In a Raiders season with few bright spots, a career year for wide receiver Jakobi Meyers was one of them.
NFL.com's Kevin Patra took note, naming Meyers as one of the "unsung heroes" of the 2024 season.
"While all the attention was rightfully on Brock Bowers’ record-setting season, Meyers quietly went about his business, generating his first career 1,000-yard campaign," Patra wrote.
"Meyers' ability to play wide or in the slot was crucial to the Raiders having any semblance of a passing attack. He was also the most sure-handed wideout in the NFL, ending the season as the only qualifying wideout (min. 85 targets) to post zero drops, per Pro Football Focus. His 66.7 contested catch percent ranked fourth in the league."
Meyers set career highs in receptions (87) and receiving yards (1,027) and with Bowers, became part of the fourth pair of Raiders teammates to each have 1,000+ receiving yards in a season, joining Amari Cooper and Michael Crabtree in 2016; Tim Brown and Jerry Rice in 2001; and Warren Wells and Fred Biletnikoff in 1968. Meyers and Bowers also became the second pair of teammates in Raiders history to each record 85+ catches in a season.
"A true leader by his actions as well as a vocal leader", wide receivers coach Edgar Bennett said of Meyers in November. "Kobs is a playmaker. He shows the guys the way. He puts a lot into it on the field and off the field."
Reaching 1,000 receiving yards in a season for the first time is an accomplishment that meant a lot to the veteran wideout.
"It's a blessing," Meyers said after eclipsing the mark in Week 18. "It means a lot to me, but like I said, the people that I named, my family, my friends, my teammates, my coaches, I know it means even more to them. They poured into this, every single yard, every single day. ... All I can do is say thank you to my people because my support staff was crazy."
Meyers is just the 32nd undrafted player that entered the NFL since the first draft (1936) to reach 1,000 receiving yards in a season. He's one of just three players (Adam Thielen and Robbie Chosen) to do so in the last eight seasons. His three 100-yard receiving games this season equaled his total over his first five NFL seasons.
"He's funny, I'll tell you that," wide receiver Tre Tucker said. "If you see Jakobi, he's quiet but he's the opposite. He has, not an attitude, but a certain swagger about him. You have to be around him to see it. Very humble guy. When you're around him, he's that dude."
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