Julius Thomas Comes in at #45 in NFL Top 100

The Jacksonville Jaguars haven’t had a strong showing in recent years on NFL Network’s top 100 list. Outside of Maurice Jones-Drew a few years ago, there hasn’t really been a player with the kind of productivity or national popularity needed to appear on the list.

Well the Jaguars broke into the list this year with Sen’Derrick Marks, as he came in at at number 76 in this year’s countdown.

The Jaguars have managed to sneak a second player onto the rankings thanks to the wonder that is free agency acquisition. Tight end Julius Thomas just made his appearance on the list at number 45:

NUMBER 45:@Jaguars TE @Julius_Thomas #NFLTop100 pic.twitter.com/kGGUbYWkv3
— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) June 11, 2015

No. 45 on the #NFLTop100, TE @Julius_Thomas (beasting on the Colts) https://t.co/E5rCLbAQnE
— Big Cat Country (@BigCatCountry) June 11, 2015

Catches like this one are why he made @nflnetwork's #NFLTop100.

Congrats, @Julius_Thomas! pic.twitter.com/krdt1ZONEY
— Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) June 11, 2015

This isn’t surprising, given that Thomas had one of the most productive seasons of any tight end last year. Despite being limited for most of the second half of the season by injuries, Thomas managed to amass 12 touchdowns in 2014, to make it an even 24 touchdowns over the last 2 seasons. Some analysts have used the age-old “he was made by Peyton Manning” qualifier when assessing Thomas’ success over the past 2 seasons, but he has undeniably shown himself to be one of the most athletic and explosive players at his position.

The hope is that Thomas will live up to his billing in Jacksonville as one of the best tight ends in the league, and consequently he’ll show up on this list again in 2015.

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