The Raiders are trading receiver Jakobi Meyers to the Jaguars, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Tuesday, hours before the NFL trade deadline. In return, Jacksonville is sending fourth- and sixth-round picks to Las Vegas.
Meyers was set to become a free agent this offseason. The Jaguars had 13 picks in the 2026 NFL draft, and now they’ve sent away two of those.
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The receiver requested a trade from the Raiders back in August, but Las Vegas had no intentions of trading him at the time. The request was sparked by Meyers not receiving an extension when entering the 2025 season on the last year of his deal. When he was asked about this request just a couple weeks ago, Meyers expressed his desire to still end up elsewhere in a trade, but he knew he had no control over that. In the end, he got what he wanted.
The Raiders just played the Jaguars on Sunday, with Jacksonville winning the matchup 30-29. The Jaguars are now 5-3 on the season, while the Raiders dropped to 2-6.
Jaguars dealing with multiple wide receiver injuries
This move comes after Jacksonville two-way star Travis Hunter landed on the injured reserve list on Friday with a knee injury. He will miss at least four games because of the injury.
Additionally, receiver Brian Thomas Jr. suffered a low-grade high ankle sprain in Sunday’s game, but still has a good chance of playing in Week 10. Regardless, Meyers provides more depth in the position as the Jaguars deal with the injuries.
How Meyers has fared this season so far
In seven games for the Raiders this season, Meyers caught 33 passes (the most on the team) for 352 yards and zero touchdowns. He missed one game because of knee and toe injuries, but the team’s Week 8 bye helped him recover in order to return this past weekend vs. the Jaguars.
With Meyers now gone, the Raiders will rely more on receiver Tre Tucker, who leads the team with 427 yards and four touchdowns. He’s become a prime target for new Las Vegas quarterback Geno Smith in Tucker’s third year with the franchise.
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