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February 21, 2021

Marvin Jones

Veteran looking to join contender

Marvin Jones is headed for free agency, and he's hoping to join a contender. His former quarterback, Matthew Stafford, is with the Rams, so maybe they'll kick the tires on him, as a downfield complement to Robert Woods and Cooper Kupp. But I'm not sure that's his game anymore.

Earlier in his career, Jones was a downfield threat. In his first two seasons with the Lions, he averaged 16.9 and 18.0 yards per catch. But he was hurt for half of his third season, and in his last two years he hasn't been that kind of big-play target. He's averaged under 13 yards per catch in both of those years. He's gone from having one of the higher yards per catch averages over that span to one of its more modest totals. (Table shows the top 120 among 55-catch wideouts over the last five years; Jones has two of the best and two of the lesser seasons in that span.)

WIDE RECEIVER YARDS PER CATCH (55+), 2016-2020
Year	Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
2019	Kenny Golladay, Det.	116	65	1190	18.3	11
2020	DJ Moore, Car.	118	66	1193	18.1	4
2017	Marvin Jones, Det.	107	61	1101	18.1	9
2016	DeSean Jackson, Was.	100	56	1005	18.0	4
2019	Stefon Diggs, Min.	94	63	1130	17.9	6
2018	Mike Evans, T.B.	138	86	1524	17.7	8
2019	Mike Evans, T.B.	118	67	1157	17.3	8
2017	Marquise Goodwin, S.F.	105	56	962	17.2	2
2018	Tyreek Hill, K.C.	137	87	1479	17.0	12
2016	Julio Jones, Atl.	129	83	1409	17.0	6
2017	T.Y. Hilton, Ind.	109	57	966	17.0	4
2018	Tyler Lockett, Sea.	70	57	965	16.9	10
2016	Marvin Jones, Det.	103	55	930	16.9	4
2019	Michael Gallup, Dall.	113	66	1107	16.8	6
2018	T.Y. Hilton, Ind.	120	76	1270	16.7	6
2019	DeVante Parker, Mia.	128	72	1202	16.7	9
2017	Brandin Cooks, N.E.	114	65	1082	16.7	7
2017	Julio Jones, Atl.	148	88	1444	16.4	3
2016	T.Y. Hilton, Ind.	155	91	1448	15.9	6
2020	Justin Jefferson, Min.	125	88	1400	15.9	7
2019	Terry McLaurin, Was.	93	58	919	15.8	7
2017	JuJu Smith-Schuster, Pitt.	79	58	917	15.8	7
2017	Tyreek Hill, K.C.	105	75	1183	15.8	7
2020	DK Metcalf, Sea.	129	83	1303	15.7	10
2019	DK Metcalf, Sea.	100	58	900	15.5	7
2019	Chris Godwin, T.B.	121	86	1333	15.5	9
2019	Courtland Sutton, Den.	124	72	1112	15.4	6
2020	A.J. Brown, Ten.	106	70	1075	15.4	11
2016	Tyrell Williams, S.D.	119	69	1059	15.4	7
2020	Calvin Ridley, Atl.	143	90	1374	15.3	9
2018	Kenny Golladay, Det.	119	70	1063	15.2	5
2017	Antonio Brown, Pitt.	163	101	1533	15.2	9
2020	Corey Davis, Ten.	92	65	984	15.1	5
2018	Brandin Cooks, LAR	117	80	1204	15.1	5
2019	Amari Cooper, Dall.	119	79	1189	15.1	8
2019	Randall Cobb, Dall.	83	55	828	15.1	3
2016	Brandin Cooks, N.O.	117	78	1173	15.0	8
2017	Robby Anderson, NYJ	114	63	941	14.9	7
2016	Kelvin Benjamin, Car.	118	63	941	14.9	7
2018	Julio Jones, Atl.	170	113	1677	14.8	8
2019	Tyreek Hill, K.C.	89	58	860	14.8	7
2016	Quincy Enunwa, NYJ	105	58	857	14.8	4
2016	Kenny Britt, LAR	111	68	1002	14.7	5
2019	John Brown, Buff.	115	72	1060	14.7	6
2020	Tyreek Hill, K.C.	135	87	1276	14.7	15
2016	A.J. Green, Cin.	100	66	964	14.6	4
2017	Kenny Stills, Mia.	105	58	847	14.6	6
2016	Rishard Matthews, Ten.	108	65	945	14.5	9
2017	A.J. Green, Cin.	143	75	1078	14.4	8
2020	Mike Evans, T.B.	109	70	1006	14.4	13
2017	DeAndre Hopkins, Hou.	174	96	1378	14.4	13
2018	DJ Moore, Car.	82	55	788	14.3	2
2020	Michael Gallup, Dall.	105	59	843	14.3	5
2018	Chris Godwin, T.B.	95	59	842	14.3	7
2020	Brandin Cooks, Hou.	119	81	1150	14.2	6
2018	Robert Woods, LAR	130	86	1219	14.2	6
