While the new league year has yet to start, many fans of the NFL have at least thought about a fantasy football strategy for the summer. For those in that category, CBS Sports’ Jamey Eisenberg believes a player to watch will be Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Laviska Shenault, who he deemed an early sleeper this week.
Jamey: “Laviska Shenault. I think it’s going to be fun to see what they end up doing in Jacksonville with their receiving corps and what ends up happening to enhance it, if they do. If they don’t, then I think he’s in a great spot.”
With free agency occurring this month, Eisenberg’s advice to watch the Jags’ moves at receiver makes a lot of sense because it could help fans piece together what kind of a role Shenault could have in 2021. After coming off a 2020 rookie campaign where he was third on the team in receiving (79 catches, 600 yards), many anticipate him to be even more productive this season. That could especially be the case if the team doesn’t retain the player who was second in receiving in Keelan Cole.
The Jags’ new coach Urban Meyer has become known for the offenses he coached in the college realm, some of which have gone down in history. He possibly could view a weapon like Shenault as an offensive key for his team heading forward, especially when considering how the rookie turned heads from multiple spots on the field.