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Ja'Kobi Lane vs Tyquan Thornton

Tyquan Thornton gets more of the deep throws (32% of his team's air yards vs 11%), and they get the same share of their teams' passes (13%). Ja'Kobi Lane has played 1 game and Tyquan Thornton 4 games. Near the end zone, they have had the same number of chances (2 plays within 20 yards), but Ja'Kobi Lane gets a bigger share of his team's chances there (18% vs 4%). Tyquan Thornton is scoring more fantasy points a game (11.2 vs 2.1, PPR), but the chances Ja'Kobi Lane gets usually score more: 7.5 vs 7.4 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–4 · Updated Oct 5, 2026

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Ja'Kobi Lane
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
2.1
Expected points per gameEst.
7.5

1 game with a target, carry or dropback

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Tyquan Thornton
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
11.2
Expected points per gameEst.
7.4

4 games with a target, carry or dropback

Side by side

Season totals through week 3. Shares are of each player's team totals in the games he played. For counts and shares, the bigger number is in bold and the bars grow from the centre line.
Ja'Kobi Lane and Tyquan Thornton, season usage side by side
StatJa'Kobi LaneTyquan Thornton
Games14
Passes thrown to him
Targets315
Target share13%13%
Air-yards share11%32%
Catches111
Receiving yards11219
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances22
Red-zone share18%4%
End-zone targets12
Touchdowns
Touchdowns02
Expected touchdownsEst.0.61.3
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)2.111.2
Fantasy points (PPR)2.144.9
Expected points per gameEst.7.57.4
Points vs expectedEst.−5.4+3.9

Week by week

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Target share by week

Out of all the passes his team threw in his games, the part thrown to him.

  • Ja'Kobi Lane
  • Tyquan Thornton

— no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.

Target share by week
WeekJa'Kobi LaneTyquan Thornton
113%against IND4%against DEN
2— no game with a target, carry or dropback9%against IND
3— no game with a target, carry or dropback9%against MIA
4— no game with a target, carry or dropback30%against LV

Next to each number: that week's opponent. — no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.

Where they rank

Each player's place among players at his position who meet the leaderboard's minimum. Open a leaderboard for the full list.
Leaderboard ranks for Ja'Kobi Lane and Tyquan Thornton
LeaderboardJa'Kobi LaneTyquan Thornton
Target share leadersBelow the minimum (at least 10 targets in at least 2 games)#74of 96 wide receivers
Air-yards share leadersBelow the minimum (at least 10 targets in at least 2 games)#27of 96 wide receivers
Red-zone share leadersBelow the minimum (at least 3 red-zone opportunities in at least 2 games)Below the minimum (at least 3 red-zone opportunities in at least 2 games)
Red-zone opportunity leaders#54of 174 wide receivers#74of 174 wide receivers
End-zone target leaders#60of 174 wide receivers#45of 174 wide receivers
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#69of 174 wide receivers#72of 174 wide receivers

Talking points

Fact-checked notes from the weekly usage report, with the numbers behind them.

Ja'Kobi Lane

No talking points for him in this week's report.

Tyquan Thornton

Role up

Tyquan Thornton's target share rose to 30% in week 4 (8 targets), from 8% in weeks 1-3.

Target share, week 4
30%
Targets, week 4
8
Target share, weeks 1–3
8%
Targets, weeks 1–3
7

Weeks 1–4 · 4 games

  • Share of team targets/carries in games he played. Snap counts aren't in FFO's licensed data, so a low earlier share can mean limited playing time.

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