Jakobi Meyers took a major step forward in 2020 when he acted as Julian Edelman’s replacement after the receiver suffered an injury early in the season. Meyers’ emergence felt a lot like when Edelman stepped in for an injured Wes Welker on multiple occasions, ultimately supplanting the standout in 2013 when Welker left for Denver.
That seems like the natural cycle for slot receivers in New England, with players like Meyers, a quarterback-turned-receiver at NC State, and Edelman emerging from relative obscurity. It seems Meyers is trying to follow in Edelman’s footsteps in more ways than one.