Is Brian Thomas Jr. playing this week?
No injury designationBrian Thomas Jr. has no injury designation on the latest injury reports for the week 4 game at the Cincinnati Bengals.
Kickoff: Sun, Oct 4 · 1:00 PM ET.
Checked Oct 3, 7:55 PM ET against the ESPN injury report and the NFL's official weekly report (via nflverse). Injury news can change up to kickoff, so confirm with the team close to game time.
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Fantasy football · Week 4
Our own start/sit calls for every player, with a projected score, the range of likely outcomes and the reasons spelled out. Built from usage, matchup, Vegas lines and injuries. How we rank
Bench. Scored 1.8 points last game against a typical 8.7 (trending down).
Why we say bench
- Projected 6.5 points, #58 among WRs this week, outside the top 36.
- Scored 1.8 points last game against a typical 8.7 (trending down).
- CIN's defense has allowed 14% fewer points to WRs than the league average.
- Averaging 4 targets a game.
- Played 37% of the offense's snaps last game.
Recent form
Dashed line: the usual 8.7 a game
This week's matchup
- Expected team score
- ~25 pts
- Vegas line
- JAX underdogs by 2.5
- Game total
- 51.5
- CIN vs WRs
- 14% fewer points
- Last game snaps
- 37%
All week 4 wide receiver rankings →Start or sit tool →How our past calls did →
Age
23
Height
6'2"
Weight
209 lb
College
LSU
Experience
2 seasons
Draft
2024 · Pick #23 (JAX)
Status
ACT
Grade Breakdown
What do these mean?Why 52.4?
His grade sits right around average because no part of his game stood out in either direction. Success rate, target share, expected points and win probability were all close to the average receiver's. This is a small sample of 12 targets over 2 games, so a few plays can swing it.
Written by StatGrades AI from this season's play-by-play through week 3. It explains what happened; a grade isn't a forecast (what grades do and don't predict).
EPA / play
0.190
Success rate
58%
WPA (sum)
0.11
Opponent adj.
0.068
Plays graded
12
Advanced stats
2026 season through Week 2 · tracking data from NFL Next Gen StatsWhat do these mean?
- Separation:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the moment of the catch.
- Cushion:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the snap.
- YAC above exp:
- Yards after catch above what the situation would be expected to produce.
- YAC / rec:
- Average yards after the catch per reception.
- Expected YAC:
- Expected yards after the catch, based on tracking data.
- Air yards share:
- Share of the team's intended air yards that were thrown toward this player.
- Intended air yds:
- Average depth of the targets thrown his way.
- Catch %:
- Receptions divided by targets.
Next Gen Stats data via nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Updated after games are final, not live, and covers QB, RB, WR and TE.