Jim Thornton is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Thornton in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Thornton's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Jim Thornton
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1988 | 23–24 | CHI | 16 | — | — | 15 | 135 | 0 | — | 9.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 24–25 | CHI | 16 | — | — | 24 | 392 | 3 | — | 16.3 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 25–26 | CHI | 16 | — | — | 19 | 254 | 1 | — | 13.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 26–27 | CHI | 16 | — | — | 17 | 278 | 1 | — | 16.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 28–29 | NYJ | 13 | — | — | 12 | 108 | 2 | — | 9.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 29–30 | NYJ | 15 | — | — | 20 | 171 | 0 | — | 8.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 92 | — | — | 107 | 1,338 | 7 | — | 12.5 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
98 career value over replacement — #1181 all-time of 4,695. 16.3/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #105 (Rd 4) · CHI · 1988 · +29.3 vs expected KV-H
65actual
35.7 expected · Δ+29.3
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