New England Patriots: 6 players who impressed in preseason debut
By Sam Minton
Jakobi Meyers
There was already a strong case for Jakobi Meyers to make the New England Patriots final 53-man roster. Now it almost seems guaranteed that the undrafted rookie makes the roster.
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Meyers had a great start to his NFL career. He led the Patriots in receiving with 6 catches for 69 yards and 2 touchdowns.
One of the things that the Patriots love is how Meyers is able to catch everything. He was targeted 8 times and one of the incompletions that he had was actually an impressive play.
Jarret Stidham lofted a ball in the endzone and it looked like it would be an easy interception for the Lions. But Meyers was able to break up the play.
One of the few throws Stidham would like back. Can't put this ball on the inside. Jakobi Meyers saved his bacon, and I'd argue that this was Meyers best play of the night (despite how sound he was). Bailed his QB out by turning into a DB. #Patriots pic.twitter.com/zZPhhjAY7B
— Mike Giardi (@MikeGiardi) August 9, 2019
This just shows the football I.Q. that Meyers possesses. That play might have even made Bill Belichick crack a smile.
All signs point to Jakobi Meyers being another testament to the Patriots ability to spot talent.