Brian Thomas Jr. is getting the eye he deserves.
On Thursday morning, the NFL introduced that the Jaguars’ standout rookie will substitute injured Ravens vast receiver Zay Flowers on the 2025 Professional Bowl Video games. The league additionally introduced Thomas Jr. as a finalist for the Related Press 2024 NFL Offensive Rookie of the 12 months award.
The LSU product was the perfect rookie receiver in group historical past. Thomas Jr., the twenty third general decide of final 12 months’s draft, completed the 2024 season with 87 receptions, 1,282 receiving yards and 10 receiving touchdowns — all rookie franchise information.
In accordance with Jaguars PR, “He’s one in every of 4 rookies since 1970 to achieve over 1,200 receiving yards and 10 receiving touchdowns. Thomas Jr. registered 60-plus receiving yards and a landing reception in eight video games, tied with WR Randy Moss for probably the most video games with over 60 receiving yards and a landing reception by a rookie in NFL historical past.”
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“I undoubtedly nonetheless received [further] ranges I wanna get to,” Thomas Jr. mentioned throughout locker room clearout after Week 18. “I wanna be the perfect. That comes with quite a bit, so I do know I nonetheless received extra to come back.”
“I’m tremendous pleased with what I got here out and did this season, however I imply, it doesn’t cease now. I’ve simply received to maintain going and hold pushing.”
Thomas Jr. joins lengthy snapper Ross Matiscik and punter Logan Cooke as Jaguars named to the 2025 Professional Bowl. He joins Jimmy Smith (1997-2001), Keenan McCardell (1996), Allen Robinson (2015) and D.J. Chark (2019) as the one Professional Bowl receivers in group historical past.
He can be the primary Jaguar to be named Offensive Rookie of the 12 months. The winner of that award can be introduced at NFL Honors on Thursday, February 6 in New Orleans. The Professional Bowl will characteristic a Expertise Present on Thursday, January 30 and a 7-on-7 Flag Sport on Sunday, February 2.