Tyquan Thornton

Tyquan Thornton was placed on injured reserved on Sept. 1, 2022... Originally was drafted by the New England Patriots in the second round (50th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

Tyquan Thornton was placed on injured reserved on Sept. 1, 2022... Originally was drafted by the New England Patriots in the second round (50th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft.

SEASONAL REVIEWS

2022 (13/8)

• Placed on injured reserve (9/1).
• Was activated to the 53-man roster from the injured reserve list and made his NFL debut in the second quarter vs. Detroit (10/9) . His first reception was a 2-yard gain from QB Bailey Zappe in the third quarter, immediately followed by a 5-yard reception on the next play.
• Scored his first NFL touchdown on a 2-yard pass from QB Bailey Zappe in the third quarter at Cleveland (10/16). Scored his second touchdown of the day on a 19-yard run. He is the sixth Patriots wide receiver to score on a touchdown run and first since Cordarrelle Patterson in 2018. First Patriots wide receiver with a rushing touchdown and a receiving touchdown in the same game since David Patten at Indianapolis on Oct. 21, 2001.
• Made his first NFL start vs. Chicago (10/24). Had one reception for 19 yards. Prevented a pick-six by chasing down Bears DB Kyler Gordon and pushed him out of bounds at the Patriots 10-yard line after Gordon intercepted QB Bailey Zappe at the Chicago 48-yard line.
• Started in the game vs. Indianapolis (11/6). Had one reception for five yards.
• Started in the game at Arizona (12/12). Had four receptions for 28 yards.
• Started in the game at Las Vegas (12/18). Had one reception for 21 yards.
• Finished with three receptions for a team-leading 60 yards vs. Miami (1/1). Had two receptions of more than 20 yards with a 24-yard pass from QB Mac Jones in the first quarter and 29-yard reception in the third quarter for his two longest receptions. His previous best was a 21-yard reception at Cleveland on Oct. 16. Capped a 10-play, 81-yard drive with a 7-yard touchdown reception from Jones. It marked his second receiving touchdown of the season and his first from Jones. He had a 2-yard touchdown reception from QB Bailey Zappe at Cleveland on Oct. 16.

COLLEGE

• Played in 42 games during his college career and finished with 143 receptions for 2,242 yards with 19 touchdowns. Also retruned eight kickoffs for 138 yards.
• Started in all 14 games played in 2021 and led the team with 62 receptions for 948 yards and 10 touchdowns.
• Ranked 10th all-time on Baylor's career receiving yards list with 2,242 receiving yards.
• His 19 career touchdowns is tied for 8th on Baylor's all-time leader board.
• Ranked 14th in career receptions at Baylor (143).
• Finished third in the Big 12 in receiving yards (948) in 2021.
• Finished fifth in the Big 12 in yards per catch (15.3) in 2021.
• Finished sixth in the Big 12 in yards per game (67.7) in 2021.
• Against Texas (10/30), Thornton threw a TD to RJ Sneed in the first quarter of the game - Baylor's first passing TD by a non-QB since 2015.
• Had one catch that went for a touchdown in Baylor's Sugar Bowl win over Ole Miss (1/1).
• Started in all six games he played in 2020 as a junior and tallied 16 receptions for 158 yards and a touchdown.
• Appeared in 13 games as a sophomore in 2019, starting 11 of those, finished with 45 receptions for 782 yards and five touchdowns.
• Had a career night vs. Iowa State (9/28), recording his first career 100+ yard passing performance with 141 yards on a career-best 11 receptions, tying for 15th most in Baylor history in a single game, also had 1 TD reception.
• Caught his first touchdown pass of the year, a 9-yd reception, his only catch of the day vs. SFA (8/31).
• Appeared in all 10 games as a freshman in 2018, making two starts, vs. TCU and at Iowa State.
• Finished with 20 receptions for 354 yards, 3 touchdowns, 5 kick returns for 83 yards and 2 rush attempts for 2 yards.
• Enrolled in Jan. 2018

PERSONAL:

• Son of Latasha Jackson and Tyron Thornton
• Majored in communications
• Two-time All-Dade honoree.
• Also played quarterback as a senior with three touchdown passes.
• Has four siblings: D'Andre Clayton, Tyron Thornton Jr., Shaquise Clayton, Tyquiesha Thornton