Marvin Jones

Week 2 vs. Denver Broncos
Marvin Jones's Jaguars debut resulted in a 5-77-1 line on nine targets, tying Laviska Shenault for second on the team in targets behind D.J. Chark's 12. Jones's day would have looked a lot less encouraging had he not caught a short touchdown from Trevor Lawrence in garbage time. It appears that targets will be distributed fairly evenly between Shenault, Chark, and Jones, meaning Jones's fantasy value will likely be tied to finding the endzone most weeks. It will be much tougher to score a touchdown this week when the Jags host the Broncos and their formidable secondary. Try not to get sucked in by Jones's touchdown last week and keep him on fantasy benches for the tough matchup in Week 2.

Fantasy Upside
The Jaguars and Marvin Jones Jr. agreed to a two-year, $14.5 million deal, including $9.2 million fully guaranteed, in March. In Jacksonville, Jones will be reunited with former Lions offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell, who holds the same position on coach Urban Meyer's staff. . The 31-year-old Jones flourished in his five seasons with the Lions after signing with the team as a free agent in 2016, following the retirement of Hall of Fame receiver Calvin Johnson. With the Lions, he had 289 catches for 4,296 yards and 36 touchdowns. He had his only 1,000-yard season in 2017, with 1,101 yards and an NFL-leading 18 yards per reception. As SI.com notes, Jones has been a high-volume touchdown receiver in his career, collecting 51 in 88 career starts. In fact, Jones is the only wide receiver with at least nine touchdown receptions in each of the past two years.

Fantasy Downside
Jones has benefitted from being paired with other top receivers in his career such as A.J. Green and Kenny Golladay. In Jacksonville, he'll work alongside promising youngsters D.J. Chark, Laviska Shenault Jr. and Collin Johnson. Chark and Shenault are promising up-and-comers, but they won't necessarily distract opposing defenses.

2021 Bottom Line
In an offense that will likely be throwing on the regular, Jones should be viewed as a value play with plenty of upside.

Week 16 vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Matthew Stafford played through sore ribs last week at Tennessee, combining with Chase Daniel to throw for over 300 yards. In the loss, Marvin Jones again led the Lions passing attack with a season-most 10 receptions for 112 yards and his seventh TD of ’20. Without Kenny Golladay for much of the year, Jones has by far been the team’s best receiver and has a good matchup on Saturday versus a struggling Bucs pass defense.