WR Brian Thomas Jr., JAX (2 Viewers)

[Pietaster2]

Bucs are playoff hopefuls and Evans is probably retiring after this season. Their WR corps are banged up. Makes sense to me.

Disclaimer: I know absolutely nothing about their cap situation.

Thomas is on Year 2 of a 4-year rookie deal with a 5th year team option I believe, he's very cap friendly right now

About 60% of his rookie contract was signing bonus too. His cap numbers for an acquiring team would only be about half of 1.5MM for the rest of this year, 2.1MM in '26, and $2.8MM in '27 and then whatever the 5th year option ends up at. Would be a steal for anyone acquiring him if it were to happen

Sounds like a great deal for the prospective team acquiring him.

The Jags seem to want him gone; I wonder what price would be enough? Would a first rounder get it done?

 

[JohnnyU]

Bucs are playoff hopefuls and Evans is probably retiring after this season. Their WR corps are banged up. Makes sense to me.

Disclaimer: I know absolutely nothing about their cap situation.

Thomas is on Year 2 of a 4-year rookie deal with a 5th year team option I believe, he's very cap friendly right now

About 60% of his rookie contract was signing bonus too. His cap numbers for an acquiring team would only be about half of 1.5MM for the rest of this year, 2.1MM in '26, and $2.8MM in '27 and then whatever the 5th year option ends up at. Would be a steal for anyone acquiring him if it were to happen

Sounds like a great deal for the prospective team acquiring him.

The Jags seem to want him gone; I wonder what price would be enough? Would a first rounder get it done?

It makes no sense to trade him.

 

[ratbast]

Drake Maye says hello!

 

[dipandglide]

Bucs are playoff hopefuls and Evans is probably retiring after this season. Their WR corps are banged up. Makes sense to me.

Disclaimer: I know absolutely nothing about their cap situation.

Thomas is on Year 2 of a 4-year rookie deal with a 5th year team option I believe, he's very cap friendly right now

About 60% of his rookie contract was signing bonus too. His cap numbers for an acquiring team would only be about half of 1.5MM for the rest of this year, 2.1MM in '26, and $2.8MM in '27 and then whatever the 5th year option ends up at. Would be a steal for anyone acquiring him if it were to happen

Sounds like a great deal for the prospective team acquiring him.

The Jags seem to want him gone; I wonder what price would be enough? Would a first rounder get it done?

It makes no sense to trade him.

It's safe to say the report is bogus, or something is going on behind the scenes. BT had one hot stretch mixed with two periods of duds. He's far from an untouchable superstar.

 

[travdogg]

Bucs are playoff hopefuls and Evans is probably retiring after this season. Their WR corps are banged up. Makes sense to me.

Disclaimer: I know absolutely nothing about their cap situation.

Thomas is on Year 2 of a 4-year rookie deal with a 5th year team option I believe, he's very cap friendly right now

About 60% of his rookie contract was signing bonus too. His cap numbers for an acquiring team would only be about half of 1.5MM for the rest of this year, 2.1MM in '26, and $2.8MM in '27 and then whatever the 5th year option ends up at. Would be a steal for anyone acquiring him if it were to happen

Sounds like a great deal for the prospective team acquiring him.

The Jags seem to want him gone; I wonder what price would be enough? Would a first rounder get it done?

I would think a 1st is the starting point. Probably a 1st plus a starter, whether that is a WR in return, or not is up for debate. I could buy some smoke here, if only because the GM Gladstone, and the HC Coen, have no ties to Thomas the elite rookie, they only have the disappointing 2nd year guy, who they didn't draft. I think Thomas makes a lot more sense to be traded than AJ Brown does. That doesn't mean its likely, but I doubt it'd be Tampa Bay. I think if Tampa trades for anything its RG or DE.

Some teams I could see making some sense are:

New England-just makes sense. Don't have a true #1, have a franchise QB, believe they have just entered their window with Maye on a rookie deal. Maybe they could throw a guy like Kyle Williams back?

Pittsburgh-its DK and not much else there. Win now with Rodgers, but then the next QB (especially if its a FA) might be pretty interested throwing to a DK/Thomas combo.

