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Usage comparison · Wide receivers

Jakobi Meyers vs Tyquan Thornton

Jakobi Meyers gets more of his team's passes (15% vs 13%), while Tyquan Thornton gets more of the deep throws (32% of his team's air yards vs 17%). Near the end zone, Jakobi Meyers has had more chances (3 vs 2 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (9% vs 4%). Tyquan Thornton is scoring more fantasy points a game (11.2 vs 10.4, PPR), though their chances usually score the same: 7.4 expected points a game Est..

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

WRJAX

Jakobi Meyers
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
10.4
Expected points per gameEst.
7.4

4 games with a target, carry or dropback

WRKC

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.
Jakobi Meyers and Tyquan Thornton, season usage side by side
StatJakobi MeyersTyquan Thornton
Games44
Passes thrown to him
Targets1515
Target share15%13%
Air-yards share17%32%
Catches1311
Receiving yards165219
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances32
Red-zone share9%4%
End-zone targets32
Touchdowns
Touchdowns22
Expected touchdownsEst.1.31.3
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)10.411.2
Fantasy points (PPR)41.744.9
Expected points per gameEst.7.47.4
Points vs expectedEst.+3.0+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.

  • Jakobi Meyers
  • Tyquan Thornton
Target share by week
WeekJakobi MeyersTyquan Thornton
110%against CLE4%against DEN
24%against DEN9%against IND
330%against NE9%against MIA
417%against CIN30%against LV

Next to each number: that week's opponent.

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 Jakobi Meyers and Tyquan Thornton
LeaderboardJakobi MeyersTyquan Thornton
Target share leaders#60of 96 wide receivers#74of 96 wide receivers
Air-yards share leaders#68of 96 wide receivers#27of 96 wide receivers
Red-zone share leaders#36of 47 wide receiversBelow the minimum (at least 3 red-zone opportunities in at least 2 games)
Red-zone opportunity leaders#39of 174 wide receivers#74of 174 wide receivers
End-zone target leaders#20of 174 wide receivers#45of 174 wide receivers
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#71of 174 wide receivers#72of 174 wide receivers

Talking points

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

Jakobi Meyers

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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