The Jacksonville Jaguars hope for improvement at WR in 2010

Blogged under Positional Previews, Bloglockers, Front Page, General by admin on Wednesday 21 July 2010 at 11:11 am

25-year old Mike Sims-Walker was finally healthy in 2009 and he showed what he could do.  Sims-Walker played in 15 games (14 starts) for the Jaguars last season and he caught 63 passes for 869 yards (13.8 avg) with 7 TD grabs.  The Jaguars hope that Sims-Walker takes the next step which would provide them with a true #1 WR which they have not had since Jimmy Smith played for them.  Sims-Walker has now played in 24 games (15 starts) with the Jags and he has caught 79 passes for 1,086 yards (13.7 avg) with 7 TD grabs.

23-year old Mike Thomas really played well as a rookie last year for the Jags.  He played in 14 games (4 starts) for the Jaguars last season and he caught 48 passes for 453 yards (9.4 avg) with 1 TD grab.  Thomas also carried the ball 12 times for 86 yards (7.2 ypc) last season.  Thomas projects out to more of a #3 type WR because of his size but he might have to start for the Jags in 2010.

24-year old Jarrett Dillard missed half of his rookie year due to injury.  Dillard played in 7 games (0 starts) for the Jaguars last season and he caught 6 passes for 106 yards (17.7 avg).  The Jags probably have Dillard penciled in as the #3 WR but he could be beaten out for that job in training camp.

27-year old Troy Williamson is a speed burner who had an outstanding pre-season for the Jags last season before getting injured in the Jags second game of the year which caused him to miss the rest of the season.  Williamson played in 2 games (1 start) for the Jags last season and he caught 3 passes for 34 yards (11.3 avg).  Williamson has now played in 49 games (24 starts) in his five years in the NFL and he has caught 87 passes for 1,131 yards (13.0 avg) with 4 TD grabs.  Williamson could either work his way into the starting lineup or a backup role…..or off the roster based on his play this summer in training camp.

30-year old Kassim Osgood was lured to sign with the Jaguars this off-season with the promise of using him a lot on offense.  Osgood played in 16 games (0 starts) for the Chargers last season and he caught 1 pass for 17 yards.  Osgood has now played in 108 games (17 starts) in his NFL career and he has caught 33 passes for 647 yards (19.6 avg) with 4 TD grabs.  Osgood will still play a lot of special teams for the Jags as he has made it to three Pro Bowls in that capacity.

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE JAGUARS WRs in 2010:  C

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