Brian Thomas Jr. in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Tammy Anthony Baker from Louisiana, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, LSU, 2021–⁠23

Brian Thomas Jr.

Number
No. 11
Height
6′4″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2023)
Junior
Hometown
Walker, LA
Born
Oct 8, 2002

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Brian Thomas Jr. played receiver at LSU (2021–⁠23). The Jacksonville Jaguars took Thomas in the first round, No. 23 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,177
Receiving yards, 2023 (LSU, 10–⁠3)
National rank
No. 1
In FBS in receiving touchdowns, 2023
Drafted
No. 23
Overall, 2024 NFL Draft (Jacksonville Jaguars)

Career highs

8catches, career hightwice; last vs. Wisconsin, 2023150receiving yards, career highvs. Florida, 20233receiving touchdowns, career highat Ole Miss, 2023

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021LSU2835912.8242
2022LSU3237211.6557
2023LSU681,17717.31786
Career1281,90814.92486

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021LSU11WRFr.
2022LSU11WRSo.
2023LSU11WRJr.6′4″205

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2021LSU350.7359th (n=410)0.6725.75%
2022LSU400.7353rd (n=683)0.7129.15%
2023LSU791.2994th (n=681)0.80101.910%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2023 LSU 13 games, 68 catches, 1,177 yards, 17 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.Florida StateL 24–⁠457142175–
Sep 9vs.GramblingW 72–⁠10678226–
Sep 16atMississippi StateW 41–⁠14760019–
Sep 23vs.ArkansasW 34–⁠315133249–
Sep 30atOle MissL 49–⁠558124334–
Oct 7atMissouriW 49–⁠39466142–
Oct 14vs.AuburnW 48–⁠182704–
Oct 21vs.ArmyW 62–⁠03122286–
Nov 4atAlabamaL 28–⁠42336023–
Nov 11vs.FloridaW 52–⁠356150252–
Nov 18vs.Georgia StateW 56–⁠144103170−6
Nov 25vs.Texas A&MW 42–⁠30558123–
Jan 1 ✦vs.WisconsinW 35–⁠31898238–
2022 LSU 11 games, 32 catches, 372 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4vs.Florida StateL 23–⁠24544016–
Sep 10vs.SouthernW 65–⁠17255144–
Sep 17vs.Mississippi StateW 31–⁠16222015–
Sep 24vs.New MexicoW 38–⁠0376157–
Oct 8vs.TennesseeL 13–⁠40537020–
Oct 15atFloridaW 45–⁠35231124–
Oct 22vs.Ole MissW 45–⁠20226014–
Nov 19vs.UABW 41–⁠1042118–
Nov 26atTexas A&ML 23–⁠381505–
Dec 3vs.GeorgiaL 30–⁠50224015–
Jan 2 ✦vs.PurdueW 63–⁠7431110–
2021 LSU 11 games, 28 catches, 359 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4atUCLAL 27–⁠38118018–
Sep 18vs.Central MichiganW 49–⁠21250041–
Sep 25atMississippi StateW 28–⁠25343020–
Oct 2vs.AuburnL 19–⁠24532012–
Oct 9atKentuckyL 21–⁠42345025–
Oct 16vs.FloridaW 49–⁠42224013–
Oct 23atOle MissL 17–⁠31237033–
Nov 6atAlabamaL 14–⁠203281165
Nov 13vs.ArkansasL 13–⁠161606–
Nov 20vs.UL MonroeW 27–⁠14461142–
Jan 4 ✦vs.Kansas StateL 20–⁠422150131

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2024
Height6′2⅞″
Weight209 lb
Arm length32¾″
Hand size9¾″
Wingspan79⅝″W
40-yard dash4.33 s
10-yard split1.50 sW
Vertical jump38½″
Broad jump10′6″
Bench press11 reps

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

3 seasons, 36 games with a stat; latest team: Jacksonville Jaguars.

Pro Bowl: 2024

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2024Jacksonville Jaguars17871,28210
2025Jacksonville Jaguars14487072
2026 (so far)Jacksonville Jaguars591051
NFL career361442,09413

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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