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Packers host official pre-draft visit for Baylor WR Tyquan Thornton

Baylor wide receiver Tyquan Thornton had an official pre-draft visit with the Green Bay Packers, according to Tony Pauline of Pro Football Network.

Each team gets 30 official visits with prospects before the draft.

The Packers could see Thornton as a potential solution for the team’s need for speed at wide receiver and a replacement for Marquez Valdes-Scantling as the offense’s primary deep threat.

Thornton (6-2, 181) caught 143 passes for 2,242 yards and 19 touchdowns over 47 career games at Baylor. In 2021, he set career-highs in catches (61), receiving yards (948) and touchdowns (10) and ranked third in the Big 12 in receiving yards and fifth in yards per catch (15.