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WR Tyquan Thornton, NE (1 Viewer)

Baylor WR Tyquan Thornton's official 40-yard dash time dropped seven-hundredths of a second to 4.28 seconds.

The second group of receivers was going faster than any in recent memory and the results are shifting shortly after the session finished. Thornton (6'3/182) saw his time drop to 4.28 and Ohio State WR Chris Olave saw his drop from 4.26 to 4.39. What would cause those times to drop that drastically? Perhaps a new timer. Underdog Fantasy's Josh Norris pointed out that Charley Casserly is no longer doing the timing for the NFL Network and that it's Marc Ross' first year in doing so. A clearly unideal circumstance for the league, network, and the athletes.

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SOURCE: NFL

Mar 3, 2022, 10:57 PM ET
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Report: Where other teams had Tyquan Thornton on their draft boards

Excerpt:

Did the Patriots need to trade up to take Thornton -- or could they have drafted him much later? After speaking with other NFL talent evaluators, Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer believes it's the latter.

"One area scout assigned to Baylor told me he had a fifth-round grade on Thornton," Breer wrote Monday morning. "Few had more than a fourth-round grade on him. He went in the second round."

Breer also reported that the Patriots overvalued Strange as well, with most teams viewing him as a third-round pick or late second-rounder at best. But our Phil Perry spoke to an AFC executive who saw Thornton in Round 2 as a "bigger (reach)" than Strange in Round 1.

"There were teams who liked Strange, just thought it was early. Fewer teams were high on Thornton," the executive told Perry.

Thornton is an absolute burner whose 4.28-second 40-yard dash was the fastest among wide receivers at the NFL Scouting Combine. He has a very thin frame, though -- 6-foot-2, 181 pounds -- and lacks in lateral quickness, which appeared to hurt his draft stock in the eyes of other teams.

But the Patriots weren't deterred, nabbing Thornton with several other talented wide receivers still on the board -- Alec Pierce, George Pickens and Skyy Moore to name a few. Nearly every NFL Draft expert -- from our Phil Perry to The Athletic's Dane Brugler to ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. -- had all three wideouts ranked higher than Thornton, which makes it all the more puzzling why New England traded up to draft the Baylor wide receiver instead of just taking him at 54.

Bill Belichick and the Patriots very well could prove the "experts" wrong if Thornton develops into a productive wide receiver. But at the very least, it seems like New England could have waited to land the Baylor wideout while using its second-rounder on a more pressing need like linebacker -- which it didn't address in the draft.
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Patriots traded up with the Chiefs to select Baylor WR Tyquan Thornton with the No. 50 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft.

While Thornton's (6'2/183) unofficial 4.21 40, which would have been a Combine record, did not stand up, he still flashed in Indy, running a 4.28 official with a 36.5-inch vertical and 10-foot-10 broad jump. That performance came on the back of an impressive senior season in which he logged a 62-948-10 line as Baylor's leading receiver. Thornton matches his legit deep speed with impressive ball skills that could make him a dangerous field stretcher at the next level, but a slight build, limited play strength, and a bottom-tier agility score could prevent him from developing into more than that. He will push Nelson Agholor for WR3 duties in New England as a rookie. 
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tangfoot said:
I truly do not see anything impressive here.  Looks like he juked a defender who was deathly afraid of him and ran the rest of the route at 3/4 speed.
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If you've watched NE the past few years, no one has been able to juke and get off the line like that. That was the point of the video. Whether that is impressive or not, who knows. The Patriots went overboard in trying a new approach this year. They drafted the fastest RB, WR, and CB/KR in the draft, all with high athletic scores. They valued that over projected draft grade. They needed speed and explosiveness, and they drafted speed and explosiveness. I believe the strategy was get some fast players and hope they can coach them up. There certainly were other fast players with better / more finished skills available that played against stiffer competition. We'll have to see if this approach yields (m)any dividends.

 
Anarchy99 said:
If you've watched NE the past few years, no one has been able to juke and get off the line like that. That was the point of the video. Whether that is impressive or not, who knows. The Patriots went overboard in trying a new approach this year. They drafted the fastest RB, WR, and CB/KR in the draft, all with high athletic scores. They valued that over projected draft grade. They needed speed and explosiveness, and they drafted speed and explosiveness. I believe the strategy was get some fast players and hope they can coach them up. There certainly were other fast players with better / more finished skills available that played against stiffer competition. We'll have to see if this approach yields (m)any dividends.
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Oh, I certainly get the point of the video.  The problem with it is that college defenders are 97% garbage, so it would be like him trying to juke me off the line.

 
Anarchy99 said:
If you've watched NE the past few years, no one has been able to juke and get off the line like that. That was the point of the video. Whether that is impressive or not, who knows. The Patriots went overboard in trying a new approach this year. They drafted the fastest RB, WR, and CB/KR in the draft, all with high athletic scores. They valued that over projected draft grade. They needed speed and explosiveness, and they drafted speed and explosiveness. I believe the strategy was get some fast players and hope they can coach them up. There certainly were other fast players with better / more finished skills available that played against stiffer competition. We'll have to see if this approach yields (m)any dividends.
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Cole Strange is also a guy with a super high RAS score.  It certainly seems like BB went full on "draft the best athletes" this year as opposed to "draft the best football players".  It will be an interesting case study.

 
He was a reach.  As usual with BB.  He is turning into the worst evaluating of WR talent of all-time.

 
The Athletic's Jeff Howe reports Patriots rookie Tyquan Thornton has "mixed in with the starters" during minicamp.

