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TE · #0 · New York Jets

James Thornton

Born 1965 6'2" · 242 lb California State-Fullerton Drafted 1988 · R4 #105 by CHI 1988 – 1994 · 6 Seasons

Career with playoffs

97 Games 6 seasons
1,473 Rec Yds 15.2 / game
8 Rec TD 0.08 / game
117 Rec
50.9 Catch %
12.6 Y/Rec

230 Tgt6.4 Y/Tgt

Season by season

MVP, SB MVP, OPOY All-Pro
  1. 187 1988'88
  2. 392 1989'89
  3. 325 1990'90
  4. 290 1991'91
  5. 108 1993'93
  6. 171 1994'94
  1. 19 1988'88
  2. 24 1989'89
  3. 24 1990'90
  4. 18 1991'91
  5. 12 1993'93
  6. 20 1994'94
  1. 0 1988'88
  2. 3 1989'89
  3. 2 1990'90
  4. 1 1991'91
  5. 2 1993'93
  6. 0 1994'94
  1. 9.8 1988'88
  2. 16.3 1989'89
  3. 13.5 1990'90
  4. 16.1 1991'91
  5. 9.0 1993'93
  6. 8.6 1994'94

Latest games · 1994

  1. @ W12 W 31–21 3/4 · 37 yds– TD
  2. W13 L 24–28 2/3 · 9 yds– TD
  3. @ W14 L 13–24 1/2 · 3 yds– TD
  4. W16 L 6–21 1/2 · 15 yds– TD

Career bests

Best season 1989 392 yds · 3 TD
Most TDs 1989 3 TD · 24 rec
Most catches 1989 24 rec · 39 tgt

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