Denver-I don't think they really believe in Mims or Franklin, even though they've tried to force the issue. Thomas/Sutton would be dangerous. Not a team afraid to make aggressive moves. Could even see throwing a guy like Mims or Franklin, or Pat Bryant back.

LA Rams-this is probably an out there one, but they have an extra 1st rounder to play with, and they are currently in their window. A 3-WR set of Puka, Adams, and Thomas could be unstoppable, plus could be the long-term Adams replacement.

Buffalo-they seem like the new go-to for WR trades. I think they'd be more likely to make a smaller move, like for a Shaheed, or even maybe Ridley, but maybe they go all-in?

 

[Chaka]

Wtf? Jags taking trade calls for BTJ.

https://x.com/SleeperNFL/status/1982089873377915259?t=a1kwbOoEcHjhie4JC-y_rw&s=19

Mr Beane, you better pick up that phone right now

THANK YOU!!!

 

[Chaka]

Wtf? Jags taking trade calls for BTJ.

https://x.com/SleeperNFL/status/1982089873377915259?t=a1kwbOoEcHjhie4JC-y_rw&s=19

Mr Beane, you better pick up that phone right now

So Josh Allen can give him 5 targets a game too?

The Bills “spread it around” philosophy isn’t a FF winner.

It's a risk I'm willing to take ATM. We know Allen can sustain a true #1 WR and, I don't think anyone on the Bills roster has the potential to be a legit #1 WR.

 

[rockaction]

Awfully hard to believe they’d trade a guy holding that much contractual value unless serious, serious issues are afoot or your org. needs draft capital back or/and is incompetent.

This can’t be about 3/8ths of a year of drops, can it?

 

[eighsse2]

Awfully hard to believe they’d trade a guy holding that much contractual value unless serious, serious issues are afoot or your org. needs draft capital back or/and is incompetent.

This can’t be about 3/8ths of a year of drops, can it?

Exactly how I feel. It would have to be a haul and a half in return to make any sense at all. A player who has shown excellence at the NFL level, for practically free for 2.5 years? That's like you hit the lottery. And it's not like he just forgot how to catch.

 

[Buckna]

Awfully hard to believe they’d trade a guy holding that much contractual value unless serious, serious issues are afoot or your org. needs draft capital back or/and is incompetent.

This can’t be about 3/8ths of a year of drops, can it?

They gave up their 1st in ‘26 to draft Hunter (plus the other picks in the ‘25 draft a 2nd & a 4th.) if they could get a 1st plus back and then that clears the way to make Hunter the #1 WR and possibly feature him mainly on offense the rest of the way. Could make some sense even if this is probably nothing more than a clickbait rumor.

 

[rockaction]

Awfully hard to believe they’d trade a guy holding that much contractual value unless serious, serious issues are afoot or your org. needs draft capital back or/and is incompetent.

This can’t be about 3/8ths of a year of drops, can it?

They gave up their 1st in ‘26 to draft Hunter (plus the other picks in the ‘25 draft a 2nd & a 4th.) if they could get a 1st plus back and then that clears the way to make Hunter the #1 WR and possibly feature him mainly on offense the rest of the way. Could make some sense even if this is probably nothing more than a clickbait rumor.

Yep. I'd typed out a longer response but it was restating what people had already said, the pick and new regime combined among them.

Still can't see it, but we've seen stranger things lately in the NFL and sports when the people in charge didn't draft the guy.

 

[scothawk]

My head explodes trying to make sense of this,

I am a multiple BT owner and whilst I want him divorced from Trevor this is still unsettling.

What if Pete decides BT can make Geno great again and convinces the Raiders to throw a haul to Jax.....

 

[Mr. Peterson]

If he is traded (and I don’t think he will), I bet he doesn’t even get a 1st.

 

[eighsse2]

Awfully hard to believe they’d trade a guy holding that much contractual value unless serious, serious issues are afoot or your org. needs draft capital back or/and is incompetent.

This can’t be about 3/8ths of a year of drops, can it?

They gave up their 1st in ‘26 to draft Hunter (plus the other picks in the ‘25 draft a 2nd & a 4th.) if they could get a 1st plus back and then that clears the way to make Hunter the #1 WR and possibly feature him mainly on offense the rest of the way. Could make some sense even if this is probably nothing more than a clickbait rumor.

