The Minnesota Vikings were the first team to give wide receiver Jalen Reagor a shot to revitalize his career. Reagor will get yet another chance to do that this fall with the Miami Dolphins.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported this week Reagor signed a contract to join the Dolphins receiving corps.
Reagor is one of the most disappointing first-round picks of recent memory. The Philadelphia Eagles selected him as No. 21 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.
The wideout, though, has never eclipsed the 400-yard receiving mark in a single season. In his career, he’s barely over the 1,000-yard threshold.
With the Vikings in 2022, Reagor had eight catches for 104 yards with one touchdown.
Minnesota rolled the dice on him with a pair of Day 3 draft choices in August 2022. The Vikings dealt a 2023 seventh-rounder and 2024 conditional fifth-round pick to Philadelphia for Reagor.
In Miami, he will join a receiving group that will be trying to replace Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle this fall.
Jalen Reagor Signs With Dolphins
GettyESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Tuesday former Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jalen Reagor signed with the Miami Dolphins.
Reagor might be most famous for being the draft pick right before fellow wide receiver Justin Jefferson. The Vikings All-Pro has more receiving yards in all six of his NFL seasons in his career than Reagor has overall.
It’s obviously one of the biggest miss of Eagles general manager Howie Roseman’s career. The Eagles picked Reagor at No. 21 overall while the Vikings landed Jefferson at No. 22.
The first round of the 2020 NFL Draft has become famous for All-Pro receivers or epic failures at wideout. Also in that class, Henry Ruggs III went ahead of Jerry Jeudy and CeeDee Lamb.
Brandon Aiyuk was also a first-round pick that year while Tee Higgins and Michael Pittman Jr. came off the board in the second round.
In Miami, Reagor will join a group of unproven receivers like himself. There’s now 12 wideouts on the Dolphins offseason roster, so he will have competition. But the Dolphins have a largely uninspiring trio set to start — Jalen Tolbert, Tutu Atwell and Malik Washington.
Reagor’s Lone Season With the Vikings
GettyFormer Vikings receiver Jalen Reagor signed with the Miami Dolphins.
The Vikings were hopeful that paired with Jefferson, Reagor would reach his potential. That didn’t happen.
Reagor barely earned any playing time in Minnesota. He played just 82 offensive snaps during 2022 and didn’t have more than one catch in a game until Week 18.
The Vikings cut the wideout in August 2023.
Reagor continued his career with the New England Patriots that fall and Los Angeles Chargers during 2024. Although he played more on offense for those two teams than he did in Minnesota, Reagor still didn’t have much of an impact. With the Chargers, he had seven catches for 100 yards.
Last season, Reagor spent part of the campaign with the Chargers practice squad. He didn’t appear in any regular season games.
With that in mind, he might face a significant uphill climb to a roster spot even in Miami where the team is desperate for new receivers.
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