FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Tyquan Thornton has skinny wrists, a skinny frame and small hands. In the world of NFL draft evaluations, those underwhelming measurements were noted this past offseason.
The Athletic's Dane Brugler pointed out that, at 6 1⁄8 inches, Thornton had the smallest wrists in the draft. At 181 pounds, Thornton is the lightest wide receiver ever drafted by Bill Belichick. His 8 ¼-inch hands put him in the second percentile of all receivers ever at the NFL scouting combine.
So, no, the Patriots' 2022 second-round draft pick doesn’t fit the prototypical mold when it comes to playing wide receiver in the NFL.