Brian Thomas Jr is an american professional football wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League he played college football for the LSU Tigers leading the FBS in touchdowns catches in 2023 Thomas was selected by the Jaguars in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft born October 8th 202 age 21 years Walker Louisiana United States NFL draft 2024 SL round 1/p pick 23 current team Jacksonville Jaguars number 7/ wide receiver height 1.9 M College LSU 2021 to 2023 High School Walker Walker Louisiana weight 209 lb 95 kg he valuation of Brian Thomas Jr nil deal is 552 ,000 as per 13 early life Thomas Jr was born on October 8th 2002 in Walker Louisiana and attended Walker high school he played both football and basketball in high school he had 30 receptions for 507 yards with seven touchdowns as a senior in 2020 and 75 receptions for 1,272 yards and 17 touchdowns as a junior Thomas Jr was selected to the 2021 All-American Bowl he committed to Louisiana State University LSU to play college football college career as a freshman at LSU in 2021 Thomas Jr played in 12 games and had nine starts recording 28 receptions for 359 yards and two touchdowns as a sophomore in 2022 he started six of 13 games and had 31 receptions for 361 yards and five touchdowns he led FBS with 17 receiving touchdowns in 2023 and declared for the 2024 NFL draft following the season