Tyquan Thornton

WR

#11

Experience: 3 years

Height: 6-2

Age: 23

Weight: 185 lbs

College: Baylor

2023 SEASON

REC

13
YDS

91
AVG

7
TDS

0

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Receiving

YEAR	TEAM	G	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st	1st%	20+
2023	New England Patriots	9	13	91	7	15	0	3	23.1	0
2022	New England Patriots	13	22	247	11.2	29	2	13	59.1	4
TOTAL		22	35	338	9.7	29	2	16	45.7	4

Rushing

YEAR	TEAM	G	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st	1st%	20+
2023	New England Patriots	9	3	51	17	39	0	1	33.3	1
2022	New England Patriots	13	3	16	5.3	19	1	1	33.3	0
TOTAL		22	6	67	11.2	39	1	2	33.3	1

Defense

YEAR	TEAM	G	Total	Solo	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
2023	New England Patriots	9	1	1
2022	New England Patriots	13	2	2
TOTAL		22	3	3	0	0	0	0	0

Biography

Tyquan Thornton was drafted by the New England Patriots in the second round (50th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

Tyquan Thornton was drafted by the New England Patriots in the second round (50th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft.

SEASONAL REVIEWS

2023 (9/3)

Began the season on injured reserve following an injury suffered in the preseason.
Played in nine games with three starts and finished with 13 receptions for 91 yards (7.0 avg), also posting 3 rushing attempts for 51 yards.
Dressed but did not play in one game and was inactive for two games.
Activated from injured reserve on Oct. 14.
Made his 2023 debut after being activated to the 53-man roster from injured reserve and was in the starting lineup at Las Vegas (10/15). He caught his first pass of the year on a 6-yard reception in the third quarter from QB Mac Jones.
Was active vs. Indianapolis (11/12) but did not see any action.
Had a 39-yard run in the fourth quarter vs. Los Angeles Chargers (12/3), the second longest run ever by a Patriots wide receiver. WR Julian Edelman had a 47-yard run in the fourth quarter vs. Indianapolis on Nov. 18, 2012.

2022 (13/9)

Played in 13 games with nine starts at wide receiver and recorded 22 receptions for 247 yards and two touchdowns. Also recorded three rushing attempts for 16 yards and one rushing touchdown.
Was placed on injured reserve prior to the season on Sept. 1 due to an injury suffered in the preseason and missed the first four games of the season.
Activated to the 53-man roster 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. He is the 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.
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.

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

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