Dont'e Thornton Jr. is ranked #106 among 177 eligible NFL wide receivers. He profiles as a bench or matchup-based option — draft late or stream when the schedule lines up.
Percentile41%
2026 season results · Computed from official box scores · Full-PPR scoring, ranked by last-season total points · updated October 26
LATE FLIER
Dont'e Thornton Jr. 2026 fantasy outlook
2.0Proj FPTS · ~26 / 13 games
0–3.2Typical game · middle 50%
#2281QB draft rank
#230Superflex rank
#241 · WR106Scoring rank · position
—ADP (ESPN drafts)
No live market price for him yet — we rank him #228 overall and WR106 in 1QB Full-PPR drafts. Projection drivers: shrinking workload (2.2 touches/gm late vs 2.7 season), steady per-touch efficiency.
INJURY RISK Low?AGE/WORKLOAD RISK Low?ROLE SECURITY Unsettled?How we grade risk
Projection updated October 26 · ESPN ADP updated October 26 · Range = 25th–75th percentile of his 2025 game log
LV 2026 schedule — bye week 13
17 GAMES · SEASON STARTS SEPT
W1
MIA
W2
@LAC
W3
@NO
W4
KC
W5
@NE
W6
BUF
W7
LAR
W8
@NYJ
W9
@SF
W10
SEA
W11
@DEN
W12
@CLE
W13
BYE
W14
LAC
W15
DEN
W16
TEN
W17
@ARI
W18
@KC
Plan around the week-13 bye when pairing Thornton with other WRs on your roster.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. consistency and floor
15 GAMES
0
Floor (p10)
1.6
Average
4.9
Ceiling (p90)
Consistency75%+ of average delivered47%
Boom rate125%+ of average40%
Bust rateunder half of average53%
1.6
Season avg FPTS
0.9
Last 10 FPTS
1.1
Last 5 FPTS
Thornton vs other wide receivers
PERCENTILE · 238 RANKED
Targets3074
Receptions1058
Rec yards13556
Rec TD051
Fantasy PPG1.628
Percentile among all ranked NFL wide receivers · 99 = best
He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #285 overall, #106 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.
QWhat round should Dont'e Thornton Jr. be drafted in?
Late rounds or waivers — he finished #285, so treat him as a flier.
QHow many fantasy points will Dont'e Thornton Jr. score in 2026?
We project 2 PPR points per game across an expected 13 games — approximately 26 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 0 and 3.2 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #241 in projected scoring (#228 on the 1QB draft board once positional value is applied).
QHow consistent is Dont'e Thornton Jr. for fantasy?
He delivered at least 75% of his average in 47% of games, with a floor of 0 and a ceiling of 4.9 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 40% of games and busted (under half his average) in 53%.
Answers computed by TurfSplit from official box scores.
