Raiders trade WR Jakobi Meyers to Jaguars for two draft picks

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2025-11-04

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The Las Vegas Raiders finally granted veteran Jakobi Meyers his trade.

The Raiders are trading the wide receiver to the Jacksonville Jaguars for fourth and sixth-round picks, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported on Tuesday, per sources informed of the situation. The teams later announced the deal.

The Jags have two fourth-round picks in 2026 — their own and Minnesota’s — and the Raiders will get the higher of the two, Rapoport added.

Meyers requested a trade months ago but was rebuffed by the organization. Even up until last week, the Raiders were setting a high cost to move on from a veteran. Eventually, they found a price that made it worth parting with a player in the final year of his contract.

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The Jags had a need at receiver following Travis Hunter‘s knee injury, which knocked him out for at least four weeks. Second-year receiver Brian Thomas Jr. has struggled this season and has been banged up with a shoulder injury and exited Week 9 with an ankle injury. It’s worth wondering if BTJ’s issues are worse than they’ve let on.

Regardless of Thomas’ status, Jacksonville needed pass-catching help in the interim. Parker Washington led the Jags in receiving with eight catches for 90 yards in a Week 9 win over Meyers’ Raiders. Trevor Lawrence‘s passing offense has been herky-jerky for weeks, particularly since he lost tight end Brenton Strange to a quad injury.

The addition of Meyers gives the highly-paid quarterback a reliable veteran to patrol the middle of the field. The 28-year-old does his best work out of the slot, a position that Hunter had taken the bulk of the snaps — and Strange thrived in. However, Meyers also provides flexibility to play on the outside.

Jags WR coach Edgar Bennett spent two seasons with Meyers in Las Vegas (2023-24), so the familiarity should help any transition.

Meyers was coming off his first career 1,000-yard campaign in 2024, but has been mostly an afterthought for the Raiders this season in Chip Kelly’s offense. In seven games, he’s generated 33 catches for 352 yards and no scores.

Sending two picks for a player on an expiring contract is a surprising price, but it likely speaks to the interest in Meyers around the league. Jags general manager James Gladstone also has late-rounders to spare. Even shipping out two Day 3 picks, the Jags still have double-digit selections in 2026, including three third-rounders.