Tyquan ThorntonIR · Ankle

WRKansas City Chiefs · #2 · Age 26 · 6'2" 185 lbs · Baylor · 5th season

Drafted 2022, round 2, pick 50 overall by NE · LWR7 on the KC depth chart

2026 finishWR6144.9 pts · 4 games

Points per game11.2WR31 per game

Dynasty value1,324WR158 · #423 overall · +2% this week

Player archetype

Deep threat18.7 yard average depth of target, top 2% of WRs
Touchdown maker2 TD catches on 15 targets, top 5% of WRs
Big-play threat4 catches of 20+ yards, top 5% of WRs

From his 2026 season, compared with other WRs with a real workload. Stats: nflverse (Pro Football Reference, NFL Next Gen Stats).

News

Injury reportIR · Ankle · SurgerySource: Sleeper

The Chiefs placed Thornton (ankle) on injured reserve Tuesday.2026-10-13 · RotoWire via ESPN
The Chiefs placed Thornton (ankle) on injured reserve Monday, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.2026-10-12 · RotoWire via ESPN
Thornton is slated to undergo surgery later this week to address the dislocated left ankle he sustained in Sunday's 30-27 win over the Raiders and is facing an expected recovery timeline of 3-to-4 months, Matt Zenitz of CBSSports.com reports.2026-10-05 · RotoWire via ESPN
Week 4 winners and losers: Tetairoa McMillan, CeeDee Lamb dominate; Jaxon Smith-Njigba struggles2026-10-05 · ESPN

Season finishes

Team	G	Finish	Pts	PPG	PPG rank	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD
KC	4	WR61	44.9	11.2	WR31	15	11	219	2
KC	12	WR81	80.8	6.7	WR65	37	19	438	3
NE	4	WR173	8.7	2.2	–	8	4	47	0
NE	9	WR147	27.2	3.0	WR120	23	13	91	0
NE	12	WR98	66.3	5.5	WR92	45	22	247	2

Click a season for its game log. Regular season only. Finish = rank among all WRs by total fantasy points; PPG rank counts players who played at least half the games.

Stats from nflverse, updated 2026-10-26. Injury report and photo from Sleeper; headlines link to ESPN. Dynasty value is FFBGM's (Superflex, PPR) from real Sleeper trades: see all rankings.