Jakobi Meyers is a Huge Value in Fantasy Football

Jakobi Meyers is perhaps the most unheralded player in the NFL. He has been a beacon of consistency at receiver despite shoddy quarterback play for the bulk of his career, but once again, it looks like Meyers is being underrated by the fantasy community this season. Now in the best offensive situation of his life, here’s a look at why Meyers is a massive steal at his current ADP of WR41 and 88th overall.

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An Overview of Meyers’ Career

Meyers came into the league as an undrafted rookie free agent out of North Carolina State in 2019, and one of the first indications of his talent was that Tom Brady actually trusted him with the ball as a rookie. Meyers emerged as the No. 1 receiver for the Patriots soon after Brady left, leading the team in targets and receiving yards in 2020, 2021, and 2022. For much of Meyers’ tenure in New England, he lacked real fantasy upside due to his lack of touchdown production, with his best finish being the overall WR33 (in both 2021 and 2022). Meyers famously set the record for the most receptions and receiving yards to start a career without scoring a touchdown, and got in the end zone just eight times in four years with the Pats.

After signing with the Raiders in March 2023, Meyers has put together his two best seasons. His much-awaited touchdown regression finally arrived in 2023, where he scored 10 times and finished as the WR24 in fantasy. Meyers maintained that success last season, exceeding 1,000 receiving yards for the first time in his career and finishing as the WR23. Overall, since 2021, Meyers ranks 20th in targets, 17th in receptions, and 22nd in receiving yards among all receivers, even though the best QB he played with during that stretch was rookie year Mac Jones. This is all to say that Meyers has flown under the radar these last few years due to his unflashy play style, but he certainly belongs in the discussion of the top 20-30 receivers in the NFL.

Meyers in the Raiders Offense

The Raiders were arguably the biggest winners of the 2025 off-season. They brought in legendary head coach Pete Carroll, traded for quarterback Geno Smith, and drafted potential superstar running back Ashton Jeanty in the first round of the NFL Draft, giving fans a newfound hope for competence this season. Smith has been one of the highest volume passers in the NFL since 2022, and his 1,649 passing attempts in that stretch rank 4th in the NFL behind Patrick Mahomes, Jared Goff, and Justin Herbert. I expect Smith to continue to lead an aggressive passing attack with the Raiders, which should allow Meyers and star tight end Brock Bowers to maintain their gaudy target numbers from last season, especially since the Raiders have very little pass-catching depth behind Meyers and Bowers aside from Tre Tucker.

The addition of Jeanty certainly might take away some opportunities for Meyers, but in the grand scheme of things, I think Jeanty will be a net positive for Meyers’ upside. The Raiders had one of the worst rushing attacks in NFL history last season, which severely hindered their red zone presence. As a result, Meyers caught only four touchdowns last year, which limited what could have been an even better fantasy output. If Jeanty is as good as we expect him to be, the Raiders should have plenty more scoring opportunities this season, and Meyers will no doubt be a beneficiary of that.

Assessing Meyers’ Floor and Ceiling

I think Meyers is being drafted essentially right at his floor right now in fantasy. He has not finished below the WR33 for four straight seasons, so I struggle to understand why he’s going as the WR41 when he’s entering comfortably the best offensive situation of his career. Even if the concerns with Meyers — that the Raiders become a run-heavy team with Jeanty and Bowers commands an overwhelming amount of the targets — come true, I don’t see how he doesn’t get to the 800-yard, six touchdown mark, which would already put him in the WR40 territory.

As for Meyers’ ceiling, I could easily envision him building off of last season and finishing as a top-20 receiver. Looking back to 2022, when Geno Smith was the quarterback with Pete Carroll as his head coach in Seattle, Smith supported Tyler Lockett (WR13) and DK Metcalf (WR18) to excellent fantasy seasons, and Kenneth Walker also ran for over 1,000 yards and nine touchdowns that year. Applying that blueprint to Meyers, Bowers, and Jeanty, there’s a real chance that the Raiders are a top-10 offensive unit this season and allow everyone in their offense to thrive in fantasy. Meyers’ combination of floor and ceiling is extremely appealing considering how late he is going, and I would happily take him ahead of receivers stuck in bad offenses like Calvin Ridley, Chris Olave, and Jerry Jeudy.

The Bottom Line

• Jakobi Meyers has flown under the radar for the entirety of his career and has quietly been one of the most consistent receivers in the league over the past four seasons.
• Meyers will be part of an exciting Raiders offense that has legitimate top-10 upside, giving him a much higher ceiling than prior seasons.
• Meyers is one of the best values in the draft at his ADP of WR41. Even if he misses, he should be able to return ninth-round fantasy draft value, and his ceiling outcome would make him a set-and-forget WR2 for your team.