2019	Jarvis Landry, Cle.	138	83	1174	14.1	6
2016	Mike Wallace, Balt.	116	72	1017	14.1	4
2017	Mike Evans, T.B.	136	71	1001	14.1	5
2019	Julio Jones, Atl.	157	99	1394	14.1	6
2020	Chase Claypool, Pitt.	109	62	873	14.1	9
2019	Deebo Samuel, S.F.	81	57	802	14.1	3
2017	Adam Thielen, Min.	142	91	1276	14.0	4
2017	Cooper Kupp, LAR	94	62	869	14.0	5
2016	Adam Thielen, Min.	92	69	967	14.0	5
2019	Odell Beckham, Cle.	133	74	1035	14.0	4
2016	Dontrelle Inman, S.D.	97	58	810	14.0	4
2017	Robert Woods, LAR	85	56	781	14.0	5
2016	Amari Cooper, Oak.	132	83	1153	13.9	5
2017	Alshon Jeffery, Phil.	120	57	789	13.8	9
2019	DJ Chark, Jac.	118	73	1008	13.8	8
2016	Mike Evans, T.B.	173	96	1321	13.8	12
2019	Calvin Ridley, Atl.	93	63	866	13.8	7
2018	Corey Davis, Ten.	112	65	891	13.7	4
2018	Allen Robinson, Chi.	94	55	754	13.7	4
2018	DeAndre Hopkins, Hou.	163	115	1572	13.7	11
2017	Keenan Allen, LAC	159	102	1393	13.7	6
2018	Odell Beckham, NYG	124	77	1052	13.7	6
2020	T.Y. Hilton, Ind.	93	56	762	13.6	5
2020	Tee Higgins, Cin.	108	67	908	13.6	6
2016	Odell Beckham, NYG	169	101	1367	13.5	10
2018	Tyler Boyd, Cin.	108	76	1028	13.5	7
2019	DJ Moore, Car.	135	87	1175	13.5	4
2016	Marqise Lee, Jac.	105	63	851	13.5	3
2016	Brandon LaFell, Cin.	107	64	862	13.5	6
2016	Cameron Meredith, Chi.	97	66	888	13.5	4
2018	Amari Cooper, 2TM	107	75	1005	13.4	7
2016	Brandon Marshall, NYJ	128	59	788	13.4	3
2017	Devin Funchess, Car.	111	63	840	13.3	8
2016	Davante Adams, G.B.	121	75	997	13.3	12
2016	DeVante Parker, Mia.	87	56	744	13.3	4
2017	Stefon Diggs, Min.	95	64	849	13.3	8
2020	Marquise Brown, Balt.	100	58	769	13.3	8
2017	Doug Baldwin, Sea.	116	75	991	13.2	8
2018	Sterling Shepard, NYG	107	66	872	13.2	4
2016	Pierre Garcon, Was.	114	79	1041	13.2	3
2019	Emmanuel Sanders, 2TM	97	66	869	13.2	5
2016	Terrelle Pryor, Cle.	140	77	1007	13.1	4
2016	Emmanuel Sanders, Den.	137	79	1032	13.1	5
2018	Alshon Jeffery, Phil.	92	65	843	13.0	6
2016	Jordy Nelson, G.B.	152	97	1257	13.0	14
2020	Chris Godwin, T.B.	84	65	840	12.9	7
2019	Tyler Lockett, Sea.	110	82	1057	12.9	8
2020	Marvin Jones, Det.	115	76	978	12.9	9
2018	JuJu Smith-Schuster, Pitt.	166	111	1426	12.9	7
2020	Terry McLaurin, Was.	134	87	1118	12.9	4
2018	Calvin Ridley, Atl.	92	64	821	12.8	10
2018	Mohamed Sanu, Atl.	94	66	838	12.7	4
2020	CeeDee Lamb, Dall.	111	74	935	12.6	5
2016	Jamison Crowder, Was.	99	67	847	12.6	7
2019	Robert Woods, LAR	139	90	1134	12.6	2
2020	DeVante Parker, Mia.	103	63	793	12.6	4
2019	Marvin Jones, Det.	91	62	779	12.6	9
2017	Marqise Lee, Jac.	96	56	702	12.5	3
2020	Adam Thielen, Min.	108	74	925	12.5	14
2018	Davante Adams, G.B.	169	111	1386	12.5	13
2018	Antonio Brown, Pitt.	168	104	1297	12.5	15
2020	Brandon Aiyuk, S.F.	96	60	748	12.5	5
2017	Jermaine Kearse, NYJ	102	65	810	12.5	5
2016	Willie Snead, N.O.	104	72	895	12.4	4

Maybe Jones can still be that big-play wideout he was a few years back. His role changed in Detroit with Kenny Golladay hurt most of last season. But he turns 31 next month, and it remains to be seen if the Rams are interested in adding a veteran wide receiver anyway. They've got last year's second-rounder Van Jefferson, and would probably like to see what he can do in an expanded role, rather than block him with a veteran. Particularly one whose best years are behind him.

I think Jones will probably have to wait for some of the bigger name free agent wideouts to sign before landing a deal, and don't necessarily see his former quarterback and the Rams being a likely fit.

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