Brian Thomas Jr. Week 17 Outlook - Jaguars at Colts

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Sat, Dec 27th 2025, 9:35am EST

Since Week 13, Brian Thomas Jr. has been the WR42 in fantasy points per game with two top 24 weekly finishes (WR23, WR15). The last time he faced this secondary, he secured three of his six targets for 87 scoreless receiving yards as the WR23 for the week. Since Week 13, Thomas has had a 14.3% target share with 49.8 receiving yards per game, a 19.7 aDOT, 1.66 yards per route run, and a 22% first-read share. Thomas Jr. has been their field stretcher since returning with 44.4% of his target volume coming via downfield looks. Thomas Jr. could hit big this week against a secondary that, since Week 10, has allowed the seventh-highest deep completion rate and sixth-most deep passing yards per game. This secondary has also struggled to defend perimeter wide receivers. Since Week 12, Indy has allowed the fourth-most fantasy points per game and the third-most receiving yards per game to perimeter wide receivers.