Brian Thomas Jr.

KEY TRANSACTIONS

• Originally drafted by Jacksonville in the first round (23rd overall) in the 2024 draft

KEY TRANSACTIONS

• Originally drafted by Jacksonville in the first round (23rd overall) in the 2024 draft

PRO

2024 (Jaguars)

• Named to the 2025 Pro Bowl Games... Selected as a finalist for the 2024 Associated Press NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year... Voted to the Pro Football Writers of America All-Rookie Team and All-AFC Team... Selected to the Pro Football Focus All-Rookie Team... Named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month for December/January... Nominated eight times for NFL Rookie of the Week (Week 1, Week 4, Week 5, Week 7, Week 14, Week 15, Week 16 and Week 18) and for the NFL's Pepsi Zero Sugar Rookie of the Year
• Started in 16 of 17 games played as a rookie... Registered 1,282 yards and 10 touchdowns on 87 receptions, all rookie franchise records
• In the NFL in 2024, Thomas Jr. ranked first among rookies and third overall in receiving yards; first among rookies and tied-sixth overall in receiving touchdowns; and first among rookies and second overall in yards per catch (14.7; min. 75 receptions)
• Thomas Jr.'s 1,282 receiving yards were the seventh-most in the NFL by a rookie since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger, while his 14.7 yards per catch were fourth-most (min. 75 receptions) and his 10 receiving touchdowns tied for seventh-most
• Became the fourth rookie since the 1970 NFL-AFL Merger to register 1,200-plus receiving yards and 10-plus receiving touchdowns (WR Odell Beckham Jr., WR Ja'Marr Chase and WR Randy Moss)... One of four players in the NFL in 2024 to reach those marks (WR Ja'Marr Chase, WR Justin Jefferson and WR Amon-Ra St. Brown)
• His eight games with 60-plus receiving yards and a touchdown reception tied WR Randy Moss for the most such games by a rookie in NFL history... His 11 games of over 75 receiving yards were the most by a rookie in NFL history and tied with WR Ja'Marr Chase for second-most in the NFL in 2024, trailing WR Justin Jefferson (12)
• 1/5 vs. IND: Recorded 103 yards on seven receptions... Logged his fourth 100-yard receiving game, the most by a rookie in 2024, and his seventh consecutive game with over 75 receiving yards, tied with WR Justin Jefferson for the second-longest such streak of the season... This was the second-longest streak of games with 75-plus receiving yards by a rookie in NFL history behind only WR Odell Beckham Jr. (nine games)... Recorded his fifth consecutive game with seven-plus receptions (seven), tied with RB Terry Kirby for the second-longest such streak by a rookie in NFL history and tied with Jefferson for the longest such streak in the NFL in 2024
• 12/22 at L.V.: Recorded a career-high 132 yards and one touchdown on nine receptions... Became the only rookie in franchise history and the 25th rookie receiver in NFL history to surpass 1,000 receiving yards... His 62-yard touchdown was his second of over 60 yards in 2024, making him the only rookie with two touchdowns of 60-plus yards
• 12/15 vs. NYJ: Recorded 105 yards and two touchdowns on a career-high 10 receptions... Became the sixth rookie in NFL history with 10-plus receptions (10), 100-plus receiving yards (105) and two-plus touchdown receptions (two) in a single game
• 10/6 vs. IND: Recorded 122 yards and a touchdown on five receptions... His 85-yard touchdown reception was the longest by a rookie in franchise history and the sixth-longest in the NFL in 2024... Became the sixth rookie in Jaguars history to reach 100-plus receiving yards in a game and the first since WR Keelan Cole in 2017
• 9/8 at MIA: Saw action at wide receiver and recorded 47 yards and a touchdown on four receptions... Became the sixth rookie wide receiver to catch a touchdown in his NFL debut in franchise history

COLLEGE

• In three season at LSU, he recorded 127 receptions for 1,897 yards and 24 touchdowns
• During his junior season (2023), he led the nation in receiving touchdowns with 17
• Named 2023 Third-Team All-America by Associated Press and named Second-Team All-SEC by Associated Press and Coaches
• Thomas' 24 career receiving touchdowns tied third-most in program history, alongside WR Justin Jefferson

PERSONAL

• Son of Brian Thomas Sr. and Sandra Thomas
• Ranked as the number four player in Louisiana in 2020 and participated in the Adidas All-American Bowl
• Recorded 30 passes for 507 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior (2020) and recorded 75 passes for 1,272 yards and 17 touchdowns as a junior (2019)
• Was a dual sport athlete in high school participating in basketball as well... named Most Outstanding Player in the state title game in 2018 after scoring 20 points and grabbing eight rebounds in a win over Landry-Walker high school