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Brian Thomas Jr. Jacksonville Jaguars · #7

Wide Receiver · 6' 2", 209 lbs · Walker, LA · Age 24

Brian Thomas Jr. is a Wide Receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars, drafted 23rd overall, 2024. In 2026 he caught 9 passes for 105 yards and 1 touchdowns.

Wide ReceiverDrafted 23rd overall3-yr veteran
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Jacksonville Jaguars · #7 · Wide Receiver
Brian Thomas Jr.
Season avg9 rec · 105 yds · 1 td
Career avg144 rec · 2,094 yds · 13 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
9rec
105yds
1td
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Scouting report

Brian Thomas Jr. — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Wide Receiver · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Brian Thomas Jr. is a Wide Receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars, drafted 23rd overall, 2024. In 2026 he caught 9 passes for 105 yards and 1 touchdown
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Receiving
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Big-play
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Scoring
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Receiving yards
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Volume
Strong · offense
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Big-play
Solid · offense
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Scoring
Excellent · offense
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Target share
Strong · offense
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Act II

Where Brian Thomas Jr. stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #375 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
265Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Brian Thomas Jr. — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Receiving
105 YDS
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Volume
9 REC
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Big-play
11.7 Y/R
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A+
Scoring
1 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Brian Thomas Jr.

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
36
rec
5–67
512
rec yds
41–983
3
td
-1–6
61
targets
13–108
10
games
4–15
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 3-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 9 → projected 36 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+26.0
Age curve
+0.7
Net vs last season+26.7 rec
Everything it reads
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3 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 24 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 17 / 14 / 4
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Brian Thomas Jr. career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
202417871,2821013314.7
2025144870729114.7
2026 in progress · 4 games4910511411.7
Career351442,09413238
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Jacksonville Jaguars built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

13–4proj record
94off index
99def index
+59net
95%playoff odds
67roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A (94), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 91, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 13–4 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Brian Thomas Jr.

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2002-10-08

The beginning

Brian Thomas Jr.

Jacksonville Jaguars

Turning pro

Drafted 23rd overall, 2024 as a Wide Receiver.

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Brian Thomas Jr. is a Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver, drafted 23rd overall, 2024.

Chapter

Across 3 seasons (2024–2026) he has caught 144 passes for 2,094 yards and 13 touchdowns.

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Most recently he caught 9 passes for 105 yards and 1 touchdown in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 2"
Weight
209 lbs
Draft
23rd overall, 2024
Born
Walker, LA
Age
24
Jersey
#7
Background

Brian Thomas Jr. is from Walker, LA and is 24 years old. He was drafted 23rd overall, 2024 and plays wide receiver at 6' 2", 209 lbs.

Over 3 seasons (2024–2026) he has caught 144 passes for 2,094 yards and 13 touchdowns. Thomas is currently on the Jacksonville Jaguars roster.

The person

Brian Thomas Jr. is a rotational receiver who has caught 144 passes for 2,094 yards and 13 touchdowns across 3 seasons (2024–2026).

Receiving144 career catches, 2,094 yards, 13 touchdowns.
Best season87 catches for 1,282 yards in 2024.
Yards per catch14.5 yards per reception over his career.
First-round pedigree23rd overall, 2024.
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FAQ

Brian Thomas Jr. — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Brian Thomas Jr., answered.

What position does Brian Thomas Jr. play?
Brian Thomas Jr. is a Wide Receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
When was Brian Thomas Jr. drafted?
Brian Thomas Jr. was drafted 23rd overall, 2024.
How many seasons has Brian Thomas Jr. played?
3 (2024–2026).
What are Brian Thomas Jr.'s career stats?
He has caught 144 passes for 2,094 yards and 13 touchdowns.
Brian Thomas Jr. career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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War Room · Draft

The War Room's draft verdict on Brian Thomas Jr.

AI analyst opinion · grounded in the model below
Model rank
WR18
#44 overall
Proj / game
13.5
Tier 2 · PPR
Draft cost
Rd 4
model draft cost, illustrative
Schedule
62
matchup score 0–100
VALUEat his current draft costThe Scout· Talent & projection

Buy the down year, bet on the ceiling.

2025 dipped to 48 catches for 707 yards with a fluky 2 touchdowns — and that's the buy-low window. The model tags a breakout back to WR13 near 14.4 PPG with a smash-heavy schedule (7 favorable weeks). Round 3 for that upside is value.

Projection is a Balladex model estimate, illustrative. The War Room's verdict is argued opinion. Real stats: 2025 season. · Updated Aug 28, 2026

Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
WR3
behind the starter
Snap share
47%
of offensive snaps
Target share
14%
WOPR 0.33

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
vs CLE
Week 1 · Plus
Season outlook
62
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
3 / 4
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
86
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs CLEW2 @ DENW3 vs NEW4 @ CINW5 vs PHIW6 vs HOUW7 · BYEW8 vs INDW9 @ BALW10 @ TENW11 @ NYGW12 vs TENW13 @ CHIW14 vs PITW15 @ HOUW16 @ DALW17 vs WASW18 @ IND

Each week grades Brian Thomas Jr.'s opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
5
since 2024
Games missed
2
listed Out
Lower-body
1
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2026 Wk2 · Shoulder2025 Wk13 · Ankle2025 Wk12 · Ankle (Out)2025 Wk11 · Ankle (Questionable)2025 Wk10 · Ankle (Out)2025 Wk9 · Shoulder

Home surface: grass (natural grass).

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 3 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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