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Why one Jaguars' rookie needs more opportunities after bye week
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Josh Cameron's efficiency as a pass catcher tells us that the Jacksonville Jaguars should continue to find ways to get him involved.
Among players who have run a route on fewer than 70% of their team's dropbacks, Cameron has been one of the most efficient wide receivers in football, ranking seventh in yards per route run.
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As Yahoo! Sports Matt Harmon put it, the wideouts on this list need more work.
Whenever an opportunity has come Cameron's way this season, he has seemed to capitalize on it. On 10 targets over six games, he has caught eight passes for 117 yards with two touchdowns.
And it's not just the metric above that says that Cameron needs more opportunities, but the Jaguars seem to agree as well. His workload on offense has steadily increased throughout the season, which includes playing a season-high 35 snaps against Houston.
Parker Washington and Jakobi Meyers lead the way at wide receiver for Jacksonville, but how Liam Coen handles the WR3 role will be worth watching. Brian Thomas Jr.'s role appears to be shrinking, while Travis Hunter has still mostly played on defense.
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In addition to Cameron's contributions as a pass catcher, Cameron has been a stout contributor in the run game as a blocker and a dynamic return man as well.
The Jaguars selected Cameron in the sixth round of this past April's draft, which looks like a terrific value pick as of now.
This article originally appeared on Jaguars Wire: Why one Jaguars' rookie needs more opportunities after bye week
