One of, if not the biggest play on the eighth day of Jacksonville’s training camp came from rookie wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr.
His deepest score in training camp team drills yet, Thomas beat rookie cornerback Jarrian Jones down the right sideline and caught a pass in stride from quarterback Trevor Lawrence during the seven-on-seven portion of Friday’s practice.
John Shipley of Jaguars on SI reported the pitch-and-catch went for 40-to-45 yards.
The Jaguars caught the big play on camera and shared the highlight on social media. You can watch the clip below (click here if the embedded video does not play).
Heard the people were looking for @BrianThomas_11 highlights 👀@Dream_Finders #DUUUVAL
— Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) August 2, 2024
After a quiet first few days in his debut Jaguars training camp, Thomas has produced a fair share of scoring plays over the last four practices.
Thomas notably hauled in a deep on-on-one touchdown against cornerback Ronald Darby on Day 5, and a seven-on-seven touchdown against Jones and an 11-on-11 screen touchdown on Day 6, all three thrown by Lawrence.
“I think we’ve seen from the day he got here, he’s gotten better every single day. And that’s all we’re looking forward to,” Jaguars offensive coordinator Press Taylor said about Taylor on Wednesday. “I mean, we don’t need him ready to play Week 1 today. We need him ready to play Week 1 in Week 1.
“So, we just want to continue to see little bits of growth every single day with him with his understanding, with the way he plays, the physicality he’s seeing from our DB groups. He’s getting challenged. He’s getting challenged physically. He’s getting challenged mentally. So far, every day he’s gotten a little bit better.”
Jacksonville took Thomas with the No. 23 overall pick in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft, after a trade down from No. 17 with Minnesota.
In three seasons with LSU in college, Thomas caught 127 passes for 1,897 yards and 24 touchdowns, peaking with 68 receptions for 1,177 yards and 17 scores in 2023.
Good morning ☀️@Dream_Finders #DUUUVAL pic.twitter.com/ebMvB3pFqG
— Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) July 25, 2024
