | 9 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Baylor | 9 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Baylor | 9 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Baylor | 9 | WR | Jr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Baylor | 29 | 0.70 | – | – | 20.3 | 4% |
| 2019 | Baylor | 68 | 0.81 | 85th (n=499) | 0.54 | 54.8 | 8% |
| 2020 | Baylor | 30 | 0.10 | 4th (n=346) | 0.55 | 2.9 | 10% |
| 2021 | Baylor | 90 | 0.68 | 53rd (n=410) | 0.67 | 61.1 | 10% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at | W 29–20 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Sep 11 | vs. | W 66–7 | 5 | 103 | 2 | 48 | – |
| Sep 18 | at | W 45–7 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Sep 25 | vs. | W 31–29 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 21 | – |
| Oct 2 | at | L 14–24 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 44 | – |
| Oct 9 | vs. | W 45–20 | 8 | 187 | 2 | 75 | – |
| Oct 16 | vs. | W 38–24 | 5 | 84 | 0 | 45 | – |
| Oct 30 | vs. | W 31–24 | 5 | 54 | 0 | 23 | – |
| Nov 6 | at | L 28–30 | 5 | 121 | 2 | 49 | – |
| Nov 13 | vs. | W 27–14 | 4 | 41 | 1 | 12 | – |
| Nov 20 | at | W 20–10 | 5 | 75 | 0 | 28 | – |
| Nov 27 | vs. | W 27–24 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Dec 4 | vs. | W 21–16 | 6 | 71 | 1 | 21 | −11 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 21–7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – |
2020 Baylor 5 games, 16 catches, 158 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | at | L 21–27 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Oct 24 | at | L 16–27 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Oct 31 | vs. | L 23–33 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 28 | vs. | W 32–31 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Dec 5 | at | L 14–27 | 4 | 53 | 1 | 25 | – |
2019 Baylor 13 games, 45 catches, 782 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 56–17 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | – |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 63–14 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Sep 21 | at | W 21–13 | 3 | 70 | 0 | 44 | – |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 23–21 | 11 | 141 | 1 | 35 | – |
| Oct 5 | at | W 31–12 | 4 | 92 | 1 | 29 | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 33–30 | 4 | 83 | 0 | 41 | – |
| Oct 19 | at | W 45–27 | 2 | 96 | 0 | 78 | – |
| Oct 31 | vs. | W 17–14 | 5 | 86 | 0 | 43 | – |
| Nov 9 | at | W 29–23 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Nov 16 | vs. | L 31–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Nov 30 | at | W 61–6 | 4 | 69 | 1 | 51 | – |
| Dec 7 | vs. | L 23–30 | 2 | 62 | 1 | 33 | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | L 14–26 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 17 | – |
2018 Baylor 10 games, 20 catches, 354 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 55–27 | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Sep 8 | at | W 37–20 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 25 | – |
| Sep 15 | vs. | L 27–40 | 3 | 92 | 1 | 39 | −1 |
| Sep 22 | vs. | W 26–7 | 3 | 50 | 1 | 39 | – |
| Sep 29 | at | L 33–66 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Oct 6 | vs. | W 37–34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Oct 25 | at | L 14–58 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Nov 10 | at | L 14–28 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Nov 24 | vs. | W 35–24 | 2 | 51 | 1 | 41 | – |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | W 45–38 | 3 | 72 | 0 | 30 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2022 | Combine or pro day 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅜″ | |
| Weight | 181 lb | |
| Arm length | 33¼″ | |
| Hand size | 8¼″ | |
| Wingspan | 79¼″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.28 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.51 s | |
| Vertical jump | 36½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′10″ | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.25 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.39 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.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | New England Patriots | 12 | 22 | 247 | 2 |
| 2023 | New England Patriots | 9 | 13 | 91 | 0 |
| 2024 | New England Patriots | 4 | 4 | 47 | 0 |
| 2025 | Kansas City Chiefs | 12 | 19 | 438 | 3 |
| 2026 (so far) | Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 11 | 219 | 2 |
| NFL career | 41 | 69 | 1,042 | 7 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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