“You’ll never go broke making a profit.” I’ve heard some very successful people say that, and I think that’s the exact fantasy football mindset you apply in the clicking of Meyers in this range.
He continues to be an underappreciated weapon who allows you to tread water as you wait for your big guns to deliver: it’s a skill set that is overlooked by most, but what ends up separating so many teams in late December.
Should You Draft Jakobi Meyers in Fantasy Football?
Simply put, you know exactly what you’re getting. The Jags have plenty of pass-catching options, and that has the ability to create some weekly variance, especially with a wild card like Travis Hunter, but over the course of the season as a whole, we have more than enough data to suggest that Meyers is an impactful piece, even if not a flashy one.
Meyers’ Profile, 2022-25
- 10+ points in 59% of his games
- 12+ points in 49.2% of his games
- 15+ points in 37.7% of his games
Over That Same Stretch
- George Pickens: 10+ points in 56.9% of his games
- Jaylen Waddle: 12+ points in 48.4% of his games
- DK Metcalf: 15+ points in 34.9% of his games
The Jags won eight straight games to close the last regular season with Meyers in the mix. He reached double-figure point totals, despite being thrown into a new system, in each of the first five games of that run and landed in the 8.5-15-point neighborhood for six of those eight. Because that’s what he does. Always.
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Meyers is a fine wine for me. You can count on him, and he pairs nicely with a Malik Nabers steak or a Jameson Williams charcuterie board. He’s not the main course, but he can complement just about any build you go with and excels at buoying a roster that may have some week-to-week wild cards.
The industry has told us year in and year out that it has no respect for this profile. That’s OK by me: not every player has to be a league winner, but every draft pick I make this summer is going to have a role that I view as important in my ability to build a successful lineup, and, at this price point, Meyers certainly satisfies that.
Preseason Fantasy WR Rankings
- Ja’Marr Chase | CIN
- Puka Nacua | LAR
- Jaxon Smith-Njigba | SEA
- Amon-Ra St. Brown | DET
- Drake London | ATL
- Justin Jefferson | MIN
- CeeDee Lamb | DAL
- Nico Collins | HOU
- A.J. Brown | NE
- Malik Nabers | NYG
- George Pickens | DAL
- Chris Olave | NO
- Rashee Rice | KC
- Zay Flowers | BAL
- Jaylen Waddle | DEN
- Tee Higgins | CIN
- DeVonta Smith | PHI
- Ladd McConkey | LAC
- Terry McLaurin | WAS
- Emeka Egbuka | TB
- Tetairoa McMillan | CAR
- Garrett Wilson | NYJ
- Jameson Williams | DET
- Christian Watson | GB
- Luther Burden III | CHI
- Rome Odunze | CHI
- Parker Washington | JAX
- Carnell Tate | TEN
- DJ Moore | BUF
- Marvin Harrison Jr. | ARI
- Davante Adams | LAR
- Brian Thomas Jr. | JAX
- Quentin Johnston | LAC
- Mike Evans | SF
- Stefon Diggs | WAS
- Michael Wilson | ARI
- DK Metcalf | PIT
- Jakobi Meyers | JAX
- Josh Downs | IND
- Michael Pittman Jr. | PIT
- Jayden Reed | GB
- Courtland Sutton | DEN
- Wan’Dale Robinson | TEN
- Chris Godwin Jr. | TB
- Alec Pierce | IND
- Makai Lemon | PHI
- Jordan Addison | MIN
- De’Zhaun Stribling | SF
- Khalil Shakir | BUF
- Romeo Doubs | NE
