Brian Thomas Jr. Week 5 Preview vs. the Chiefs

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Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Brian Thomas Jr. has a difficult matchup in Week 5 (Monday at 8:15 p.m. ET), facing the Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs are giving up the seventh-fewest passing yards in the league, 185.8 per game.

Brian Thomas has pulled down 12 passes (on 32 targets) for 164 yards (to average 41.0 per game) this season.

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Thomas vs. the Chiefs

  • Thomas vs the Chiefs (since 2021): No games
  • Kansas City has not allowed 100 or more receiving yards to an opposing player in the 2025 season.
  • Three players have grabbed a TD pass against the Chiefs this year.
  • One opposing player has hauled in at least two TD passes in matchups with Kansas City on the season.
  • Thomas will square off against the NFL's seventh-ranked pass defense this week. The Chiefs concede 185.8 passing yards per game.
  • So far this year, the Chiefs have allowed four passing TDs to opponents, averaging one per game. That ranks second in NFL play.

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Thomas Receiving Insights

  • In four games this year, Thomas has not gone over on a receiving yards prop bet.
  • Thomas has 22.2% of his team's target share (32 targets on 144 passing attempts).
  • He has been targeted 32 times, averaging 5.1 yards per target (123rd in NFL).
  • Brian Thomas Jr., in four games this season, has zero TD receptions.
  • He has scored one of his team's nine offensive touchdowns this season (11.1%).
  • With three red zone targets, Thomas has been on the receiving end of 14.3% of his team's 21 red zone pass attempts.

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Thomas' Recent Performance

Opponent Date Week Receiving Stats Rushing Stats
vs. 49ers 9/28/2025 Week 4 7 TAR / 5 REC / 49 YDS / 0 TDs 1 ATT / 7 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Texans 9/21/2025 Week 3 6 TAR / 2 REC / 55 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Bengals 9/14/2025 Week 2 12 TAR / 4 REC / 49 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Panthers 9/7/2025 Week 1 7 TAR / 1 REC / 11 YDS / 0 TDs 1 ATT / 9 YDS / 1 TD

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