Jaguars Trade Buzz: Brian Thomas Junior on the Block

0:00It's April 23rd, NFL News Today starts now, AI powered and always on. Jacksonville Jaguars are stirring up trade buzz around wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. as they plot a way back into the first round of the 20, 26 NFL draft. They traded away their top pick last year to jump to number 2 and grab Travis Hunter, leaving their highest selection at number 56 overall. Now reports say they might shop the 23 year old to climb higher. Mike Florio from Pro Football Talk dropped the hint that the team is laying groundwork to snag a late first round spot by dangling Thomas. Trade talk about him is simmered since last November's deadline, but nothing stuck. Jaguars brass has shut it down hard before. General manager James Gladstone called those rumors straight up fraudulent last month, insisting no real offers have come in for their former star. Their receiver group looks stacked these days. Parker Washington broke out in 2025 with 847 yards to lead the squad.

1:01Jacobi Myers picked up mid-season from the Raiders, added 483 yards and 9 games, and locked in a 3 year extension. Thomas lit it up as a rookie, the number 23 pick in 2024, with 1,282 yards and 10 touchdowns. He dipped to 707 yards and two scores last year amid drop-ows, but his youth and contract years make him prime trade bait to flip for. That draft capital, the Jags crave.