FantasyPros - Fantasy Football Podcast on Tyquan Thornton

PodcastFantasy Football Bounce-Back Players for 2026: League-Winning Values You Can't...July 16, 2026

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Well, Tyquan Thornton was the deep threat and he's back.

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Thornton is back as the Chiefs' deep ball threat, which limits Xavier Worthy's role in the offense.

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Rashee Rice was charted with the same average route depth as Tyquan Thornton in this game. Xavier Worthy's rate was notably lower.

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Rashee Rice has a tiny career average depth of target of 4.9 yards. Last night was 2.5 yards. Rice needs serious volume to pay off in box score. The...

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Thornton played 67% of snaps but saw just one target on 22 routes.

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Chiefs: RBs: Kenneth Walker: 74% opp share, 58% route share, all i5, split 2 min Workhorse that you want on your fantasy team Emmett Johnson is the c...

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The Chiefs WR room in Week 1: Rashee Rice - 2/2 + 19 Yards + TD Xavier Worthy - 3/6 + 18 Yards Tyquan Thornton - 0/1 Cyrus Allen - 0/1 It’s rough… bu...

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Thornton is a waiver target to replace Nabers if ruled out for Week 1.

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