25-year old WR Mike Sims-Walker stepped up for the Jaguars last season.  He played in 15 games for the Jaguars and he caught 63 passes for 869 yards (13.8 avg) with 7 TD grabs.  Sims-Walker was finally healthy for a whole season and he showed what he is capable of doing.  In a perfect world he would be a #2 WR but in Jacksonville right now he is the #1 guy.  Look for the Jaguars to draft some WRs or sign some free agents to help out here.  Sims-Walker has now played in 24 games in his career with the Jaguars and he has caught 79 passes for 1,086 yards (13.7 avg) with 7 TD grabs.  The Jaguars really need to keep him healthy in 2010 and beyond because he is a solid NFL receiver.

24-year old RB Maurice Jones-Drew has been outstanding this season for the Jaguars in his first season as the main man in the running game.  He has played in 13 games this season and he has carried the ball 251 times for 1,136 yards (4.5 ypc) with 14 TD runs.  He has also caught 44 passes for 303 yards (6.9 avg) so far this season.  Teams have been ganging up on Jones-Drew by putting more players in the box than usual but it hasn’t stopped him too much this year.  It’s a shame the Jags don’t have a better passing game to make teams pay for keying on Jones-Drew.

25-year old WR Mike Sims-Walker didn’t do too much in his first two years in the NFL mostly because of gimpy knees.  But, he is healthy now as he has been the Jags’ top receiver this season.  Sims-Walker has played in 12 games this year for the Jaguars and he has caught 53 passes for 758 yards (14.3 avg) with 6 TD grabs.  It seems to me that Sims-Walker would be better off as a #2 WR in the NFL but the Jaguars can’t afford him to be that right now as Torry Holt is looking his age this season.  Look for the Jaguars to address this need at WR to complement Sims-Walker in either the draft or free agency.

24-year old rookie RB Rashad Jennings is doing a solid job as Maurice Jones-Drew’s back-up this season.  He was selected in the 7th round (#250 overall) by the Jaguars out of tiny Liberty.  Jennings has played in 10 games for the Jags so far this season and he has carried the ball 26 times for 121 yards (4.7 ypc) with 1 TD run.  He has also caught 6 passes for 40 yards (6.7 avg) for the Jaguars this year.  The Jaguars look like they found a keeper late in the draft as Jennings is a solid football player with a decent little upside.  He also has returned 3 kickoffs for 56 yards (18.7 avg) this year.

Mike Thomas has played pretty well for the Jaguars this season serving as the teams’ #3 WR.  Thomas has played in 8 games for the Jaguars this season and he has carried the ball 9 times for 82 yards (9.1 ypc) and he has also caught 25 passes for 223 yards (8.9 avg).  The 4th round pick out of Arizona might push Torry Holt to a new city next season if he finishes this year strongly.