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Tyquan Thornton

No. 2 on the depth chartInjured Reserve

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As of Oct 13, 2:29 PM ET

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Is Tyquan Thornton starting?

Tyquan Thornton is listed No. 2 at WR3 on the Kansas City Chiefs depth chart. Jalen Royals is listed ahead of him at No. 1. Currently listed Injured Reserve.

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Tyquan Thornton this week

The Kansas City Chiefs play next in Week 6, at home against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Tyquan Thornton is listed No. 2 at WR3 going into that game.

At WR3 for the Kansas City Chiefs, Jalen Royals sits ahead of him.

Tyquan Thornton's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 30-27 at LV (Oct 4); W 24-10 at MIA (Sep 27); W 33-30 vs IND (Sep 20).

Tyquan Thornton wears No. 2, is 26 years old, is listed at 6' 2", 185 lbs, has 5 years of NFL experience, came out of Baylor.

Is Tyquan Thornton playing this week?

Tyquan Thornton is listed Injured Reserve (The Chiefs placed Thornton (ankle) on injured reserve Tuesday.) and is not expected to play (updated Oct 13, ESPN).

KC PR Depth

1Nikko RemigioStarter
2Brashard Smith
3Tyquan Thornton

Kansas City Chiefs Starting Lineup

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Age
26
Height
6' 2"
Weight
185
Experience
5 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGRecTgtRec YdsRec TDCarRush YdsRush TD
    2026KC411152192000
    2025KC1219374383000
    2024NE448470000
    2023NE913239103510
    2022NE12224524723161
    Career5 yrs4169128104276671

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Rush Yds
    0
    even with 2025 per game
    Rush TD
    0
    even with 2025 per game
    Rec Yds
    219
    +18.3/gm vs 2025

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    5
    Games
    41
    Rush Yds
    67

    #43 of 204 at WR in Receiving Yards (2026)

    Advanced

    SeasonReceiving Air YardsReceiving YACReceiving First DownsReceiving EPARACRTarget ShareAir Yards ShareWOPRRushing First DownsRushing EPA
    202628148819.040.7812.7%31.5%0.410—
    2025995591526.250.446.7%22.0%0.250—
    2024126242-4.850.371.6%3.3%0.050—
    2023230503-13.240.404.3%5.6%0.1013.02
    20226466313-2.890.388.7%15.7%0.2410.74
    Career227824441—————2—

    Rate/share stats (target share, air yards share, WOPR, RACR/PACR, CPOE, EPA) are per-season only — never summed into a career total.

    RATING

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    Home / Road Split

    Home · 2 games

    Rec
    4-5
    Rec Yds
    86
    TD
    0
    Yds/Rec
    21.5

    Road · 2 games

    Rec
    7-10
    Rec Yds
    133
    TD
    2
    Yds/Rec
    19.0

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 4W@ LVYDS 111
    REC
    5
    TGT
    8
    YDS
    111
    TD
    2

    Final W 30-27

    Sep 27W@ MIAYDS 22
    REC
    2
    TGT
    2
    YDS
    22
    TD
    0

    Final W 24-10

    Sep 20Wvs INDYDS 86
    REC
    4
    TGT
    4
    YDS
    86
    TD
    0

    Final W 33-30

    Sep 14Wvs DENYDS 0
    REC
    0
    TGT
    1
    YDS
    0
    TD
    0

    Final W 31-10

    Tyquan Thornton's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Rotation
    Tyquan Thornton plays 59% of his team's offensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 4 games).
    Snap share59%

    All Depth Chart Roles

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