Brian Thomas Jr. for Ja'Marr Chase (2026)

Should I Trade... ?

Summary
Game Log
Stats
Projections
Points
Targets
Notes

Player Summaries Comparison
	Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN	Brian Thomas Jr. WR - JAC Brian Thomas Jr. WR - JAC
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Rankings

Rest of Season	# 1	# 32	-
Draft	‐	‐	-

Matchup

Opponent	vs. TB	vs. CLE	-
Matchup Rating	This is a 2 star matchup. WRs perform a little worse than their average vs TB	This is a 4 star matchup. WRs perform a little better than their average vs CLE	-

Fantasy Points

Season Total	188.6	90.8	-
Avg Game	11.8	6.5	-
Avg Projection	214.4	119.6	-

Schedule

SOS Rank	10	4	-

Misc

Injury Alert	‐	‐	-

Expert Ranks
	Ja'Marr Chase	Brian Thomas Jr.	Add Player

Scott Pianowski S. Pianowski Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 08/03	#1	#34	-

Steven Pintado S. Pintado QB List QB List 08/03	#2	#31	-

Doug Burrell D. Burrell Draft With Doug Draft With Doug 08/03	#1	#33	-

Joel Smyth J. Smyth Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 08/03	#1	#31	-

Joe Wiggans J. Wiggans IDP Guys IDP Guys 08/03	#1	#31	-

Chris Welsh C. Welsh FantasyPros FantasyPros 08/03	#1	#34	-

Aaron St Denis A. St Denis Fantasy Sports Advice Network Fantasy Sports Adv... 08/03	#1	#32	-

Jonathan Stone J. Stone Stone Cold Fantasy Stone Cold Fantasy 08/02	#1	#31	-

Bart Wheeler B. Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football Hail to Fantasy Fo... 08/02	#2	#33	-

Joe Serpico J. Serpico Pressbox Pressbox 08/02	#1	#31	-

Luke Renton L. Renton The Franchise Tag UK The Franchise Tag UK 08/03	#1	#43	-

Justin Weigal J. Weigal FantasySharks FantasySharks 08/02	#2	#35	-

Andrew Scott A. Scott Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 08/01	#1	#34	-

Francisco (Chato) Romero F. (Chato) ... Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 08/01	#1	#34	-

Frank Ammirante F. Ammirante The Game Day The Game Day 08/01	#1	#24	-

Wolf Trelles-Heard W. Trelles-... FantasyPros FantasyPros 08/01	#1	#30	-

Mike Bland M. Bland Points Over Expected Points Over Expected 08/01	#2	#30	-

Hayden Winks H. Winks Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 08/01	#1	#34	-

Scott Engel S. Engel RotoBaller RotoBaller 08/01	#1	#32	-

Kevin Steele K. Steele The Fantasy Authority The Fantasy Authority 07/31	#1	#38	-

Justin Fuhr J. Fuhr Pro Football Mania Pro Football Mania 08/03	#1	#34	-

Matthew Hill M. Hill DataForce Fantasy Football DataForce Fantasy ... 07/31	#1	#34	-

Mauricio Gutierrez M. Gutierrez Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/31	#1	#29	-

Pete Nova P. Nova FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/31	#2	#30	-

Kyle Senra K. Senra Going For 2 Going For 2 08/02	#1	#21	-

Kevin Roberts K. Roberts The DFS Build The DFS Build 07/31	#1	#33	-

Seth Miller S. Miller Crossroads Fantasy Football Crossroads Fantasy... 07/31	#1	#34	-

Ryan Weisse R. Weisse Club Fantasy FFL Club Fantasy FFL 07/31	#2	#35	-

Joshua Kimmel J. Kimmel FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/31	#3	#29	-

Matt Harmon M. Harmon Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/30	#1	#30	-

Shaun Evans S. Evans FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/30	#1	#34	-

Dylan Licciardo D. Licciardo FF Gamers FF Gamers 07/30	#1	#25	-

Nate Marcum N. Marcum Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/30	#1	#34	-

Lou Brunson L. Brunson Optimus Fantasy Football Optimus Fantasy Fo... 07/30	#3	#45	-

Nic Bodiford N. Bodiford NerdBall Fantay Football NerdBall Fantay Fo... 07/30	#1	#26	-

