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Raiders ship Jakobi to Jacksonville

Las Vegas has traded Jakobi Meyers to Jacksonville for a pair of mid-round picks. Seems like a decent haul for a guy who wanted out anyway. The fantasy impact looks relatively modest.

The ReDrafter will be out soon and Jacksonville and Las Vegas receivers will be moving around accordingly. The sad reality though is that Meyers was a barely usable No. 1 or 2 in Las Vegas who will now likely be a barely usable No. 2 or 3 in Jacksonville. At least his tight end won't be running circles around his production, but neither offense has been a goldmine for the position.

This is particularly true in terms of touchdowns. Meyers, who hasn't scored all season -- and this is a career-long bugaboo, he averages under 3 per year for his career -- is going from a team that's thrown just 4 touchdowns to wide receivers to one that's thrown only 5 to the position. Both are better than only 3-4 teams, most of whom can probably be guessed: Titans, Browns and Niners are the teams that have thrown fewer touchdowns than either.

WIDE RECEIVER TOUCHDOWNS, 2025
TeamWR TDs
L.A. Chargers14
Cincinnati13
L.A. Rams13
Detroit12
Kansas City12
New England12
Seattle11
Tampa Bay11
Denver10
Dallas9
Houston9
Indianapolis9
Pittsburgh9
Baltimore8
Chicago8
Washington8
Buffalo6
Carolina6
Green Bay6
Miami6
New Orleans6
Philadelphia6
Atlanta5
Minnesota5
N.Y. Giants5
N.Y. Jets5
Jacksonville5
Arizona4
Las Vegas4
Tennessee3
Cleveland2
San Francisco2

In Jacksonville, Meyers will join struggling/injured Brian Thomas and Parker Washington as the top options. Thomas has an uncertain injury status, so maybe Meyers will be the No. 1 fairly quickly (or perhaps even if Thomas is healthy, given his general struggles). Washington will likely be the No. 3, or 2. Travis Hunter (IR) isn't certain to play again this year.

Las Vegas loses its nominal No. 1 wideout, but debatable how much of a hit the offense really takes. Meyers not only hasn't scored all year but has caught exactly 4 passes four games in a row, for 30, 32, 39 and 23 yards. This after starting out fairly well (8 for 97, 6 for 68) in his first two. Maybe he was battling an injury, or maybe he just wasn't trying very hard because he wanted a new contract/to be traded away. Perhaps Jacksonville is getting that early-season player, but Las Vegas definitely isn't losing somebody who's been helping the team the last six weeks.

Brock Bowers will be the target monster in Las Vegas. At wideout, they've got Tre Tucker, Tyler Lockett, and a youngster -- either Jack Bech or Donte Thornton.

For the rest of this year, Tucker is the one who seems to have some fantasy value. The former third-rounder has gone over 60 yards three times, with a huge game against the Commanders: 8 for 145, with 3 touchdowns. But before throwing him into lineups, consider that in half of his games he's finished under 40 yards. He's averaged about 3.5 catches and scored 1 TD in his seven games not against Washington. It doesn't really seem like Meyers was blocking him too much, so it's fair to question how good he might be.

That being said, he'll be their No. 1, and should see plenty of open looks with teams desperate to contain a healthy Bowers. There should be the occasional good game and long touchdown in Tucker's future (and we'll get to see his first game as the No. 1 in a couple of nights, at Denver). Worth rostering on the chance he becomes a go-to for Geno Smith. Keep expectations in check, but there's some upside there.

--Andy Richardson

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