Draft Note by John Paulsen
Brian Thomas Jr. turned in an excellent rookie season and was one of my favorite late-round targets (typically available in the 9th round). He vastly outperformed that ADP, finishing as the overall WR4 and WR10 on a per-game basis thanks to a 87-129-1,282-10 receiving line. He hit the ground running in Jacksonville and quickly emerged as Trevor Lawrence’s favorite target. Among 88 qualified receivers, Thomas finished 6th in yards per route run and 10th in YAC per reception—elite efficiency for any wideout, let alone a rookie. With Christian Kirk and Evan Engram both gone and Travis Hunter expected to play part-time on offense, Thomas should continue to see plenty of volume in 2025. He checks all the boxes: size, speed, route running, and now proven production. It’s wheels up from here.
Brian Thomas Jr.
- WR
- , Jacksonville Jaguars
- 23
- 209 lbs
- 6' 2"
- LSU
- 15
- 1
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Draft note
Brian Thomas Jr. turned in an excellent rookie season and was one of my favorite late-round targets (typically available in the 9th round). He vastly outperformed that ADP, finishing as the overall WR4 and WR10 on a per-game basis thanks to a 87-129-1,282-10 receiving line. He hit the ground running in Jacksonville and quickly emerged as Trevor Lawrence’s favorite target. Among 88 qualified receivers, Thomas finished 6th in yards per route run and 10th in YAC per reception—elite efficiency for any wideout, let alone a rookie. With Christian Kirk and Evan Engram both gone and Travis Hunter expected to play part-time on offense, Thomas should continue to see plenty of volume in 2025. He checks all the boxes: size, speed, route running, and now proven production. It’s wheels up from here.
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2025 Strength of Schedule - JAX
| W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | W8 | W9 | W10 | W11 | W12 | W13 | W14 | W15 | W16 | W17 | W18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 CAR | 23 @CIN | 21 HOU | 1 @SF | 10 KC | 17 SEA | 24 LAR | BYE | 7 @LV | 21 @HOU | 22 LAC | 4 @ARI | 2 @TEN | 19 IND | 15 NYJ | 13 @DEN | 19 @IND | 2 TEN |
Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.
Game Stats
| Week | Opp | Rec | RecYds | RecTD | Tgts | YPR | RuAtt | RuYds | RuTD | Fum | YPC | STD | 0.5 PPR | PPR | Snaps | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @MIA | 4 | 47 | 1 | 4 | 11.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10.7 | 12.70 | 14.7 | 41/53 | 77.4% |
| 2 | CLE | 2 | 94 | 0 | 4 | 47.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9.4 | 10.40 | 11.4 | 44/60 | 73.3% |
| 3 | @BUF | 5 | 48 | 0 | 9 | 9.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.8 | 7.30 | 9.8 | 52/71 | 73.2% |
| 4 | @HOU | 6 | 86 | 1 | 9 | 14.33 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13.00 | 15.9 | 18.90 | 21.9 | 44/58 | 75.9% |
| 5 | IND | 5 | 122 | 1 | 8 | 24.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 18.2 | 20.70 | 23.2 | 37/58 | 63.8% |
| 6 | @CHI | 3 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.7 | 4.20 | 5.7 | 49/62 | 79.0% |
| 7 | NE | 5 | 89 | 1 | 5 | 17.80 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 17.1 | 19.60 | 22.1 | 40/61 | 65.6% |
| 8 | GB | 3 | 60 | 1 | 4 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 12.0 | 13.50 | 15.0 | 29/57 | 50.9% |
| 9 | @PHI | 2 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.2 | 5.20 | 6.2 | 49/54 | 90.7% |
| 10 | MIN | 2 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.2 | 2.20 | 3.2 | 38/44 | 86.4% |
| 11 | @DET | 5 | 82 | 0 | 7 | 16.40 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 8.6 | 11.10 | 13.6 | 45/48 | 93.8% |
| 12 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | HOU | 4 | 76 | 1 | 10 | 19.00 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11.00 | 14.7 | 16.70 | 18.7 | 61/70 | 87.1% |
| 14 | @TEN | 8 | 86 | 0 | 12 | 10.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8.6 | 12.60 | 16.6 | 47/59 | 79.7% |
| 15 | NYJ | 10 | 105 | 2 | 14 | 10.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 22.5 | 27.50 | 32.5 | 74/84 | 88.1% |
| 16 | @LV | 9 | 132 | 1 | 13 | 14.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 19.2 | 23.70 | 28.2 | 60/67 | 89.6% |
| 17 | TEN | 7 | 91 | 1 | 10 | 13.00 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 16.9 | 20.40 | 23.9 | 49/58 | 84.5% |
| 18 | @IND | 7 | 103 | 0 | 11 | 14.71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10.3 | 13.80 | 17.3 | 62/69 | 89.9% |
| Per game | 5.12 | 75.41 | 0.59 | 7.82 | 14.74 | 0.35 | 2.82 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 | 11.59 | 14.15 | 16.71 | 48.29/60.76 | 79.34% | |
| Totals | 87 | 1282 | 10 | 133 | 14.74 | 6 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 | 197 | 240.5 | 284 | 821/1033 | 79.34% | |
