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Brian Thomas Jr.

Wide Receiver, Jacksonville Jaguars · #7.

Player facts

Team: Jacksonville Jaguars
Position: Wide Receiver
Number: 7
Born: Oct 8, 2002 (age 24)
Birthplace: Walker, LA, USA
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 209 lbs
College: LSU
Experience: 3 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM
Regular Season	9	17	105	11.7	1	22	7	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Last 5 Games	9	18	105	8.6	1	22	7	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Career	144	241	2,094	14.5	13	85	93	9	69	7.7	1	18	1

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Receiving	19 targets	+0.14	53%		fewer than 24 plays

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 11	vs PHI	W 19-17	0	3	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ CIN	W 22-17	2	2	17	8.5	1	10	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs NE	W 35-6	1	1	8	8.0	0	8	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ DEN	L 20-13	3	9	40	13.3	0	22	3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs CLE	W 34-10	3	3	40	13.3	0	18	3	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Brian Thomas Jr. (born October 8, 2002) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers, leading the FBS in touchdown receptions in 2023. Thomas was selected by the Jaguars in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Brian Thomas Jr., shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Thomas Jr. was born on October 8, 2002, in Walker, Louisiana and attended Walker High School. He played both football and basketball in high school. He had 30 receptions for 507 yards with seven touchdowns as a senior in 2020 and 75 receptions for 1,272 yards and 17 touchdowns as a junior. Thomas Jr. was selected to the 2021 All-American Bowl. He committed to Louisiana State University (LSU) to play college football.

College career

As a freshman at LSU in 2021, Thomas Jr. played in 12 games and had nine starts, recording 28 receptions for 359 yards and two touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2022, he started six of 13 games and had 31 receptions for 361 yards and five touchdowns. He led the FBS with 17 receiving touchdowns in 2023 and declared for the 2024 NFL draft following the season.

From Wikipedia’s article on Brian Thomas Jr., shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