Pack Pros: WR Jakobi Meyers eclipses 1,000 yards for first time in NFL career

Despite being recruited by NC State as a quarterback, Jakobi Meyers has been successful as a wide receiver since he made the position change one week before his redshirt freshman season began. 

Meyers logged 1,932 receiving yards during his Wolfpack career, including 1,047 as a junior before he turned professional following the 2018 season. While that remained his only campaign across the storied mark, Meyers was able to repeat that with a stellar Week 18 performance. 

The Pack Pro had nine receptions for 123 yards and a touchdown in a 34-20 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.on Sunday, which put him over the 1,000 yard mark for the first time in his NFL career — just the 11th undrafted player in NFL history to do so. Meyers finished the 2024 campaign with 1,027 yards and four touchdowns on 87 catches.

A whole lot of yards.

Congrats to @jkbmyrs5 on achieving his first 1000 yard season!#PackPro pic.twitter.com/kVOFa1TUzo

— NC State Football (@PackFootball) January 5, 2025

Meyers, who entered the afternoon needing a big game to hit the storied mark, already set a career best in receiving yards before he took the field against the Chargers. His previous high was 866 yards during the 2021 season with the New England Patriots, and he easily surpassed that this season as the Raiders’ top wide receiver. 

While Meyers had a big day to cap the year, he wasn’t the only Pack Pro in action. Here’s a look at how every former NC State player fared in their respective NFL games this weekend.

Pack Pros in the NFL: Week 18

C Garrett Bradbury (played at NC State from 2015-18), #56 Minnesota Vikings: Bradbury played 65 total snaps in the Vikings’ 31-9 loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday Night Football.

QB Jacoby Brissett (2014-15), #14 New England Patriots: Brissett did not play in the Patriots’ 23-16 win over the Buffalo Bills. 

OLB Bradley Chubb (2014-17), #2 Miami Dolphins: Chubb is on the Dolphins’ injured reserve.

P A.J. Cole III (2015-18), #6 Las Vegas Raiders: Cole recorded three punts for 180 total yards, an average of 60.0 yards per boot, in the Raiders’ 34-20 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. He placed two attempts inside the 20-yard line with one touchback and a long of 62 yards in the defeat. 

DT Cory Durden (2021-22), #98 Los Angeles Rams:.Durden is on the Rams’ practice squad. 

OT Ikem Ekwonu (2019-21), #79 Carolina Panthers: Ekwonu played 73 total snaps in the Panthers’ 44-38 overtime win over the Atlanta Falcons. 

P Trenton Gill (2018-21) #47 Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Gill is on the Buccaneers’ practice squad.

WR Kelvin Harmon (2016-18), #84 Dallas Cowboys: Harmon is on the Cowboys’ practice squad. 

DL B.J. Hill Jr. (2014-17), #92 Cincinnati Bengals: Hill recorded four tackles, including one solo stop, in the Bengals’ 19-17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday night — a game filled with Pack Pros. 

RB Nyheim Hines (2015-17), #22 Cleveland Browns: Hines will not play this season as he recovers from a jet ski accident suffered in July 2023. 

S Tanner Ingle (2018-22), #34 Los Angeles Rams: Ingle is on the Rams’ practice squad.

DT Justin Jones (2014-17), #93 Arizona Cardinals: Jones was placed on the Cardinals’ injured reserve with a triceps injury. He will miss the rest of the season to recover.

LB Vi Jones (2019-21), #53 Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Jones did not play in the Buccaneers’ 27-19 win over the New Orleans Saints. 

CB Robert Kennedy III (2023), #40 Los Angeles Chargers: Kennedy is on the Chargers’ practice squad for the 2024 season. 

DT T.Y. McGill Jr. (2011-14), #96 San Francisco 49ers: McGill is on the 49ers’ practice squad for the 2024 season. 

C Dylan McMahon (2019-23), #63 Los Angeles Rams: McMahon made his NFL regular season debut with 71 total snaps, including 66 on offense, in the Rams’ 30-25 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. 

DT Alim McNeill (2018-20), #54 Detroit Lions: McNeill is on injured reserve after he suffered a torn ACL. 

WR Jakobi Meyers (2016-18), #16 Las Vegas Raiders: Meyers logged nine receptions for 123 yards and a touchdown in the Raiders’ 34-20 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. He was targeted 10 times and had a long of 25 yards in the defeat. 

DT Larrell Murchison (2018-19), #52 Los Angeles Rams: Murchison is currently on injured reserve.

LB Germaine Pratt (2014-18), #57 Cincinnati Bengals: Pratt recorded five total tackles, including two solo stops, in the Bengals’ 19-17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday night. He also logged a tackle for a loss as he looked to get after fellow Pack Pro QB Russell Wilson all night. 

DE James Smith-Williams (2016-19), #50 Atlanta Falcons: Smith-Williams did not play in the Falcons’ 44-38 loss to the Carolina Panthers in overtime. 

DL Kentavius Street (2014-17), #75 Atlanta Falcons: Street logged one total tackle in the Falcons’ 44-38 loss to the Carolina Panthers in overtime. 

WR Thayer Thomas (2017-22), #89 Minnesota Vikings: Thomas is on the Vikings practice squad. 

LB Drake Thomas (2019-22), #42 Seattle Seahawks: Thomas recorded two total tackles in the Seahawks’ 30-25 win over the Los Angeles Rams. 

OL Joe Thuney (2012-15), #62 Kansas City Chiefs: Thuney played just three snaps in the Chiefs’ 38-0 loss to the Denver Broncos as Kansas City rested most of its starters ahead of the NFL playoffs.

LB Payton Wilson (2018-23), #41 Pittsburgh Steelers: Wilson tied his career best with 10 total tackles in the Steelers’ 19-17 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. The rookie linebacker posted a career-high eight solo stops, in addition to his first forced fumble of his NFL career. Wilson also logged a tackle for a loss in the defeat. 

QB Russell Wilson (2007-09, finished at Wisconsin), #3 Pittsburgh Steelers: Wilson was 17-of-31 passing for 148 yards with a touchdown in the Steelers’ 19-17 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. He was sacked four times and finished the game with a 31.5 QBR. 

OL Chandler Zavala (2021-22), #62 Carolina Panthers: Zavala played 73 total snaps, including the start at left tackle, in the Panthers’ 44-38 overtime win over the Atlanta Falcons.