BrianThomas Jr.

News: 18 hours agoThomas recorded nine receptions on 13 targets for 132 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 19-14 loss to the Raiders.

Spin: Thomas continued to see excellent volume with Mac Jones under center, with Sunday's performance marking his fourth straight with double-digit targets. He also continued to deliver splash plays, the highlight being a 62-yard catch and run into the end zone late in the third quarter. Thomas now has at least 76 receiving yards in all four games since Jacksonville's Week 12 bye while finding the end zone a total of four times. The performance also put him over 1,000 yards for the campaign.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Selecting Thomas in the first round highlights the Jaguars' clear agenda this offseason to provide Trevor Lawrence with an upgraded collection of downfield playmakers. Overshadowed to a degree by LSU teammate Malik Nabers' prolific prospect profile, Thomas established quite the collegiate career of his own. After all, his 12 touchdown hauls on passes of at least 20 yards downfield last season marks the most by any FBS player in a season since ESPN Stats & Information began tracking air yards in 2011. Lawrence, meanwhile, is third in the NFL in passes of least 10 air yards since the start of the 2022 campaign. The rare rookie from this class with a projection for a triple-digit target workload, taking Thomas in the late-middle rounds of your draft could prove profitable.