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Hit rates by week, WR
Over 2019–2025, 31 games played. Bars show this player's rate against the WR rate over the same games.
Usage, WR
7 targets / game
14 games
[2025,2026] season, 14 games played. Share of team targets against the WR median.
Jacksonville spent a first-round pick on a receiver out of LSU, which is the kind of thing that used to mean something in that state, and in his case it still might. Brian Thomas Jr. arrives at an age when most receivers are still being told what they are, already the only dependable thing about an offense that has not earned him. The question is not talent. The question is whether a weekly diet of quiet competence can keep its taste.
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Direct news on Brian Thomas Jr. was scarce, but the surrounding Jaguars coverage matters for his outlook. RotoBaller Player News published an opinion piece by Andersen Pickard arguing Trevor Lawrence is set for a potential career-best season, which frames the passing game Thomas leads. Pro Football Rumors' Ben Levine reported Jacksonville could extend slot receiver Parker Washington before Week 1, a roster move worth watching for target distribution. The rest of the week was draft-season content from Yahoo Sports NFL — analyst roundtables naming must-draft players, Matt Okada's All-Sleeper Team, Chris Allen's All-Bust team cautioning against second-year players, and expert-league draft takeaways from Hayden Winks, Justin Boone and Matt Harmon. None of these pieces' headlines singled Thomas out by name, so no specific report on his status, health or role appeared this week.
Headlines link out to the publisher. An article is listed because it names Brian Thomas Jr. somewhere in the piece, which is not the same as being about him. Feeds are checked hourly and are not real-time.