Brady Auer B. Auer BA Sports Podcast BA Sports Podcast 07/29	#1	#32	-

Kyle Krajewski K. Krajewski First Seed Sports First Seed Sports 07/29	#1	#31	-

Brad Beatson B. Beatson Bandit Fantasy Football Bandit Fantasy Foo... 07/29	#1	#46	-

Dalton Del Don D. Del Don The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 08/01	#1	#34	-

Justin Bauerle J. Bauerle FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/28	#2	#34	-

Sky Guasco S. Guasco Razzball Razzball 07/28	#1	#34	-

Gary Davenport G. Davenport Footballguys Footballguys 07/28	#2	#31	-

Michael Hauff M. Hauff FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/27	#2	#35	-

Dr. Roto D. Roto FullTime Fantasy FullTime Fantasy 08/03	#1	#37	-

Josh Norris J. Norris Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/26	#2	#26	-

Huseyin Aksu H. Aksu Fantasy Couch Fantasy Couch 07/29	#1	#37	-

Rich Piazza R. Piazza Fantasy Shed Fantasy Shed 07/25	#1	#30	-

Des Bieler D. Bieler The Washington Post The Washington Post 07/25	#1	#31	-

Jeremy Shulman J. Shulman Fantasy Football Universe Fantasy Football U... 07/24	#1	#34	-

Rudy Gamble R. Gamble Razzball Razzball 07/23	#3	#37	-

Mason M. Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/23	#2	#27	-

Adrian Alpanseque A. Alpanseque Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/22	#1	#21	-

Jamie Calandro J. Calandro RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/21	#1	#35	-

Matthew Korn M. Korn DFS Dashboard DFS Dashboard 07/20	#3	#35	-

Ellis Johnson E. Johnson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/19	#1	#32	-

James Emrick-Wilson J. Emrick-W... The Armchair Sports Corner The Armchair Sport... 07/19	#1	#31	-

Jacob Piccolo J. Piccolo TrueRGM TrueRGM 07/27	#2	#35	-

Andrew Leduc A. Leduc That Sports Podcast Network That Sports Podcas... 07/18	#1	#35	-

David Heilman D. Heilman Dynasty Trade Calculator Dynasty Trade Calc... 07/17	#1	#34	-

Matt Donnelly M. Donnelly Dynasty Vipers Dynasty Vipers 07/17	#1	#30	-

Dennis Sosic D. Sosic Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/17	#1	#35	-

Justin Lampkin J. Lampkin Clock Management Fantasy Football Clock Management F... 07/16	#1	#38	-

Jorge B. Edwards J. B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/26	#1	#39	-

Muntradamus M. Beast Dome Beast Dome 07/15	#1	#35	-

Matt Okada M. Okada 4for4.com 4for4.com 07/15	#3	#27	-

Kelly Kirby K. Kirby FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/14	#1	#34	-

Kev Wheeler K. Wheeler Wheel Route FF Wheel Route FF 07/14	#1	#31	-

Elliot Berkovits E. Berkovits Packer Report Packer Report 07/14	#1	#28	-

Kev Mahserejian K. Mahserejian Razzball Razzball 07/13	#1	#30	-

Jason Willan J. Willan Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/30	#2	#28	-

Pierre Camus P. Camus Fantasy Endgame Fantasy Endgame 08/03	#1	#36	-

David Biggs D. Biggs Drink Five Drink Five 07/12	#1	#38	-

The Tecmo Weave T. Tecmo Weave Lab 52 Lab 52 07/12	#1	#30	-

Adam Dove A. Dove The Fantasy Couriers The Fantasy Couriers 08/02	#1	#37	-

Brian Hartman B. Hartman QB List QB List 07/27	#1	#28	-

Lee Wehry L. Wehry FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/10	#1	#29	-

Daniel Mader D. Mader Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 08/01	#1	#31	-

Nick Raducanu N. Raducanu Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 07/07	#1	#24	-

Kyle Yates K. Yates Yates Fantasy Football Yates Fantasy Foot... 08/02	#1	#34	-

Mike MacGregor M. MacGregor Draft Buddy Draft Buddy 08/03	#1	#38	-

Edward Gorelik E. Gorelik End of Football End of Football 07/25	#1	#26	-

Derek Brown D. Brown FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/31	#2	#39	-

