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Tyquan Thornton
Chiefs logoKansas City Chiefs

Tyquan Thornton

WRposition#2jersey26age6' 2"height185lbs5 yrsexperienceBaylorcollege
At a glance

Tyquan Thornton is a wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs (No. 2). In 4 games of the 2026 season: 11 catches on 15 targets for 219 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns. By the nflverse play-by-play model, Tyquan Thornton has produced +1.27 EPA per target on 15 targets. Snap share in Week 4: 63% of offensive snaps.

Is Tyquan Thornton playing this week?

Tyquan Thornton is not on the current injury report. The Kansas City Chiefs play next on the road at the Atlanta Falcons on Sun, Nov 15, 1 PM ET (Week 10), on CBS.

What are Tyquan Thornton's stats this season?

In 4 games of the 2026 season, Tyquan Thornton has 11 catches on 15 targets for 219 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns.

What is Tyquan Thornton's EPA per play?

+1.269 EPA per target on 15 targets (total +19.0), from the open nflverse expected points model. Above zero means the plays added scoring expectancy for the offense.

What team does Tyquan Thornton play for?

Tyquan Thornton plays wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs, wearing No. 2. Tyquan Thornton is 26 years old, 6' 2", 185 lbs. College: Baylor. League experience: 5 seasons.

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Pigskin Nightly, “Tyquan Thornton 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/tyquan-thornton (updated 2026-11-10).

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Tyquan ThorntonKansas City Chiefs · #2
Not enough snaps yet2026 season
2026 percentile card · wide receivers

Not enough snaps yet

The card grades wide receivers with at least 23 targets this season. Thornton has 15, 8 short. Until then, the raw numbers:

Tgt/gYds/gYds/tgtCatch %EPA/tgtTD
  • Tgt/g3.8 tgt/g
  • Yds/g54.8 yds/g
  • Yds/tgt14.6
  • Catch %73%
  • EPA/tgt+1.27
  • TD2 TD
Small sample · 15 of 23 targetsMethod4 games15 targetsweeks 1–9peer group 89 qualified · min. 23 targetsnflverse pbp + snap counts · ESPN box scoresupdated 21 min agoGlossary →

Thornton is under the 23-targets minimum, which grows with every week of the season, so his numbers are shown but not ranked against the 89 qualified wide receivers.

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2026 season · nflverse play-by-play model

The season in EPA

Targets: 15+1.269EPA / target · total +19.067%success18.7air yds/tgt5.4YAC81st downs4explosive

Total EPA by week

-0.6Wk 1
+8.2Wk 2
+2.3Wk 3
+9.1Wk 4

Snap share

Offense and special teams, by week
68%47 snapsWk 1 · DEN
59%47 snapsWk 2 · IND
46%24 snapsWk 3 · MIA
63%38 snapsWk 4 · LV

The contract

OverTheCap via nflverse · Paid vs Played · team cap
Chiefs · signed 2026 · 2 years, through 2027$5.5M a year
Total
$11.0M
Guaranteed
$7.4M
Share of cap at signing
1.8%
67% of the value guaranteed
72nd paid91st in EPApercentiles among 259 WRs under contract, 2026
  1. 2026Chiefs · UFA2 yrs · $11.0M · $5.5M/yrActive
  2. 2025Chiefs · SFA1 yrs · $1.1M · $1.1M/yrExpired
  3. 2024Chiefs · Practice1 yrs · $225K · $225K/yrExpired
  4. 2022Patriots · Drafted4 yrs · $7.1M · $1.8M/yrTerminated

Game log

Receiving
WeekOpponentResultRecTgtRec ydsTDLong
1 Sep 14vs Broncos logoDENW 31-1001000
2 Sep 20vs Colts logoINDW 33-304486045
3 Sep 27@ Dolphins logoMIAW 24-102222017
4 Oct 4@ Raiders logoLVW 30-2758111255
Season1115219255

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