Brian Thomas Jr.

#11 · WR · Jr. · LSU6′4″ · 205 lb · Walker, LA

Brian Thomas Jr.: WR · LSU · #11.

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Brian Thomas Jr.

WR · LSU · Jr · #11

Beats you over the top. The three seasons at LSU span two head coaches: Ed Orgeron and Brian Kelly. First career honor, 2023: All-SEC. One game to point at: 150 receiving yards and 6 receptions against Florida — Week 11, 2023.

Style of play

Play style

Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

LSU in the news

Baylor seeks buyout money for ArandaOct 31
Kiffin calls out SEC schedulingAOL.com Oct 28
SEC sues LSU over eligibilityTiger Rag Oct 27
Baylor fires Dave Aranda.Oct 25

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2023	LSU	68	1,177	17.3	17	86
2022	LSU	32	372	11.6	5	57
2021	LSU	28	359	12.8	2	42
Career		128	1,908	14.9	24	86

Season	Team
2023	LSU	1	−6
2022	LSU	--	--
2021	LSU	2	6
Career		3	0

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 24-45vs No. 8 Florida State	7	142	20.3	1	75	2 TD catches
Wk 2	W 72-10vs Grambling	6	78	13.0	2	26	2 TD catches
Wk 3	W 41-14@ Mississippi State	7	60	8.6	0	19
Wk 4	W 34-31vs Arkansas	5	133	26.6	2	49	2 TD catches
Wk 5	L 49-55@ No. 20 Ole Miss	8	124	15.5	3	34	3 TD catches
Wk 6	W 49-39@ No. 21 Missouri	4	66	16.5	1	42
Wk 7	W 48-18vs Auburn	2	7	3.5	0	4
Wk 8	W 62-0vs Army	3	122	40.7	2	86	2 TD catches
Wk 10	L 28-42@ No. 8 Alabama	3	36	12.0	0	23
Wk 11	W 52-35vs Florida	6	150	25.0	2	52	Season-high 150 yds
Wk 12	W 56-14vs Georgia State	4	103	25.8	1	70
Wk 13	W 42-30vs Texas A&M	5	58	11.6	1	23
Bowl	W 35-31vs Wisconsin	8	98	12.3	2	38
Total		68	1177	17.3	17	86

Signature game

Week 5 · 2023

L 49-55

at Ole Miss

8 rec · 124 yds · 3 TD

With J. Daniels — 414 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 92.7 · 99 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD · J. Bramblett — 43.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 2 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 8 · Army · 2nd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +6.65Jayden Daniels pass complete to Brian Thomas Jr. for 86 yds for a TD (Damian Ramos KICK)
Week 1 · Florida State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +6.08Jayden Daniels pass complete to Brian Thomas Jr. for 75 yds for a TD (Damian Ramos KICK)
Week 12 · Georgia State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +5.69Jayden Daniels pass complete to Brian Thomas Jr. for 70 yds for a TD (Damian Ramos KICK)
Week 6 · Missouri · 2nd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +3.81Jayden Daniels pass complete to Brian Thomas Jr. for 42 yds for a TD (Damian Ramos KICK)
Week 4 · Arkansas · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.76Jayden Daniels pass complete to Brian Thomas Jr. for 49 yds for a TD (Damian Ramos KICK)
Week 4 · Arkansas · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.76Jayden Daniels pass complete to Brian Thomas Jr. for 49 yds for a TD (Damian Ramos KICK)

4 more plays

Week 11 · Florida · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.38Jayden Daniels pass complete to Brian Thomas Jr. for 41 yds to the FLA 49 for a
Week 2 · Grambling · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +3.28Jayden Daniels pass complete to Brian Thomas Jr. for 26 yds for a TD (Damian Ramos KICK)
Week 2 · Grambling · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.08Jayden Daniels pass complete to Brian Thomas Jr. for 10 yds for a TD
Week 11 · Florida · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.05Jayden Daniels pass complete to Brian Thomas Jr. for 37 yds for a TD (Damian Ramos KICK)

Teams and coaches

2021LSU6-7HC: Ed Orgeron · Balanced

2022LSU10-4HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced

2023LSU10-3HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 91 (#10 of 497). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2023 season

91All-America level #10 of 497 · 2023?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2023 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: td rate (99th percentile). Strength: yards / catch (95th percentile). Concern: rush yards (5th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#7 / 639 · 99th pct

20.0%

Yards / catch#33 / 639 · 95th pct

18.2

EPA / target#42 / 639 · 94th pct

1.28

Explosive rate#86 / 639 · 87th pct

22.9%

Catch rate#311 / 639 · 51st pct

82.9%

Box-score rates (8)

Rec TDs#1 / 566 · 100th pct

Long catch#9 / 566 · 98th pct

Rec yards#13 / 566 · 98th pct

1177

Receptions#41 / 566 · 93rd pct

Yards / catch#74 / 566 · 87th pct

17.3

Fumbles lost#1 / 227 · 80th pct

Rush TDs#54 / 294 · 41st pct

Rush yards#278 / 294 · 5th pct

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Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

38th → 94th percentile

Explosive rate

26th → 87th percentile

Catch rate

26th → 51st percentile

TD rate

83rd → 99th percentile

Yards / catch

43rd → 95th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2023. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	4.4	93.0	20.9	1.4
Road4g	5.5	71.5	13.2	1.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-78g	5.9	88.5	14.5	1.4
Weeks 8+5g	4.2	93.8	23.0	1.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2023 season

Head Coach

Brian Kelly

Pass share

49.0%

407 pass / 423 run

Plays / game

63.8

13 games

Team sack rate

4.9%

427 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

The All-Conference honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #10 of 497 FBS receivers by CFB Zeitgeist Score.2023 profile

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

91 · #10 of 497 WRs · 2023

Brian Thomas Jr.

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Style of play

Fans

LSU in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

All-Conference

Three seasons at LSU, drafted

2023 13 games

2024

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