Brandon Murchison B. Murchison RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/24	#1	#34	-

Ken Zalis K. Zalis Pressbox Pressbox 08/01	#1	#37	-

Benjamin Klotz B. Klotz Touchdown Squad Touchdown Squad 06/30	#2	#35	-

Judy Adabie J. Adabie Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 07/07	#1	#26	-

Alfredo Brown A. Brown Footballguys Footballguys 08/01	#1	#30	-

Mick Ciallela M. Ciallela Fantrax Fantrax 06/28	#2	#34	-

Ben Wasley B. Wasley Hashtag Football Hashtag Football 07/21	#1	#42	-

Drew DeLuca D. DeLuca Going For 2 Going For 2 08/01	#2	#32	-

Blake Fincher B. Fincher Fantasy Football Cafe Fantasy Football Cafe 06/26	#1	#32	-

Nick Zylak N. Zylak Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 06/25	#1	#35	-

Scott Bogman S. Bogman FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/13	#1	#36	-

Bradley Stalder B. Stalder Player Profiler Player Profiler 06/15	#1	#35	-

Matt De Lima M. De Lima Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 06/12	#1	#37	-

Pat Fitzmaurice P. Fitzmaurice FantasyPros FantasyPros 08/03	#1	#35	-

Andrew Erickson A. Erickson FantasyPros FantasyPros 08/03	#1	#37	-

Stacy Perez S. Perez Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 05/29	#1	#34	-

Seth Woolcock S. Woolcock FantasyPros FantasyPros 08/03	#3	#38	-

Ed Birdsall E. Birdsall Talking Points Sports Talking Points Sports 07/29	#1	#37	-

Joe Orrico J. Orrico No Expert Fantasy Football No Expert Fantasy ... 05/21	#1	#19	-

Cameron Sheath C. Sheath Cam Sheath Fantasy Football Blog Cam Sheath Fantasy... 08/01	#1	#34	-

Tom Strachan T. Strachan NFL Best Ball NFL Best Ball 07/25	#1	#35	-

Wyatt Bertolone W. Bertolone Player Profiler Player Profiler 08/01	#2	#29	-

Andy Behrens A. Behrens The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 08/03	#1	#35	-

Jacob Hubman J. Hubman The Fantasy Headliners The Fantasy Headli... 05/11	#1	#37	-

Richard Savill R. Savill Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/27	#1	#34	-

Brandon Funston B. Funston The Athletic The Athletic 07/29	#3	#32	-

Site Rankings S. Rankings Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/30	#1	#29	-

Elisha Twerski E. Twerski USA Today USA Today 04/28	#2	#43	-

Brad Evans B. Evans Bally Sports Bally Sports 04/27	#2	#37	-

Fantasy BR F. BR Fantasy BR Fantasy BR 04/27	#2	#42	-

Jacob Gibbs J. Gibbs SportsLine SportsLine 07/28	#2	#38	-

Kyle Soppe K. Soppe Pro Football Network Pro Football Network 05/20	#1	#32	-

Justin Sablich J. Sablich 5th Down Fantasy 5th Down Fantasy 04/20	#2	#42	-

Tera Roberts T. Roberts OddsChecker OddsChecker 07/09	#2	#35	-

Justin Jaksa J. Jaksa Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 03/24	#2	#37	-

Kyle August K. August Fantasy Football Smackdown Fantasy Football S... 03/09	#2	#35	-

Smitty S. TheFantasyFootballShow TheFantasyFootball... 01/07	#2	#26	-

Marc Shannep M. Shannep Fantasy Knockout Fantasy Knockout 07/15	#1	#25	-

Nick Vertucci N. Vertucci Sundays Are For Football Sundays Are For Fo... 01/07	#1	#25	-

Player Game Logs Comparison
	Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN	Brian Thomas Jr. WR - JAC Brian Thomas Jr. WR - JAC
2026 Schedule
Week 1	vs. TB	vs. CLE
Week 2	at HOU	at DEN
Week 3	at PIT	vs. NE
Week 4	vs. JAC	at CIN
Week 5	at MIA	vs. PHI
Week 6	BYE WEEK	vs. HOU
Week 7	at BAL	BYE WEEK
Week 8	vs. TEN	vs. IND
Week 9	at ATL	at BAL
Week 10	vs. PIT	at TEN
Week 11	at WAS	at NYG
Week 12	vs. NO	vs. TEN
Week 13	at CLE	at CHI
Week 14	vs. KC	vs. PIT
Week 15	at CAR	at HOU
Week 16	at IND	at DAL
Week 17	vs. BAL	vs. WAS
Week 18	vs. CLE	at IND

