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CBS Sports’ views Laviska Shenault as an early fantasy sleeper

In the early stages of the 2021 offseason, Laviska Shenault is be thought to be a fantasy football sleeper by Jamey Eisenberg.

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.

Report: Sanjay Lal expected to join Jags’ coaching staff

The 2021 Jacksonville Jaguars’ coaching staff has yet to be officially named, but new coach Urban Meyer does seem to be doing a thorough job of finding the best candidates possible. According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the staff added another …

The 2021 Jacksonville Jaguars’ coaching staff has yet to be officially named, but new coach Urban Meyer does seem to be doing a thorough job of finding the best candidates possible. According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the staff added another coach with extensive NFL experience in longtime receivers coach Sanjay Lal.

Lal, 51, has been coaching in the NFL since 2007 and entered the league as an offensive quality controls coach and assistant receivers coach for the Oakland Raiders. He was promoted to their head receivers coaching role from 2009-11.

After his time in Oakland, Lal held roles as the receivers coach for the New York Jets (2012-14), Buffalo Bills (2015-16), Indianapolis Colts (2017), and Dallas Cowboys (2018-19). Along the way, he coached notables like Cole Beasley, Amari Cooper, Michael Gallup, Randall Cobb, and T.Y. Hilton.

Under Lal’s coaching in 2019, Gallup and Cooper both registered over 1,100 receiving yards, though Cooper started that season in Oakland. Randall Cobb also registered over 800 yards.

Lal spent 2020 with the Seattle Seahawks as a senior offensive assistant. While there he served under Pete Carroll, who is one of the NFL’s best coaches. It’s unclear if he will be a receivers coach for Jacksonville, but his résumé seems to indicate it.

If named the Jags’ receivers coach, Lal will inherit a pretty talented receivers group in Jacksonville as they currently have DJ Chark Jr., Laviska Shenault Jr., and Collin Johnson on the roster. The group was coached by Jags legend Keenan McCardell since 2017, so it’s a possibility he may not be retained by Meyer though an announcement hasn’t officially been made.