The New York Jets are reportedly interested in signing free agent wide receiver Donte Moncrief this offseason.

Moncrief first came to notoriety when he was the wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars. He played football at Ole Miss, where he was drafted directly into playing for the Indianapolis Colts. During his high school career, he registered 21 catches for 441 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior while also passing for 365 yards with two touchdowns and rushing 12 times for 144 yards. He also returned two punts for touchdowns. He collected 48 tackles, four for loss, and four interceptions on defense.

In addition to football, Donte Moncrief also competed in track and field for the Lions, where he was one of the state's top performers in the long jump. He was a two-time 3A state champion in the long jump event, with a personal-best mark of 7.76 meters (25-1.5).

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In 2015, he had a career-high 64 receptions for 733 yards and six touchdowns. In 2016, Moncrief missed six games with a shoulder sprain and another with a hamstring issue, but still managed to catch seven touchdowns. In 2017 he had a career-low 26 catches due to injuries of his own as well as Andrew Luck missing the entire season.

On March 15, 2018, Moncrief signed a one-year, $9.6 million fully guaranteed contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars. In Week 4, in a victory over the New York Jets, Moncrief totaled five receptions for 109 yards and a touchdown.

It's interesting to note that Donte Moncrief would be joining the last team he actually beat if indeed he does sign with the Jets.