Player Projections Comparison
	Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN	Brian Thomas Jr. WR - JAC Brian Thomas Jr. WR - JAC
Receiving

Receptions	121.2	55.7
Rec Yards	1,509.7	837.7
Rec TDs	10.6	5.3

Rushing

Rush Attempts	3.0	2.7
Rush Yards	17.0	18.0
Rush TDs	0.0	0.4

Points

Fantasy Points	214.4	119.6

Player Fantasy Points Comparison
	Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN	Brian Thomas Jr. WR - JAC Brian Thomas Jr. WR - JAC
2025 Points
Week 1	2.6	8.0
Week 2	22.5	4.9
Week 3	3.9	5.5
Week 4	2.3	5.6
Week 5	23.0	8.0
Week 6	15.1	15.0
Week 7	22.1	3.1
Week 8	9.1	‐
Week 9	11.1	5.5
Week 10	‐	‐
Week 11	3.0	‐
Week 12	‐	‐
Week 13	11.0	2.8
Week 14	5.2	8.7
Week 15	13.2	13.1
Week 16	10.9	1.8
Week 17	18.0	3.9
Week 18	15.6	4.9
Total	188.6	90.8
Average	11.8	6.5

Player Targets Comparison
	Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN	Brian Thomas Jr. WR - JAC Brian Thomas Jr. WR - JAC
2025 Targets
Week 1	5	7
Week 2	16	12
Week 3	6	6
Week 4	8	7
Week 5	10	6
Week 6	12	10
Week 7	23	7
Week 8	19	‐
Week 9	8	5
Week 10	‐	‐
Week 11	10	‐
Week 12	‐	‐
Week 13	14	3
Week 14	8	6
Week 15	16	7
Week 16	11	3
Week 17	9	7
Week 18	10	5

Notes for Player Combination
	Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN	Brian Thomas Jr. WR - JAC Brian Thomas Jr. WR - JAC
Expert
Andrew Erickson FantasyPros	Ja'Marr Chase remains firmly atop the conversation for the overall WR1 in fantasy football after another dominant season in 2025. The Bengals superstar commanded over a 30% target share while averaging 88.3 receiving yards per game and ranking among the league leaders in red-zone usage. Attached to a healthy Joe Burrow, Chase continues to combine elite volume, explosive playmaking, and touchdown upside in one of the NFL's premier passing offenses. Barring injury, he offers one of the safest and highest ceilings at the position entering 2026.	Brian Thomas Jr.'s sophomore season was a major disappointment after the lofty expectations created by his explosive rookie campaign. Injuries constantly interrupted his momentum, while Jacksonville's offense increasingly funneled targets toward players like Jakobi Meyers, Parker Washington, and Brenton Strange. The talent that made BTJ a breakout star still exists, but his connection with Trevor Lawrence never consistently clicked in Liam Coen's system. Until Jacksonville proves willing to feature him more prominently again, Thomas profiles as more of a volatile upside WR3/4 than the ascending alpha many expected entering 2025.
Derek Brown FantasyPros	Ja'Marr Chase had another stellar season last year. He was the WR3 in fantasy points per game while finishing sixth in red zone targets and 18th in deep targets (tied). Again this season, Chase will lead an offense that will live and die by their passing game. Last year, Cincy was third in neutral passing rate and fifth in red zone passing rate. I don't see either of those numbers changing much in 2026 with Joe Burrow back under center. Last year, Chase remained a volume and efficiency monster, ranking third in target share (30.2%) and receiving yards per game (88.3), 18th in yards per route run (2.30), 14th in first downs per route run (0.119), and third in first-read share (40.3%, per Fantasy Points Data). Among 109 qualifying receivers, he was ninth in separation score and 23rd in route win rate. Chase has WR1 overall upside again this season.
Chris Welsh FantasyPros	- #3 in Target Share at 32.3%