Tyquan Thornton is a unique player in so many ways. There’s his production, with the receiver putting up big numbers (10 touchdowns) in an offense that barely threw the football at Baylor. There’s his speed, of course, with the receiver having led his 2022 draft class with a 4.28-second 40-yard dash.
“A lot of guys have asked to race, but not after that 4.2,″ Thornton said with a smile on Tuesday after Patriots practice.
But then there’s the frame: 6-foot-2, 181 pounds. He’s skinny — very skinny. That could be a point of concern as he transitions to the NFL level where cornerbacks are bigger and more physical than in college (on top of, obviously, being far more talented). A part of the knock on Thornton wasn’t just that he had a skinny torso but also that he had skinny wrists.
