The Jaguars cut Allen Hurns the other day, and it's a move that's seemingly been two years in the making. He didn't really live up to the huge contract the team gave him after his 1,000-yard 2015 season, plus Jacksonville has lots of other capable wide receivers.
But Hurns, undrafted or no, can play. He's only 26 years old, and he's been effective at times. He's reportedly drawn interest from the Cowboys, and he looks like an upgrade from Terrance Williams, who they've been using as their No. 2 in recent years.
A year ago, Hurns caught nearly 70 percent of the passes thrown his way. That ranked 14th among wide receivers. Lots of the players ahead of him were slot receivers and other wideouts working very close to the line of scrimmage; guys like Jeremy Kerley, Trent Taylor and Danny Amendola.
| WIDE RECEIVER CATCH RATES, 2017 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | % |
| Jeremy Kerley, NYJ | 27 | 22 | 217 | 1 | 81.5% |
| Golden Tate, Det. | 120 | 92 | 1003 | 5 | 76.7% |
| Ted Ginn, N.O. | 70 | 53 | 787 | 4 | 75.7% |
| Cordarrelle Patterson, Oak. | 42 | 31 | 309 | 0 | 73.8% |
| Adam Humphries, T.B. | 83 | 61 | 631 | 1 | 73.5% |
| JuJu Smith-Schuster, Pitt. | 79 | 58 | 917 | 7 | 73.4% |
| Randall Cobb, G.B. | 92 | 66 | 653 | 4 | 71.7% |
| Trent Taylor, S.F. | 60 | 43 | 430 | 2 | 71.7% |
| Tyreek Hill, K.C. | 105 | 75 | 1183 | 7 | 71.4% |
| Danny Amendola, N.E. | 86 | 61 | 659 | 2 | 70.9% |
| Sterling Shepard, NYG | 84 | 59 | 731 | 2 | 70.2% |
| Michael Thomas, N.O. | 149 | 104 | 1245 | 5 | 69.8% |
| Mohamed Sanu, Atl. | 96 | 67 | 703 | 5 | 69.8% |
| Allen Hurns, Jac. | 56 | 39 | 484 | 2 | 69.6% |
| Jarvis Landry, Mia. | 161 | 112 | 987 | 9 | 69.6% |
| Jordan Matthews, Buff. | 36 | 25 | 282 | 1 | 69.4% |
| Ryan Grant, Wash. | 65 | 45 | 573 | 4 | 69.2% |
| Justin Hardy, Atl. | 29 | 20 | 221 | 3 | 69.0% |
| Tyler Boyd, Cin. | 32 | 22 | 225 | 2 | 68.8% |
| Terrance Williams, Dall. | 78 | 53 | 568 | 0 | 67.9% |
| Albert Wilson, K.C. | 62 | 42 | 554 | 3 | 67.7% |
| Larry Fitzgerald, Ariz. | 161 | 109 | 1156 | 6 | 67.7% |
| Stefon Diggs, Minn. | 95 | 64 | 849 | 8 | 67.4% |
| Seth Roberts, Oak. | 65 | 43 | 455 | 1 | 66.2% |
| Cooper Kupp, LAR | 94 | 62 | 869 | 5 | 66.0% |
| Robert Woods, LAR | 85 | 56 | 781 | 5 | 65.9% |
| Nelson Agholor, Phil. | 95 | 62 | 768 | 8 | 65.3% |
| Eric Decker, Tenn. | 83 | 54 | 563 | 1 | 65.1% |
| Kendall Wright, Chi. | 91 | 59 | 614 | 1 | 64.8% |
| Taylor Gabriel, Atl. | 51 | 33 | 378 | 1 | 64.7% |
| Doug Baldwin, Sea. | 116 | 75 | 991 | 8 | 64.7% |
| Keenan Allen, LAC | 159 | 102 | 1393 | 6 | 64.2% |
