Jakobi Meyers Leading the Corps of Undrafted Raiders
New Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Jakobi Meyers has expressed his admiration to reunite with his former offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels.
For McDaniels, the feeling is mutual.
The second-year Raiders Coach witnessed Meyers' development in New England from when he came into the league as an undrafted free agent out of North Carolina State.
"Yeah, he's an undrafted guy," McDaniels told the media on Thursday at OTAs. "I believe right now half of our roster is undrafted. So the 91 that we actually have on the roster, I think 45 of them are undrafted. So there's a lot that goes into that. First of all, it doesn't matter how you get somewhere, it just matters what you do once you're there. And I think Jakobi had a great attitude from the moment that I was able to work with him. He learned, was like a sponge in the classroom. He took as many reps as he could in the offseason and training camp, tried to learn from the players that were ahead of him. He really dove in and tried to improve every day.
"And a lot of those guys who make it as undrafted players, and we had some last year who made our football team and impacted us significantly through the course of the season, they all have the same mindset. They compete, they don't care about draft status, draft position, etc. They come in and they earn their role on the football team, and that's what Jakobi did when he was a rookie and he's just continued to do that, and he continues to do it today. I'm excited to have him join our group. He's gained some knowledge and depth of experience now over the first four years of his career that you can just see how much he's grown."
Meyers comes off an 804-receiving-yard, six-touchdown 2022 season with the Patriots.
The Raiders' offseason workout schedule is as follows:
OTA Offseason workouts: May 22-23, May 25, May 31-June 2, June 12-15
Mandatory Minicamp: June 6-8
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