2024 NFL Draft: Which WRs Does Daniel Jeremiah Think Are Fits for the Jaguars?
The Jacksonville Jaguars have a looming question mark at wide receiver with Calvin Ridley. The most likely option seems to be that Ridley and the Jaguars reunite for another year together. But what if they don't?
In that case, the Jaguars would be looking for new blood on the outside of Doug Pederson's offense. Heck, the Jaguars might be looking to upgrade their receiver room even if Ridley remains.
The simple matter of the fact is that it would be tough to compliment Ridley via free agency, and even tougher to potentially replace him. There is a good chance Ridley is the top free agent receiver available when March 13 comes around, leaving limited options in free agency to replace him.
But what about looking for a new wide receiver via the 2024 NFL Draft? That question was posed to NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah this week, and Jeremiah had a few different thoughts on which receivers he thinks would fit the Jaguars and Trevor Lawrence the best.
"You've got a couple of them. You look at Adonai Mitchell from Texas would be one that I think would factor in there. He is going to -- by the way, buckle up for his combine. He'll put on a show. He is going to fly and he is going to jump out of the gym. Both the Texas kids are going to do really well. Anyway, he would be one that could fit that role," Jeremiah said.
"Keon Coleman from Florida State is another one. I have those guys pretty close together, so those would be two. A little bit different style. Mitchell can be much faster than Coleman. Coleman has kind of some freaky ball skills. He can really contort himself and adjust down the field. Kind of a physical guy. Those would be two off the top of my head."
Coleman would give the Jaguars a legit contested-catch weapon down the field, similar to what Allen Robinson brought the offense a decade ago. As for Mitchell, he would give the Jaguars a big-bodied deep threat who could potentially replace Ridley's vertical ability.
There are other names, too. The Jaguars will have options, in large part thanks to a once-again loaded receiver class.
"If you want to go down into that next tier, you could start getting Xavier Legette from South Carolina could be one of those guys. There's a bunch of them. There's a bunch of wideouts in this draft. Those would be a couple off the top of my head," Jeremiah said.
"Brian Thomas is -- he is somebody I think could play anywhere from LSU. Big-time, big-time speed. I wrote on my notes on him "death by slot fade." Jayden Daniels hit him on a bunch of those. He is somebody that can play inside, outside, and play on the ball, off the ball. You name it, he can do everything."
