PositiveBustTue, July 7, 2026
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Disastrous rookie season: 12.4% target rate, 18.75% contested catch rate.

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Thornton was a boom/bust prospect whose profile was built on small sample efficiency. Thrust into a starting role as a rookie, the results were disastrous: he drew a target on 12.4 percent of his routes, nearly half of his targets were contested, and he only managed to bring down 3-of-16 contested looks (18.75 percent catch rate on contested targets).

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Thornton drew a target on 12.4 percent of his routes. Nearly half of his targets were contested and he only managed to bring down 3-of-16 contested looks.
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Thornton was a boom/bust prospect whose profile was built on small sample efficiency. Thrust into a starting role as a rookie, the results were disastrous: he drew a target on 12.4 percent of his routes, nearly half of his targets were contested, and he only managed to bring down 3-of-16 contested looks (18.75 percent catch rate on contested targets).
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