What does the Jaguars receiver room look like before Week 1?
After losing two former starters , the Jaguars wide receiver group will have some new contributors in 2024. While Christian Kirk will likely serve as the group’s returning veteran presence, Gabe Davis, Brian Thomas Jr and Parker Washington should also have the chance to be productive next season.
The seventh-year veteran was on pace to finish with similar numbers last season before suffering a season-ending groin tear in Week 13. Despite missing the final five games of the season, Kirk still managed to put up respectable numbers as the Jaguars second-leading receiver. As the Jaguars most productive returning receiver, Kirk appears poised to repeat his performance from 2022 if he can remain healthy.The former Buffalo Bill signed a three-year $39 million dollar contract deal with the Jaguars in March.
His career-defining moment came in the 2022 AFC Divisional Round against the Kansas City Chiefs, where he set an NFL record by catching four touchdowns in one game. Another impressive performance by Davis came this season, in a Week 16 24-22 win against the Chargers. Davis helped keeped the Bills playoff hopes alive by hauling in six passes for 130 yards and a touchdown.
Although he finished as LSU’s second-leading receiver, Thomas Jr still managed to catch 68 passes for 1,177 yards and FBS-leading 17 touchdowns. While collegiate defenders struggled to contain Thomas Jr off the line of scrimmage, one of his own habits can potentially cause some minor issues at the professional level. The 1st round pick takes a “false step” nearly every time that the ball is snapped, even without a press defender. Receivers take this step in efforts to gather themselves and build up speed, but it has the potential to disrupt timing and delay a quarterback's reads.
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