Jacksonville Jaguars: 3 Bold predictions for Divisional Round vs. Steelers
By Derek Snyder
3. Keelan Cole is going to have a monster game
I believe one of the most underrated and unknown wide receivers in the 2018 NFL Playoffs is going to have a monster game against the Steelers on Sunday. Keelan Cole, the Jaguars rookie out of Kentucky Wesleyan, wasn’t a major factor in these two team’s first match-up of 2017, but that’s going to change in a large way this weekend.
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Cole actually finished the season as the team’s leading receiver, recording 748 receiving yards for three touchdowns. Not to mention, with Steelers cornerback Artie Burns banged up heading into the weekend, Cole could have a great game in Heinz Field.
See, Pittsburgh’s defensive game-plan will be focused on stopping another Jags rookie, Leonard Forunette, from running the football over them. The former LSU superstar nearly ran for 200 yards the last time these squads met, which means the Steelers will be loading the box in an attempt to slow him down.
Not only will that approach give Cole opportunities to get the football, but it means he could have a few big-plays downfield. If Blake Bortles gets enough protection to let his receivers get behind the coverage, Cole could have an impressively long touchdown reception, or two, this weekend.