Tyler Thigpen

Minnesota Vikings 217th pick

QB ·

Coastal Carolina · 2007–2012

Games

3,222

Pass Yards

Pass TD

INT

469

Rush Yards

Rec Yards

Draft Details

Year

2007

Round

Round 7

Pick

217th overall

Team

Minnesota Vikings

Position

College

Coastal Carolina

Tyler Thigpen Career Stats

Primary starter for 1 season.
Ranks 5th in the 2007 draft class in passing yards (3,222).
Best statistical season: 2008 with KC (2,608 passing yards).

Passing

Season	Team	G	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	INT
2007	KC	1	2	6	41	0	1
2008	KC	14	230	420	2,608	18	12
2009	MIA	2	4	8	83	1	2
2010	MIA	5	33	62	435	2	2
2011	BUF	2	3	8	25	0	1
2012	BUF	2	3	5	30	0	0
Career		26	275	509	3,222	21	18

Rushing

Season	Team	G	Car	Rush Yds	Rush TD
2007	KC	1	0	0	0
2008	KC	14	62	386	3
2009	MIA	2	2	3	0
2010	MIA	5	13	73	0
2011	BUF	2	1	8	0
2012	BUF	2	1	-1	0
Career		26	79	469	3

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Tyler Thigpen is a former quarterback out of Coastal Carolina, selected by the Minnesota Vikings with the 217th overall pick (round 7) in the 2007 NFL Draft. He played 29 regular-season games from 2007 to 2012, with the Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills.

Season Statistics

Season	Team	G	CMP	ATT	YDS	TD	INT	Sacked	1D
2007	KC	1	2	6	41	0	1	1	2
2008	KC	14	230	420	2,608	18	12	26	127
2009	MIA	2	4	8	83	1	2	0	3
2010	MIA	5	33	62	435	2	2	8	20
2011	BUF	2	3	8	25	0	1	0	2
2012	BUF	2	3	5	30	0	0	0	2
2007	KC	1	2	6	41	0	1	1	2
2008	KC	14	230	420	2,608	18	12	26	127
2009	MIA	2	4	8	83	1	2	0	3
2010	MIA	5	33	62	435	2	2	8	20
2011	BUF	2	3	8	25	0	1	0	2
2012	BUF	2	3	5	30	0	0	0	2
Career		26	275	509	3,222	21	18	35	156
Career		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career		29	275	509	3,222	21	18	0	156

Season	Team	G	ATT	YDS	TD	Y/A	1D	FUM
2007	KC	1	0	0	0	—	0	0
2008	KC	14	62	386	3	6.2	22	4
2009	MIA	2	2	3	0	1.5	0	0
2010	MIA	5	13	73	0	5.6	3	2
2011	BUF	2	1	8	0	8.0	0	0
2012	BUF	2	1	-1	0	-1.0	0	0
2007	KC	1	0	0	0	—	0	0
2008	KC	14	62	386	3	6.2	22	4
2009	MIA	2	2	3	0	1.5	0	0
2010	MIA	5	13	73	0	5.6	3	2
2011	BUF	2	1	8	0	8.0	0	0
2012	BUF	2	1	-1	0	-1.0	0	0
Career		26	79	469	3	5.9	25	6
Career		0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		29	79	469	3	5.9	25	6

Season	Team	G	TGT	REC	YDS	TD	Y/R	1D
2007	KC	1	0	0	0	0	—	0
2008	KC	14	1	1	37	1	37.0	1
2009	MIA	2	0	0	0	0	—	0
2010	MIA	5	0	0	0	0	—	0
2011	BUF	2	0	0	0	0	—	0
2012	BUF	2	0	0	0	0	—	0
2007	KC	1	0	0	0	0	—	0
2008	KC	14	1	1	37	1	37.0	1
2009	MIA	2	0	0	0	0	—	0
2010	MIA	5	0	0	0	0	—	0
2011	BUF	2	0	0	0	0	—	0
2012	BUF	2	0	0	0	0	—	0
Career		26	1	1	37	1	37.0	1
Career		0	0	0	0	0	—	0
Career		29	1	1	37	1	37.0	1

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