One of the greatest receivers in NFL history, Jones might be past his prime, but not by much. Most of all, Jones needs to stay healthy this season. A better offense than what he had in Atlanta could give Jones more red-zone opportunities too. Jones should see a large portion of those from quarterback Ryan Tannehill, who has the arm to find Jones downfield. WR Corey Davis (92 targets) and TE Jonnu Smith (65) exited in free agency, leaving behind 157 targets. Brown, with whom Jones will form one of the league’s best WR tandems. While Jones is going from a pass-heavy team in Atlanta to a run-heavy team in Tennessee, the Titans do not have any established pass-catchers other than A.J. This year, he’ll take those skills to Tennessee after he was traded in June. In short, when he was on the field there was no real slippage in his skills. Jones once again had an end-zone allergy - only three TDs - but that's par for the course, not a sign of decline. He also made plenty of big plays - 16 catches of 20-plus yards in only nine games. Jones averaged 15.1 YPC and a huge 11.3 yards per target (first among non-PED-using receivers with 60 or more targets). The news from 2020 wasn't all bad, though. For a 32-year-old, 220-pound receiver with 1,320 career targets, health is the biggest question. Arguably a top-5 all-time NFL wideout, Jones (hamstring) missed more than two games last year for the first time since 2013.
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