DECEMBER 25: The Meyers pact contains $30MM guaranteed at signing, as detailed by Over the Cap. That figure consists of a $7MM signing bonus, a $10MM option bonus in 2026 and his full salary ($6MM) for next year. Meyers’ base pay for 2027 is already partially locked in, and his new deal contains annual per-game and workout bonuses.
DECEMBER 18: Jakobi Meyers has been in Jacksonville for just over a month, and the Jaguars are already committing to the wide receiver for the long haul. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Jaguars are signing Meyers to a three-year extension. The move is now official, per a team announcement.
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports that the three-year pact is worth $60MM, including $40MM guaranteed. The $20MM average annual value will place Meyers 25th on the list of the league’s highest-paid WRs. The $40MM in guaranteed money now ranks 24th at the position.
The Jaguars acquired Meyers from the Raiders in early November for fourth- and sixth-round picks. The veteran has seen a significant role in his first six appearances with the organization, hauling in 27 catches for 355 yards and three touchdowns. Most notably, the Jaguars have gone 5-1 in those six games and are second in points scored over that span. As James Palmer of NFL Network details, people in the Jaguars organization believe the receiver has “transformed” the offense, with Jordan Schultz adding that he’s never heard a team speak so “glowingly and positively” about a midseason acquisition.
With Meyers now locked in for the next few years, Trevor Lawrence can count on some continuity with his receivers corps. The Jaguars have used their last two first-round picks on wideouts Brian Thomas Jr. and Travis Hunter. Thomas has taken a bit of a step back following a productive rookie campaign, while Hunter’s rookie season ended with only 298 receiving yards. Still, the trio should now lead one of the most intriguing WR rooms moving forward.
Meyers proved his consistency early on in his NFL career. Despite the Patriots alternating between Tom Brady, Cam Newton, and Mac Jones at QB, the wide receiver managed to carve out a role in each of his first three seasons. New England curiously decided to pivot to JuJu Smith-Schuster during the 2023 offseason, opening the door for Meyers to ink a three-year deal with the Raiders. The wideout experienced another carousel of QBs in Las Vegas, but he still managed to compile 1,881 yards and 14 touchdowns through his first two years with the organization.
As an impending free agent, Meyers seemed like a prime trade candidate heading into this year’s deadline. In seven games with the Raiders in 2025, the veteran hauled in 33 catches for 352 yards. In total, he’s snagged 60 catches for 707 yards and three touchdowns this season. Meyers’ extension will remove him from what was already an underwhelming WR free agency class. Mike Evans will lead that grouping, with the likes of Wan’Dale Robinson, Deebo Samuel and former Jaguar Christian Kirk representing the other top names on the market.
I like it for all parties.
The best version of Trevor Lawrence I’ve ever seen has been the one throwing to Meyers. Giving him a contract that’s a small notch down from the one Chris Godwin just got coming off an injury seems pretty reasonable to not let him get to the market.
Some guys just know how to ball
Getting cut/traded by the Raiders extends your career by 8 years lol
Great deal. Meyers is nothing but reliable
Good for Jakobi, but this deal won’t age well for the Jaguars
Why? At that AAV, he really only needs to be a borderline 1/high level 2, which the Raiders version of him already is, something he’s outperforming in Jacksonville.
Meyers earned this. The arguably best WR2 in the league for years. Glad it worked out for him.
He fit in immediately
Nice move
Raiders foolish yet again. Draft poorly and when a FA balls out, trade or let him walk. SMH.
All those complaints by arty! finally convinced the Jaguars to get their act together…lol.
Like Gilman in Balt, he has brought a jolt to this team but they have to keep it going.
@brian wolf. Kinds like the jolt oweh, brought to the chargers pass rush. It definitely was a good trade on both sides
Yup … Oweh seemed to do better with SD? Better scheme for him? Minter has been awesome these two years.
Lol not sure why you would come to that conclusion? It’s not a abnormally long contract and Meyers is entering into his prime years. More importantly WR’s have been getting huge contracts recently so this one honestly seems like a bargain.