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The Jaguars have locked up Allen Hurns with a long-term deal that means fantasy football owners can expect one of the league's most dangerous passing attacks to remain intact for the foreseeable future.

According to various reports, the wideout agreed to a four-year extension worth more than $40 million. Hurns is now under contract through 2020. The contract includes $20 million in guarantees with escalators that could make the deal worth up to $11 million per year.

Fellow second-year Jaguars wideout Allen Robinson will almost certainly earn his own extension next offseason, but Hurns was eligible for a new contract sooner because he went undrafted out of the University of Miami in 2014.

As NFL.com notes, Hurns is coming of a campaign that saw him pile up 1,031 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns. He already ranks second in franchise history in yards per reception (14.9) and has shown big-play ability from the start.

While it would be a surprise if Hurns equals his touchdown count from last season, the new deal makes it clear the team believes he can be a central part of this attack for years to come.

Combined with tight end Julius Thomas, receiver Allen Robinson and quarterback Blake Bortles, with the latter two eligible for new deals after the 2016 season, fantasy owners should benefit from a prolific passing attck as long as all remain on board.

Although Hurns was under contract through 2016, the Jaguars could have applied a restricted free agency tender to him in 2017. He then would have been eligible for the franchise tag in 2018.