Tyquan
Thornton
WR
#2
Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 185 lbs · Age : 26
| Year | Team | GP | REC | TGTS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 6 | 7 | 108 | 18.0 | 0 | 45 | 4 |
| 2025 | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 19 | 37 | 438 | 23.1 | 3 | 61 | 15 |
| 2024 | New England Patriots | 6 | 4 | 8 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| 2023 | New England Patriots | 9 | 13 | 23 | 91 | 7.0 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| 2022 | New England Patriots | 13 | 22 | 45 | 247 | 11.2 | 2 | 29 | 13 |
2026
3.50 M$
Guaranteed
2027
7.50 M$
Partially guaranteed
Cap number: the season's salary plus the share of the signing bonus spread over the contract. Total value and average per year cover the whole contract, from its signing.
2026 season, in progress (3 games played). The percentile ranks the player among regular wide receivers: 90th means better than 90% of them.
EPA per target
+1.42
98th percentile
Target share
7.3 %
4th percentile
Separation
—
Drops
—
Targets
7
2th percentile
Receptions
6
16th percentile
Catch rate
85.7 %
92th percentile
Receiving yards
108
36th percentile
Yards after catch
3
1th percentile
Receiving TDs
0
25th percentile
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
Projected WAR
0.3
Games
17
WAR 2026
0.1
Games played
3
WAR already earned, plus his pace (WAR per game over the last three seasons, 60/25/15, pulled toward the group average) over his team's remaining games, given his availability so far.
Trend
→ Stable (+1)
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+11 · 26 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
75
Established starter
WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
WAR
0.1
#4 of 77 regular wide receivers
PAL Rating
77 / 100
#18 of 77 regular wide receivers
Value Rating · 2025
72 / 100
2025 PAL (64) against 2026 salary: the contract's average per year (APY), $5.5M.PAL expected for this salary: 41PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
25% of the EPA of passes thrown his way (the QB and line get the rest), above replacement.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | Rec | Rec yds | TD | EPA/tgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | KC | 3 | 0.1 | 77 | 75 | 6 | 108 | 0 | +1.42 |
| 2025 | KC | 14 | 0.2 | 64 | 66 | 19 | 438 | 3 | +0.71 |
| 2023 | NE | 9 | 0.0 | 3 | 53 | 13 | 91 | 0 | −0.58 |
| 2022 | NE | 13 | 0.0 | 6 | 52 | 22 | 247 | 2 | −0.06 |
Injury
Kansas City Chiefs
Tyquan Thornton delivered a career-best performance before exiting late in the fourth quarter with a serious left ankle injury in the Chiefs’ win over the Raiders.
· CBS Sports
Tyquan Thornton has 6 catches for 108 yards and 0 touchdowns in 3 games in 2026.
Tyquan Thornton is 26 years old. He is 6'2" (188 cm) and weighs 185 lb (84 kg).
Tyquan Thornton produced 0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2026 (season in progress), 18th of 77 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 77 out of 100: very good for his position.
Tyquan Thornton plays for Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL, at WR, and wears number 2.
Our projection has him at 0.3 WAR over the full 2026 season, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
