Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Fantasy Football Projections 2021: Jacksonville Jaguars

Our 2021 Fantasy Football Projections will be viewable by both position and team.

Below you will find our 2021 fantasy football projections for the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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QUARTERBACKS

PlayerAtt.Comp.YardsTDINTRushYardsTDPoints
Trevor Lawrence584.4378.4412026.5911.459.6253.31.79284.43
Gardner Minshew47.431329.42.230.66629.40.0323.9

Trevor Lawrence: The top overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, Lawrence has the arm talent to make any throw and is a plus athlete with the ability to extend plays or be used on designed runs. With a top-10 fantasy strength of schedule and the likelihood to trail in most of their games, Lawrence is a high-end QB2 with upside heading into his rookie campaign.

RUNNING BACKS

PlayerAtt.YardsTDRec.YardsTDPoints
Travis Etienne137.1610.14.1140.9340.42152.16
James Robinson153673.24.5935.6260.31.9150.09
Carlos Hyde19.983.60.45.126.70.217.18
Devine Ozigbo415.20.061.26.703.15

Travis Etienne: A two-time ACC Offensive Player of the Year, Etienne surprised many by returning to school for another season. As impressive as James Robinson was as a rookie (UDFA), Etienne's talent and (first-round) draft pedigree make him the favorite to emerge as the team's primary back sooner than later even if Robinson gets more touches in Week 1.

James Robinson: Robinson had modest performances in Weeks 14 and 15 and missed Weeks 16 and 17. Before that, however, he was the favorite for 2020 Fantasy Football MVP (if such an award actually existed).

As lead back of a one-win team, the UDFA was fourth in half-PPR fantasy points, fourth in YFS and third in touches through Week 13. Even though Robinson has shown that he can be highly effective as the featured back, the addition of a first-round running back takes the sails out of Robinson's 2021 outlook.

WIDE RECEIVERS

PlayerRec.YardsTDRushYardsTDPoints
D.J. Chark78.81023.46.60.85.60.02182.02
Laviska Shenault79.8823.15.615.1740.3165.01
Marvin Jones62.4756.45000136.84
Collin Johnson30.7444.92.800076.64
Jamal Agnew11.3890.72110.0219.97
Phillip Dorsett9.2133.50.800022.75

D.J. Chark: Chark missed three games in 2020 and averaged 12.9 yards per game less than in 2019, but improved quarterback play with Trevor Lawrence makes Chark a bounce-back candidate for 2021. Two seasons ago, Chark had 73 catches for 1,008 yards and eight touchdowns in his age-23 season.

Laviska Shenault: Shenault Jr. played only 10 snaps in Week 9 and then missed the following two games. Outside of those three games, the rookie had a minimum of three receptions in every game. Over the final five games of the season, he had 25 catches (on 36 targets) for 246 yards and four touchdowns and added six carries for 31 yards and he was the WR16 (half-PPR) over that stretch.

Marvin Jones: Jones averaged 61.1 YPG -- a three-year high -- last season and has averaged no less than 56.4 YPG over the past five years. In addition, he has scored nine touchdowns in three of his past four seasons. While Chark is a bounce-back candidate and Shenault Jr. is a breakout candidate, Jones is high-floor option later in drafts.

TIGHT ENDS

PlayerRec.YardsTDRushYardsTDPoints
James O'Shaughnessy40.9389.32.400073.78
Chris Manhertz6.166.70.400012.12
Luke Farrell5.155.60.30009.91
Ben Ellefson233.40.10004.94

James O'Shaughnessy: With Tyler Eifert no longer on the roster, O'Shaughnessy tops the depth chart entering 2021. At a minimum, he should build upon his 28/262/0 receiving line, but there is some deep sleeper appeal in TE-premium leagues.

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