No. 11 – New England Patriots | |||||||||||
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||
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Born: | Miami, Florida, U.S. | August 7, 2000||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Booker T. Washington (Miami, Florida) | ||||||||||
College: | Baylor (2018–2021) | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2022 / Round: 2 / Pick: 50 | ||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Tyquan Thornton (born August 7, 2000) is an American professional football wide receiver for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Baylor and was drafted by the Patriots in the second round of the 2022 NFL draft.
Thornton attended Booker T. Washington Senior High School in Miami, Florida. [1]
Thornton originally committed to the University of Florida to play college football before flipping his commitment to Baylor University. [2]
Thornton attended Baylor from 2018 to 2022. [3] [4] During his career he had 143 receptions for 2,242 yards and 19 touchdowns.
Baylor Bears | |||||||||
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Season | GP | Receiving | Rushing | ||||||
Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
2018 | 13 | 20 | 354 | 17.7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 |
2019 | 14 | 45 | 782 | 17.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
2020 | 6 | 16 | 158 | 9.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
2021 | 14 | 62 | 948 | 15.3 | 10 | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | 0 |
Career | 47 | 143 | 2,242 | 15.7 | 19 | 3 | -9 | -3.0 | 0 |
At the 2022 NFL Combine, Thornton ran an unofficial 4.21 in the 40-yard dash which would’ve been an NFL combine record, but it was ruled that he ran a 4.28, the third fastest in the 2022 combine. [5] [6]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
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6 ft 2+3⁄8 in (1.89 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 33+1⁄4 in (0.84 m) | 8+1⁄4 in (0.21 m) | 4.28 s | 1.41 s | 2.46 s | 4.39 s | 7.25 s | 38.5 in (0.98 m) | 10 ft 11 in (3.33 m) | ||
Sources: [7] [8] |
Thornton was selected by the New England Patriots in the second round (50th overall) of the 2022 NFL draft. [9]
On September 1, 2022, Thornton was placed on injured reserve after suffering a fractured clavicle in the preseason. [10] He was activated on October 8, 2022. [11] In Week 6 against the Cleveland Browns, Thornton scored his first receiving and rushing touchdowns, making him the first Patriots wide receiver since Deion Branch to score a receiving and rushing touchdown in the same game. [12] Thornton finished his rookie season with 22 catches for 247 yards and two touchdowns. He also ran 3 times for 16 yards and a touchdown. [13]
On August 31, 2023, Thornton was placed on injured reserve. [14] He was activated on October 14. [15]
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