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Brian Thomas Jr.

Brian Thomas Jr. is a wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Scouting report

Brian Thomas Jr.: the full picture

Written automatically from Gridiron Value model data · updated September 24, 2026

Brian Thomas Jr. at a glance

Brian Thomas Jr. is a 23-year-old wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars, listed at 6'2" and 209 pounds. The Jacksonville Jaguars drafted Thomas 23rd overall in the first round in 2024, out of LSU; this is year three in the league.

2026 projection

Our season projection has Thomas at 172.4 PPR points for 2026, which ranks WR30 at the position and works out to 11.5 points per game over 17.0 projected games.

2026 season so far

Through 2 games of 2026, Thomas has scored 14.0 PPR points, or 7.0 per game. That is 8.1% of the full-season projection; at the current rate Thomas would finish with about 119 points, behind the 172.4 projected. It is a small sample, so expect that pace to settle. The best week so far is 7.0 points in Week 1 against CLE, the WR57 finish that week. Thomas has cleared the 12-point mark we count as a usable WR start in 0 of 2 games, a 0% consistency rate.

Percentile profile

Measured against the 94 qualified wide receivers of 2026, Thomas ranks in the 68th percentile in target share, the 54th percentile in receiving yards and the 44th percentile in receptions. The softest mark is the 21st percentile in average separation.

Career track record

By season-long PPR scoring, Thomas has finished as WR4 in 2024 and WR42 in 2025. One of those 2 seasons ended inside the top twelve. The high-water mark is 284.0 PPR points in 2024. Across 33 regular-season games on record, the totals read 141 receptions, 2,069 receiving yards and 12 receiving touchdowns.

Brian Thomas Jr. by the numbers

Thomas has finished in the weekly top five at the position 3 times and finished in the top twelve 7 times. The career high is 32.5 PPR points, set in Week 15 of 2024 against NYJ. The game log also shows 1 game of 30 or more PPR points and 4 100-yard receiving games. In all, Thomas has reached 20 points in 7 games, 21% of career appearances.

Contract

Thomas is playing on a four-year, $14.7 million contract signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2024, an average of $3.7 million per year with $14.7 million guaranteed. The deal runs through the 2027 season.

2026 projected stat line

Projected PPR
172.4
PPR / game
11.5

Week 2 projection

Brian Thomas Jr. is projected for 10.7 PPR points on the road at DEN in week 2, with a likely range of 0.0 to 27.2.

Trade value

Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is down 1.5 since the previous model run (stable).

Redraft
64.6
Dynasty
57.3
Superflex redraft
70.0
Superflex dynasty
67.2
TE premium dynasty
34.5

Compare Brian Thomas Jr. on the trade value chart

Career stats

SeasonTeamGTgtRecRec ydsRec TDCarRush ydsPPR
2026JAX21168000014.0
2025JAX1491487072321138.8
2024JAX17133871,28210648284.0

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