The New England Patriots have a gem with Jakobi Meyers.
The 2019 undrafted receiver had his breakout game in Week 9 against the New York Jets and he continued on that performance in Week 10 against the Baltimore Ravens. But this time, Meyers made his impact as a passer instead of a receiver.
Heading into halftime, Meyers threw a beautiful trick-play 24-yard touchdown to Rex Burkhead. He was a quarterback in high school that was converted his sophomore year to wide receiver. His arm strength was on full display and the finesse on the ball was perfect enough to slip right past Raven’s linebacker Patrick Queen.
High school QB, NFL WR out here throwing TD passes on SNF. @jkbmyrs5 | #GoPats
Watch live: https://t.co/hYp83EW2oK pic.twitter.com/AyYTZ5k8hm
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) November 16, 2020
Here’s a cool stat from ESPN’s Mike Reiss to sum up the air distance on the ball.
From NFL Next Gen Stats: Jakobi Meyers' touchdown pass had an air distance of 43.6 yards. That's the second-longest air distance – and longest on a TD – by a Patriots player this season (54.4 yards from Cam Newton to Julian Edelman in Week 2).
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) November 16, 2020
Meyers is cementing himself as a focal part of the Patriots’ offense.
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