“You don’t have someone you absolutely know is a No. 1 receiver,” Brooks said. “These guys are good receivers, but they’re more role players than dominant, take-over-the-game receivers.”
Brooks rated Smith-Njigba as perhaps the best of the group, calling him an “outstanding route-runner with hands.
“He will do most of his damage from the slot,” Brooks said, adding that Flowers is similar in terms of being a slot receiver with Johnston being more of a speed – and yards after the catch – player.
Brooks said the wide receiver group is deep, particularly from the bottom of the first to the top of the third round.
“It’s a heavy second-round class as opposed to these guys all being first-round talents,” Brooks said. “It’s good, not great.”
The Jaguars addressed this position in a big way in recent months, acquiring veteran Calvin Ridley in a November trade with the Atlanta Falcons. Ridley’s addition gives the Jaguars three experienced veterans in their top three receivers, with Christian Kirk having caught 84 passes for 1,108 yards and eight touchdowns in his first Jaguars season in 2022 and with Ridley having the potential to be a No. 1 wide receiver. Zay Jones caught 82 passes for 823 yards and five touchdowns last season, with wide receiver Jamal Agnew’s speed providing a big-play “X” factor element in the receiving corps. This doesn’t appear a likely Round 1 area of interest for the Jaguars. With all four of the Jaguars’ front-line receivers having at least five seasons NFL experience, the Jaguars could look to begin developing receivers for the future on Day 2 or 3 of this year’s draft.
– John Oehser, Jaguars Senior Writer
CHANCE JAGUARS TAKE A WIDE RECEIVER IN ROUND 1
WRs ON THE JAGUARS ROSTER
- Calvin Ridley
- Christian Kirk
- Zay Jones
- Jamal Agnew
- Tim Jones
- Kendric Pryor
- Kevin Austin Jr.
- Jaylon Moore
- Seth Williams
BROOKS’ TOP 5 2023 WIDE RECEIVERS
- Jaxon Smith-Njigba, junior, Ohio State
- Zay Flowers, senior, Boston College
- Quentin Johnston, junior, Texas-Christian
- Jordan Addison,…
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