Patriots launch 2022 second-round choose Tyquan Thornton

Patriots release 2022 second-round pick Tyquan Thornton initially appeared on NBC Sports Boston

The New England Patriots are thinning the ranks of their large receiver room.

The Patriots confirmed Saturday they’ve launched third-year wideout Tyquan Thornton. ESPN’s Adam Schefter first reported the information.

Thornton’s launch ends a disappointing tenure for the 24-year-old, whom Invoice Belichick’s Patriots chosen within the second spherical (fiftieth total) of the 2022 NFL Draft. The Baylor product boasts blazing pace (he ran a 4.28-second 40-yard sprint on the NFL Mix) however might by no means translate that to on-field success.

Thornton tallied 22 receptions for 247 yards and two touchdowns as a rookie, which might all be profession highs; he caught 13 passes for 91 yards over 9 video games in 2023 and has been an afterthought within the Patriots’ 2024 offense, with simply 4 catches for 47 yards in six video games performed.

Thornton is one in every of a number of busts from New England’s 2022 draft class, Belichick’s second-to-last with the franchise. The Patriots chosen the 6-foot-2, 185-pound wideout two spots forward of Pittsburgh Steelers star George Pickens and three spots forward of Alec Pierce, who had extra yards as a rookie for the Indianapolis Colts (593) than Thornton has in his profession so far (385).

After Thornton’s launch, the Patriots have only one participant from their 10-man 2022 draft class (cornerback Marcus Jones) on their lively roster. (First-round choose Cole Unusual is on the Bodily Unable to Carry out checklist, whereas sixth-round choose Kevin Harris is on the follow squad.)

The Patriots reportedly were open to dealing Thornton forward of the 2024 NFL commerce deadline however discovered no takers.