Jacksonville’s Brian Thomas Jr. had the rookie season that people wanted Marvin Harrison Jr. to have.<\/p>\n
This week, the NFL had its fourth week of revealing players in the “NFL Top 100.” This week was about revealed Nos. 61-70. Arizona Cardinals<\/a> tight end Trey McBride came in at No. 65. On Friday, two Cardinals opponents for 2025 rounded out the week.<\/p>\n Coming at No. 61 was Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a> receiver Brian Thomas, who was a rookie last season.<\/p>\n In his rookie campaign, he had the season Cardinals fans hoped that Marvin Harrison Jr. would have had. He had 87 catches for 1,282 yards and 10 touchdowns. He made the Pro Bowl and was fourth in Offensive Rookie of the Year voting. He was the fourth rookie since the NFL-AFL merger to have at least 1,200 yards and 10 touchdowns.<\/p>\n Fellow 2024 rookie receiver Malik Nabers of the New York Giants<\/a>, Thomas’ college teammate at LSU, called him “a freak of nature.”<\/p>\n Teammate Travon Walker, a defensive end, said Thomas is “a good route runner” with “exceptional speed.”<\/p>\n The Cardinals will have to find a way to slow Thomas in 2025. The Jaguars come to State Farm Stadium in Week 12. He isn’t the only Jaguars player in the top 100, as defensive end Josh Hines-Allen made the list just behind Thomas at No. 63.<\/p>\n ‘NFL Top 100’ opponents for Cardinals in 2025<\/p>\n Of the 30 players in the top 100 revealed as of the end of last week, the Cardinals face the following:<\/p>\n WR Brian Thomas Jr., Jacksonville Jaguars (No. 61)RB Bijan Robinson, Atlanta Falcons<\/a> (No. 62)DE Josh Hines-Allen, Jacksonville Jaguars (No. 63)QB Jordan Love, Green Bay Packers<\/a> (No. 68)QB Sam Darnold, Seattle Seahawks<\/a> (No. 72)RB Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers (No. 73)DT Vita Vea,\u00a0Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a>\u00a0(No. 75)WR Tee Higgins, Cincinnati Bengals (No. 77)QB Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys (No. 79)DE Rashan Gary, Green Bay Packers (No. 80)RB Kyren Williams, LA\u00a0Rams<\/a>\u00a0(No. 85)S Jessie Bates III,\u00a0Atlanta Falcons<\/a>\u00a0(No. 92)LB Lavonte David, Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a> (No. 96)WR Drake London,\u00a0Atlanta Falcons<\/a>\u00a0(No. 97)DL Leonard Williams, Seattle Seahawks (No. 99)<\/p>\n Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire’s Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. 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