Why Brian Thomas Jr. will be a top sleeper pick this year

Brian Thomas Jr. was the twenty-third pick of the first round in this years NFL Draft, going to the Jacksonville Jaguars alongside Travis Etienne and Trevor Lawrence. In this article, we're going to bring up how playing with these two star players will help him in the long run this season and also helping your fantasy team out a ton.

Last season for the LSU Tigers, Thomas caught 68 passes for 1,177 yards, a 17.3 yards/reception ratio, and 17 touchdowns from Jayden Daniels. He did this all with being the second receiving option on his team and maybe even the third option if you were to include Jayden Daniels run game. Even with all this, Thomas Jr. finished thirteenth in college football in receiving yards, forty-first in receptions and first in touchdowns on the season.

He has already blended into the perfect spot for a second option on a team, which is part of the reason he is going to mesh real well with the Jaguars. He is sitting right in between Christian Kirk for the WR1 and right in front of Gabe Davis for the WR3 role. Knowing how much Thomas Jr. can impact a team, he can even become the WR1 by the time the fantasy playoffs roll around. 

Thomas is currently falling to around 117 in most drafts, which would be the 49th wide receiver off the board. We predict Thomas to be a top 35 WR at the least with upside of being top-25. With his current situation, the number one option role in Jacksonville is open for the taking, and we predict he will be the one to take it. Nonetheless, Brian Thomas Jr. will be a league winner this season in fantasy football.