Jakobi Meyers is an American football
Jakobi Meyers is an American football wide receiver for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at North Carolina State before being signed as an undrafted free agent by the Patriots in 2019. Meyers had a breakout season in 2020, catching 59 passes for 729 yards and no touchdowns, but also threw two touchdown passes. He has quickly become a favorite target of Patriots quarterback Cam Newton and is considered one of the team's top receivers.
New England Patriots free agent wide receiver Jakobi Meyers has agreed a three-year contract with the Las Vegas Raiders worth $33 million, including a $21 million guarantee, sources have told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
The move reunites Meyers with Raiders coach Josh McDaniels, who was Meyers' offensive coordinator with the 2019-21 Patriots.
It also returned Meyers to the game scene he wanted to forget from last season. The Raiders clinched a walk-off victory against the Patriots after Meyers attempted a lateral to quarterback Mac Jones only to be picked up by Chandler Jones, who returned it for 48 yards for the winning touchdown.
Meyers, 26, is an unrestricted free agent for the first time after entering the NFL as an unrestricted free agent from NC State in 2019.
He has played in 60 career NFL regular season games (39 starts), totaling 235 receptions for 2,758 yards and eight touchdowns. This marked the most career receptions and yards for undrafted free agents in Patriots history.
Meyers is playing the 2022 season on a limited free agent contract worth $3.98 million. He has proven to be an intermediate target in the passing game with outward flexibility and has the ability to stretch defenses at seams and deep routes.
His initial contract with the Patriots was a three-year, $1.76 million contract that included a $10,000 signing bonus.
The six-foot, 200-pound Meyers, who had been drafted to NC State as a quarterback, had been playing wide receiver for only three seasons when he arrived in New England. He continued to develop into the position, while also leveraging his old QB skills on trick play, as he went 4-of-4 for 88 yards, with two touchdown passes.
