Another day of Jaguars camp brought another encouraging step for the Brian Thomas Jr.-Trevor Lawrence partnership, and Sunday at the Miller Electric Center may have been the sharpest showing yet for Thomas.
Thomas set the tone almost immediately. In red-zone 1-on-1 work, he lined up against Jarrian Jones and came away with a touchdown catch and a drawn DPI.
Jones has arguably been the best cornerback in camp, which made Thomas’ early success even more notable. He carried that momentum into team drills, where he and Lawrence connected cleanly on a deep ball down the left sideline.
It was one of the biggest offensive plays of the day and another sign that the two are making a point of building that connection before Week 1.
The best part for Jacksonville is that Thomas didn’t just flash on the highlight stuff. He looked sharper in his routes, handled targets away from the deep game with more control, and generally looked more like the 2024 version of himself than the 2025 version.
Travis Hunter also put together a busy day. He had a smooth touchdown catch in one-on-ones against Jabbar Muhammad, then kept catching everything thrown his way in team periods. He has been working as the Jaguars’ WR4 in terms of snaps with the starting offense, but he has made the most of every chance he’s gotten with Lawrence and the rest of the unit.
Hunter also added his second interception of camp, and technically his first-ever interception of Lawrence while on defense. The play may not have counted, since it could have been dead because of a Dennis Gardeck sack, but Lawrence still let one fly downfield toward Parker Washington and Hunter went up to take it away. Even if the whistle likely would have blown, it was still a strong athletic play.
Washington, though, was the day’s biggest winner once again. He’s been the most consistent playmaker in camp, and he added another big strike Sunday when Lawrence fired a frozen rope downfield. Washington got past safety Rayuan Lane and tracked it down for the longest gain of the day.
The tight end battle also got a little clearer. Second-round pick Nate Boerkircher had his most active day yet as a pass-catcher, hauling in several balls in team drills.
Most of the throws came from Nick Mullens, but Boerkircher showed soft hands and good movement as a receiver after a quieter Friday in terms of getting open. He has also continued to look exactly as advertised as a run-blocker, and Jaguars offensive coordinator Grant Udinski was full of praise for that part of his game after practice.
Between the blocking and his receiving floor, Boerkircher appears to be the first rookie in line for the TE2 job over Tanner Koziol.
The linebacker rotation remains fluid, but Ventrell Miller seems to be gaining ground. Earlier in camp, Branson Comb had looked like he might have the edge because of his coverage ability.
After Sunday and a few recent practices, that picture looks different again. Miller has been steady against the run since the pads came on, and he has seemed to get most of the reps next to Foyesade Oluokun with the starting defense.
On Sunday, he made several stops and nearly broke up a pass between Hunter and Lawrence, while the defense continued to mix and match personnel around him.
For a camp practice, it was a pretty good snapshot of where things stand: Thomas and Lawrence are clicking, Hunter keeps making plays, Washington keeps showing up, and a few battles are starting to tilt in one direction.
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