Still don't get how that would make sense. Thomas's value together with his contract is worth the world. Just because you have another really good WR now, why would you give him up for a first? I think I would want like two firsts and two 2027 firsts, to put it in terms of draft picks.

 

[kyoun1e]

Go get him Vrabel.

 

[oldmanhawkins]

If he is traded (and I don’t think he will), I bet he doesn’t even get a 1st.

I would think the Bills would be thrilled to do Keon + their first but maybe I’m wrong.

If these rumors are legit it just speaks to how incompetent the Jags are. Trading a haul for Hunter was desperate and is coming back to bite them.

 

[Alex P Keaton]

If he is traded (and I don’t think he will), I bet he doesn’t even get a 1st.

I would think the Bills would be thrilled to do Keon + their first but maybe I’m wrong.

If these rumors are legit it just speaks to how incompetent the Jags are. Trading a haul for Hunter was desperate and is coming back to bite them.

Any GM with a brain should be targeting BTJ right now. Aggressively.

 

[Mr. Peterson]

If he is traded (and I don’t think he will), I bet he doesn’t even get a 1st.

I would think the Bills would be thrilled to do Keon + their first but maybe I’m wrong.

If these rumors are legit it just speaks to how incompetent the Jags are. Trading a haul for Hunter was desperate and is coming back to bite them.

I’m not sure if people have seen just how bad Thomas has been this year. He’s playing poorly.

 

[Buckna]

Awfully hard to believe they’d trade a guy holding that much contractual value unless serious, serious issues are afoot or your org. needs draft capital back or/and is incompetent.

This can’t be about 3/8ths of a year of drops, can it?

They gave up their 1st in ‘26 to draft Hunter (plus the other picks in the ‘25 draft a 2nd & a 4th.) if they could get a 1st plus back and then that clears the way to make Hunter the #1 WR and possibly feature him mainly on offense the rest of the way. Could make some sense even if this is probably nothing more than a clickbait rumor.

Still don't get how that would make sense. Thomas's value together with his contract is worth the world. Just because you have another really good WR now, why would you give him up for a first? I think I would want like two firsts and two 2027 firsts, to put it in terms of draft picks.

Well not sense to the rest of the rational world, but the Jags in the past have hardly been rational. They gave up a ton for Hunter and they likely have a ton of pressure to "justify" trading that much for him. This way they could maybe recoup some picks and put Hunter front and center in the offense. Assuming there's anything to this rumor of course

 

[Chaka]

I think a lot of people haven't mentally adapted to the new trading philosophy of NFL GMs.

I agree that keeping BTJ at his contract makes business sense for the Jags but, player trades is much more common and more likely in the current NFL environment.

I don't think it will happen but, I believe it's much more likely than many people assume.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Awfully hard to believe they’d trade a guy holding that much contractual value unless serious, serious issues are afoot or your org. needs draft capital back or/and is incompetent.

This can’t be about 3/8ths of a year of drops, can it?

They gave up their 1st in ‘26 to draft Hunter (plus the other picks in the ‘25 draft a 2nd & a 4th.) if they could get a 1st plus back and then that clears the way to make Hunter the #1 WR and possibly feature him mainly on offense the rest of the way. Could make some sense even if this is probably nothing more than a clickbait rumor.

Still don't get how that would make sense. Thomas's value together with his contract is worth the world. Just because you have another really good WR now, why would you give him up for a first? I think I would want like two firsts and two 2027 firsts, to put it in terms of draft picks.

Well not sense to the rest of the rational world, but the Jags in the past have hardly been rational. They gave up a ton for Hunter and they likely have a ton of pressure to "justify" trading that much for him. This way they could maybe recoup some picks and put Hunter front and center in the offense. Assuming there's anything to this rumor of course

I think that pressure might be higher if they were 1-6, but they're overperforming expectations as a team this year so I think there is likely a lot less of that.

I also think that "rookie has to light the world on fire immediately to be worth it" is a take that is much more common in the fantasy world than the NFL world. Especially for a guy that has to learn two positions. I don't think the Jags drafted Hunter thinking they had to get an immediate elite return in year 1 like fantasy players did.