With Trevor Lawrence enjoying a breakout season, the Jacksonville Jaguars had one of the best offenses in the NFL. Sure, it wasn't always pretty, as they got off to a slow start to the season. Heck, there were even questions at one point about whether No. 16 was the long-term answer behind center. But once things clicked, the Jags routinely lit up the scoreboard.
But as impressive as the Jags were in 2025, they could have been even better if it weren't for an issue that's held them back for a while.
The Jaguars led the league in receiver mistakes (drops) in 2025
NFL analyst Warren Sharp ranked all teams by the highest percent of receiver error causing incompletions and put the Jaguars at the top spot. On a different post, Sharp describes receiver error as receiver drops, losing control on the ground, or not getting both feet inbounds.
% of attempts that were incomplete due to receiver errors, such as receiver drops, lost control at the ground, didn't get both feet inbounds but should have, fell down and a couple other smaller instanceshttps://t.co/mBkIwLvPbm
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) June 2, 2026
Last year, Brian Thomas Jr. ranked second in the league with 10 drops, two behind James Williamson. But drops were a widespread issue in Jacksonville beyond the 2024 first-round pick, with Parker Washington and Dyami Brown registering six and four, respectively.
To make matters worse, this has been a recurring issue for the Jaguars dating back to 2023, when Calvin Ridley had seven.
Trevor Lawrence near miss touchdowns pic.twitter.com/3tl8vK3VT5
— Ian Hartitz (@Ihartitz) January 9, 2024
Granted, no team is going to have a zero percent drop, but the Jaguars need to improve in that area if they want their offense to take off next season.
Brian Thomas Jr. and the Jaguars are putting in the work to cut down on drops
The good news is that the Jaguars will enter their second season under head coach Liam Coen, so they won't have to learn a new scheme and will be able to instead build off their strong finish to 2025.
Trevor Lawrence has been working on the finer points, while also building a better rapport with Brian Thomas Jr., who's made a strong impression during Organized Team Activities. Of course, the rest of the team must also step up,
Another thing working in Jacksonville's favor is that Jakobi Meyers will spend his first full offseason in Duval after landing with the Jags at the 2025 trade deadline. The eight-year receiver is as sure-handed as they come, having posted one of the lowest drop rates in the league dating back to 2020.
Jakobi Meyers is the only WR since 2000 to have 95+ Targets in a season and a Drop% of 0.0% 🔥 pic.twitter.com/4lSx5sHhhE
— The 33rd Team (@The33rdTeamFB) December 11, 2024
With Meyers operating in the middle of the field, Thomas can operate in the boundaries, where he's at his best, while Parker Washington gives the Jaguars a movable chess piece.
The truth is that the Jaguars have everything going in their favor next season, so they have no excuse not to cut down on receiver errors. If they do, the offense will be unstoppable.
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