The Jacksonville Jaguars have a lot of obvious needs after a 3-14 season, but none of those positions seem quite as pressing as the receiver spot. The team added Marvin Jones Jr. in free agency last offseason, but that addition wasn’t enough to overcome a season-ending injury to DJ Chark Jr. in Week 4.
Receiver play held back the development of quarterback Trevor Lawrence quite a bit, and Jacksonville will almost certainly look to add some talent at that spot this offseason. Bleacher Report’s Kristopher Knox thinks the team could be a dark horse to land a player in free agency that Jags fans are very familiar with: receiver Allen Robinson, who played for the team from 2014-17 before heading to Chicago in free agency.
Robinson can still be a No. 1 receiver for the right team. The Jacksonville Jaguars wouldn’t appear to be that team at a glance. Robinson left Jacksonville in 2018 free agency, and after a disastrous 2021 season, the Jaguars aren’t likely to be a huge free-agent draw.
However, a return to Jacksonville could make sense for Robinson. The Jaguars don’t have a true No. 1 receiver on their roster, but they do have a talented young signal-caller in rookie No. 1 overall pick Trevor Lawrence.
Marvin Jones Jr. was Lawrence’s top target in 2021, finishing with 832 yards and four touchdowns. Laviska Shenault Jr. (619 yards) was the only other Jaguar to top 500 receiving yards. Robinson could be the sort of go-to target that Lawrence currently lacks.
