Former Jaguars WR Zay Jones Visits Tennessee Titans

Could another former Jaguars wide receiver end up with the Titans?

Jan 7, 2024; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Zay Jones (7) makes a / Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports

A second former Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver could be heading to a divisional rival.

According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, the Tennessee Titans are set to host ex-Jaguars wide receiver Zay Jones on a visit. The Jaguars released Jones last week after spending a first round pick on a receiver for the first time since 2012.

If Jones signs with the Titans, he will reunite with former Jaguars wide receiver Calvin Ridley, along with former Jaguars passing game coordinator and current Titans offensive coordinator Nick Holz.

Free agent WR Zay Jones, who was released after the NFL Draft by the #Jaguars, is visiting the #Titans today, source said.

Jones has an obvious connection to Tennessee OC Nick Holz, as the two were both in Jacksonville last year.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) May 6, 2024

Jones sustained an injury in Week 2 of 2023 that hampered him for most of the season, with Jones dealing with two different stretches of missed time. In nine games for the Jaguars last season, Jones caught 34 passes for 321 yards and two touchdowns.

Over the last two seasons combined, Jones ranks third on the team in targets (185) and receiving yards (1,144), while ranking third in catches (113) and being tied for fourth in touchdown catches (7). He also ranks fourth in receiving yards per game 45.8.

Jones signed a three-year, $24 million deal with $14 million in guarantees for the Jaguars in 2022.

The Jaguars will take on $6,569,334 in dead cap for Jones and save $4,183,294.

If Jones is designated as a post-June 1st cut, they carry $3,017,334 in dead cap in 2024 and save $7,735,294 for the year.

Jones is set to be replaced in the starting lineup by No. 23 overall selection Brian Thomas Jr., the first wide receiver the Jaguars have drafted in the first round in over a decade.

"Well yeah, that’s the idea when you select good players in the draft. You’re adding a skilled receiver, you’re adding depth, you’re adding a guy that has an element of speed that we haven’t had probably since Calvin [Ridley] last year," Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson said last week.

"Once we get him in here too, and really get our hands on him, get him into the playbook in a couple of weeks and really see how we can use him. I think it can only be a great asset for us on offense to not only open up the field, but I think open up some other elements of the offense.”