| Adam Thielen, Minn. | 142 | 91 | 1276 | 4 | 64.1% |
| Jamison Crowder, Wash. | 103 | 66 | 789 | 3 | 64.1% |
| Jermaine Kearse, NYJ | 102 | 65 | 810 | 5 | 63.7% |
| Tyler Lockett, Sea. | 71 | 45 | 555 | 2 | 63.4% |
| Davante Adams, G.B. | 117 | 74 | 885 | 10 | 63.2% |
| Tyrell Williams, Jac. | 69 | 43 | 728 | 4 | 62.3% |
| Brandon Coleman, N.O. | 37 | 23 | 364 | 3 | 62.2% |
| Chester Rogers, Ind. | 37 | 23 | 284 | 1 | 62.2% |
| Antonio Brown, Pitt. | 163 | 101 | 1533 | 9 | 62.0% |
| Chris Godwin, T.B. | 55 | 34 | 525 | 1 | 61.8% |
| Kelvin Benjamin, Car.-Buff. | 78 | 48 | 692 | 3 | 61.5% |
| T.J. Jones, Det. | 49 | 30 | 399 | 1 | 61.2% |
| Odell Beckham, NYG | 41 | 25 | 302 | 3 | 61.0% |
| Rishard Matthews, Tenn. | 87 | 53 | 795 | 4 | 60.9% |
| Jordy Nelson, G.B. | 88 | 53 | 482 | 6 | 60.2% |
| Pierre Garcon, S.F. | 67 | 40 | 500 | 0 | 59.7% |
| Martavis Bryant, Pitt. | 84 | 50 | 603 | 3 | 59.5% |
| Julio Jones, Atl. | 148 | 88 | 1444 | 3 | 59.5% |
| DeVante Parker, Mia. | 96 | 57 | 670 | 1 | 59.4% |
| Demaryius Thomas, Den. | 140 | 83 | 949 | 5 | 59.3% |
| Geronimo Allison, G.B. | 39 | 23 | 253 | 0 | 59.0% |
| Brandon LaFell, Cin. | 89 | 52 | 548 | 3 | 58.4% |
| Kenny Golladay, Det. | 48 | 28 | 477 | 3 | 58.3% |
| Marqise Lee, Jac. | 96 | 56 | 702 | 3 | 58.3% |
| Chris Hogan, N.E. | 59 | 34 | 439 | 5 | 57.6% |
| Michael Crabtree, Oak. | 101 | 58 | 618 | 8 | 57.4% |
| Laquon Treadwell, Minn. | 35 | 20 | 200 | 0 | 57.1% |
| Cole Beasley, Dall. | 63 | 36 | 314 | 4 | 57.1% |
| Brandin Cooks, N.E. | 114 | 65 | 1082 | 7 | 57.0% |
| Marvin Jones, Det. | 107 | 61 | 1101 | 9 | 57.0% |
| Dontrelle Inman, LAC-Chi. | 44 | 25 | 343 | 1 | 56.8% |
| Devin Funchess, Car. | 111 | 63 | 840 | 8 | 56.8% |
| Mike Wallace, Balt. | 92 | 52 | 748 | 4 | 56.5% |
| Will Fuller, Hou. | 50 | 28 | 423 | 7 | 56.0% |
| Sammy Watkins, LAR | 70 | 39 | 593 | 8 | 55.7% |
| DeSean Jackson, T.B. | 90 | 50 | 668 | 3 | 55.6% |
| Jeremy Maclin, Balt. | 72 | 40 | 440 | 3 | 55.6% |
| Donte Moncrief, Ind. | 47 | 26 | 391 | 2 | 55.3% |
| Robby Anderson, NYJ | 114 | 63 | 941 | 7 | 55.3% |
| Kenny Stills, Mia. | 105 | 58 | 847 | 6 | 55.2% |
| DeAndre Hopkins, Hou. | 174 | 96 | 1378 | 13 | 55.2% |
| Deonte Thompson, Chi.-Buff. | 69 | 38 | 555 | 2 | 55.1% |
| Paul Richardson, Sea. | 80 | 44 | 703 | 6 | 55.0% |
Table shows all players that caught at least 55 percent of the balls thrown their way. Some of the guys near the bottom were either running exclusively deeper routes or working with scattershot passers. But Hurns was fairly effective for the Jaguars. Somebody might find a nice No. 2 or 3 by signing him.
--Andy Richardson