The Jacksonville Jaguars appeared to strike gold with their 2024 draft pick of Brian Thomas Jr., who was tremendous as a rookie wide receiver.
But after only one more season, there's now the suggestion that the Jags should look to trade Thomas.
And really, it has some legitimate reasoning.
The Jaguars, out of nowhere, have an abundance of weapons at wide receiver. Jakobi Meyers, Parker Washington and Travis Hunter join with Thomas to give Jacksonville almost more than it needs for QB Trevor Lawrence.
ESPN's Aaron Schatz points that out in a new article on Wednesday, making the case that trading Thomas could actually be quite logical for the Jaguars.
"This idea would have seemed ridiculous a year ago after Thomas put up 87 catches for 1,282 yards and 10 touchdowns in his 2024 rookie campaign," Schatz writes. "But Thomas seemed to be on a completely different page from quarterback Trevor Lawrence last season, even as the rest of the Jaguars were having success around the wideout. Thomas' production fell to 48 catches for 707 yards and two scores."
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If teams view Thomas as close to the player he was as a rookie, he could fetch tremendous value in return.
"The Jaguars have Travis Hunter coming back," Schatz writes. "They signed Jakobi Meyers to an extension. And Parker Washington had breakout second half of the 2025 season. There's room here to trade Thomas, and his talent could fetch a high draft pick to help make up for the picks the Jags lost when they traded up for Hunter in 2025. It's certainly something worth considering."
There are plenty of teams who could use a WR talent like Thomas, including an AFC contender like the Buffalo Bills.
Would anyone send the Jags a second-round pick for Thomas? It probably wouldn't be a first, but if Jacksonville can get close, it could be worth it.
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