Jul 3, 2026 8:25 AM
With a crowded depth chart led by Brian Thomas Jr. and Jakobi Meyers, Jacksonville boasts elite aerial depth, yet struggles to crack the league's elite duos.
In today's NFL, you need more than just one great wide receiver to have a dynamic passing game.
With the emphasis on the passing game growing so much over the past generation, teams fielding a "dynamic duo" of wide receivers have become the norm, despite WR salaries skyrocketing over the last few years.
If a team doesn't have at least two great receivers nowadays, they must make up for it elsewhere, like with a dominant defense, to have a chance.
Luckily, the Jacksonville Jaguars have four wide receivers who can each step up and take over a game.
But, how does the Jaguars' top wide receiver duo rank in the NFL?
To answer that question, first you'd have to decide who the Jaguars' top two wide receivers are, and that question may be harder to answer for Jacksonville than any other NFL team.
The Jaguars have one of the best, if not the best, trios of WRs in the league with Brian Thomas Jr., Jakobi Meyers, and Parker Washington.
They also have Travis Hunter, who may be their most talented receiver. However, the two-way phenom will be concentrating on playing cornerback this season while making the occasional contribution on offense.
Jared Dubin of CBS Sports recently ranked the NFL's top-eight "dynamic duos" of WRs in the NFL.
Did Jacksonville's own "dynamic duo" make the top-8?
The Top-8
They did not.
Dubin believes there are at least eight NFL teams with a better pair at the top of their receiver depth chart. Let's look at his top eight.
8. Seattle Seahawks (Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Rashid Shaheen)
7. New England Patriots (A.J. Brown and Romeo Doubs)
6. Denver Broncos (Jaylen Waddle and Courtland Sutton)
5. Minnesota Vikings (Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison)
4. Detroit Lions (Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams)
3. Los Angeles Rams (Puka Nacua and Davante Adams)
2. Dallas Cowboys (CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens)
1. Cincinnati Bengals (Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins)
While Jacksonville didn't make the top-8, they were one of several teams included in Dubin's "Honorable Mention-(ish) group.
Final Thoughts
It's hard to argue that the combination of BTJ and Meyers is better than any of Dubin's top eight. At least right now.
However, if Thomas Jr. plays like the same player he was as a rookie in 2024, the Jaguars' duo could skyrocket up this list.
However, Jacksonville's strength in the passing game is that it can field three (possibly four) receivers who can all be a WR1 on any given Sunday. Most, if not every other team, suffers a huge drop-off in talent from their WR2 to WR3. Not the Jaguars.
So, while the Jaguars might not make the top eight in receiver duos, they surely would rank much higher in any ranking of entire wide receiver rooms.
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