The Patriots' selection of Thornton with the 50th overall pick in this year's draft was an unpopular one among analysts and draft experts. Despite the unpopularity of the pick, New England appears set on giving Thornton every opportunity to earn a significant role throughout camp. Boasting a 4.28 40-time and the title of the 2022 NFL Draft's fastest receiver, Thornton went for 62-948-10 in his final season at Baylor, averaging 15.7 YPR for his career. Outside of a top slot receiver in Jakobi Meyers, the Patriots lack top-end talent at the position. They signed DeVante Parker earlier this offseason, who has one 1,000-yard season in his seven-year career, and bring back 2021 free agent signings Nelson Agholor and Kendrick Bourne. An impressive offseason could open the door for Thornton to see significant snaps as early as Week 1, which would comes as a pleasant surprise to drafters taking a late-round chance on him in drafts.

SOURCE: The Athletic

Jun 18, 2022, 3:07 PM ET
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Nixon seems to have been the off-season star thus far. I was wondering about the rookie while reading about Nixon. 

 
Mike Giardi @MikeGiardi

Tyquan Thornton TD. Inside release. Robinson had his hands on him and the rookie was able to fight thru contact and create separation at the top of the route. Reminder: Robinson is one of the Giants starting CBs. #Patriots
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Alex Barth @RealAlexBarth
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Tyquan Thornton continues to impress. Recognizes the need to break off his route to help a scrambling Hoyer, pulls away just enough from the corner, and ends up with the TD.
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TT looks really good, gaining separation, lots of underthrown balls to him yesterday. Lead this kid down the field, and he's going to burn some defenders.
I like his game.
 

Longtime Patriots beat writer Tom Curran has called second-round WR Tyquan Thornton his "biggest surprise" of Pats camp.​

Thornton has been drawing consistently solid reviews. "Not just a straight-line blur, he’s outstanding at changing speeds and setting up sudden breaks which a lot of fast guys struggle with," Curran observed. "He’s shown physicality and toughness despite being shaped like a Q-tip. He’s got excellent body control. He’s mature. I’m excited to watch him." Thornton's 4.28 speed was definitely a missing element for the Patriots' receiver corps. Now we will just have to see if it can earn him consistent early-season snaps in a crowded group. The WR85 on Yahoo, Thornton is essentially free in fantasy drafts.
Aug 18, 2022, 4:14 PM ET
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Thornton suffered a shoulder injury on his one catch tonight against the Panthers. He did not return to the game.
 
Anarchy99 said:
Thornton suffered a shoulder injury on his one catch tonight against the Panthers. He did not return to the game.
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Ian Rapoport

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#Patriots rookie WR Tyquan Thornton, who was ruled out last night with a shoulder injury, suffered a collarbone injury, sources say. The promising campaign is now put on hold, though based on his timetable, the injury to the speedster is not season ending.


9:12 AM · Aug 20, 2022
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A "collarbone injury" that's "not season ending" is ominously vague. He looked pretty good in preseason and has a clear path to playing time. I hope it's not that serious.
 
The WR curse continues for the Patriots. Hopefully, not season ending. A speed WR was a big need for Mac. For a later round WR flyer, which Patriot WR is the play?

From a beat writer, Zack Cox

>>The Patriots can’t place Tyquan Thornton on PUP since he was on the active roster to start camp.

They could place him on IR, but for him to be eligible to return this season, they’d need to first give him a spot on their initial 53-man roster.<<
 

Patriots placed WR Tyquan Thornton (collarbone) on injured reserve.​

Slapped with a 4-8 week timeline after breaking his collarbone in the Patriots' second preseason game on Aug. 19, Thornton must now miss at least the first four games of the season. He will undoubtedly be one of the Pats' eight designated "return" players, but he is unlikely to have a big enough role to carve out re-draft value, at least off the bat. That could change if the Pats' deep-but-undynamic receiver corps gets off to a slow start in the speedy Thornton's absence.
Sep 1, 2022, 5:33 PM ET
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Patriots rookie WR Tyquan Thornton was activated today from IR and has a chance to make his debut tomorrow against the Lions, per sources. Even if he plays a limited role, Thornton would beat the initial estimated timeline of 8-10 weeks. @TheAthletic
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Looks likely that he’ll be playing today. Interesting decision considering they could’ve waited until Week 8 to activate him if they wanted to.
 
Guy is sitting on my dynasty wire, may scoop him. Patriot receivers historically have been a nightmare to have but maybe this one will be different. I like Bourne but they apparently they do not so what do I know.
 
BB wants to give Zappe every chance to succeed (or fail) versus the NFL's worst defense. He's looking for the next Brady.
 
The game plan today should be pretty straightforward. Run, run, and run some more. Then some play action chunk plays mixed in. NE is not going to throw the ball a lot unless DET somehow figures out how to stop the run and the Pats get behind by multiple scores.

NE will have more receivers available and one football to spread around. I don’t expect Thornton to play a ton, nor would I expect him to have much production.

I would be interested in him longer term, as Agholor and Meyers will be free agents next year.
 

Tyquan Thornton caught 4-of-5 targets for 37 yards and a touchdown in the Patriots' Week 6 win over the Browns, adding three carries for 16 yards and a touchdown.​


Thornton didn't get the start but took the field often after Kendrick Bourne went down with an injury early in the game. He picked up his receiving score, the first touchdown of his career, on a goal line pass from Bailey Zappe. The rushing touchdown, a jet sweep, iced the game, putting New England up three scores with less than five minutes left. Fantasy managers shouldn't bet on Thornton scoring at this clip in the future, but the strong performance could earn him more work. He should be stashed in all leagues heading into his Week 7 matchup with the Bears.
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