FantasyPros Articles on Brian Thomas Jr.

Thomas Jr.'s 2025 bust season continues with elite Cleveland corner matchup in Week 1.

Thomas Jr. was one of the biggest busts of the 2025 season, dealing with a high ankle sprain and shoulder issue that never allowed him to look like the player he was during his rookie season. Once he was healthy and Jakobi Meyers joined the roster, Thomas was relegated to a field-stretching role. In Weeks 13-18, he had only two top-24 outings in weekly scoring (WR15, WR23) with a 14.9% target share (18.1 aDOT), 47.8 receiving yards per game, 1.65 yards per route run, three red zone targets, and a 20.6% first-read share. The source doesn't expect a bounce-back to start in Week 1. When Tyson Campbell and Denzel Ward were on the field together as full-time players, Cleveland's pass defense was elite against perimeter wide receivers, allowing only 1.43 fantasy points per target and 7.24 yards per target (third-lowest in each category over a full season), with only 31% completion rate and 73.1 passer rating on deep passes (sixth and seventh-best against deep passing).

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