You know what you're getting with Thornton Jr. The evaluation is easy. Thornton Jr. is a low-volume field stretching dynamo. His insane build-up speed jumps off the screen immediately. He is an electric linear mover with tight hips. Any team drafting Thornton Jr. should have a clear plan for deploying him. Stick him on the boundary and ask him to run clearouts, go routes, crossers, and deep overs. If you get him moving in one direction, he can easily run away from people while offering some tackle-breaking ability. Thornton Jr. will endear himself to his teammates and coaches with his 150% effort with every snap. He's a full speed all the time player who blocks his ass off in the run game. Thornton Jr. is easy to find on film as he is the receiver engaged and tenaciously driving corners out of the play. His 9.7% drop rate comes with the territory. When quarterbacks look Thornton Jr.'s way, it is on downfield targets because he can hit homers. The high variance outcomes with Thornton Jr. just come with the game-changing deep target ability. The drop rate isn't indicative of his ability to track deep balls because he does that well.