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Who Did the Jacksonville Jaguars Select in the 2025 NFL Draft?
The Jacksonville Jaguars selected Travis Hunter (CB/WR, Colorado) with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.
Jacksonville Jaguars Needs: Top Positions of Need in 2025
- Defensive Back
- Wide Receiver
- Offensive Line
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- Round 1 (5)
- Round 2 (36)
- Round 3 (70)
- Round 3 (88)
- Round 4 (107)
- Round 4 (126)
- Round 5 (142)
- Round 6 (182)
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- Round 7 (221)
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Jacksonville Jaguars Offense: Depth Chart, Analysis & Draft Needs
Rich Hribar breaks down the offensive depth chart by position for the Jacksonville Jaguars, identifying areas where the team could improve in the upcoming 2025 NFL Draft.
Quarterback Depth Chart, Jaguars:
- Trevor Lawrence
- Nick Mullens
- John Wolford
The 2024 season was a rough one for Jacksonville fans and Trevor Lawrence.
The Jaguars were 2-8 with Lawrence starting last season, with Lawrence having his worst stretch of output since his rookie season.
After completing 66.3% of his passes in 2022 and 65.6% in 2023, Lawrence completed just 60.6% of his throws last season.
His 41.8% success rate was his worst as a quarterback through four seasons.
His success rate and completion percentage suffered partially because he pushed the ball more downfield than ever in his early career.
He averaged a career-high 9.4 air yards per attempt, second only to Anthony Richardson among all players who qualified for passer rating.
Lawrence attempted a career-high 15.1% of his passes 20 or more yards downfield, which was fourth in the league.
But even on throws shorter than 10 yards downfield, Lawrence only completed 69.4% of those throws, which was 32nd in the league. The league average on those throws was 74.2%.
Lawrence had issues preventing negative plays.
He had a career-high 6% sack rate (16th) and a 2.5% interception rate (23rd).
His 3.9% turnover-worthy throw rate ranked 35th per Pro Football Focus.
On top of all of that, Lawrence was battered and missed seven starts last season.
He suffered a shoulder sprain in Week 9’s loss to the Eagles, which forced him to miss two games.
On his return in Week 13, Lawrence suffered a scary concussion on a late hit against Houston that forced him to miss the remainder of the season.
Despite the recent struggles, Jacksonville is committed to Lawrence guiding the franchise.
He signed a massive contract extension last offseason that has him on the books through 2030.
Lawrence will still only be 26 this October.
Jacksonville hopes to turn things around and spark Lawrence under a new regime led by Liam Coen.
Coen comes from the Sean McVay tree, with attachment to the success Tampa Bay and Baker Mayfield had last season as well as being the offensive coordinator for Kentucky when Will Levis was drafted No. 33 overall.
Tampa Bay was third in the NFL in offensive success rate (46.5%) last season, averaging 6.2 yards per play (4th).
With Lawrence missing time in the previous two seasons and Mac Jones leaving in free agency, the Jaguars added journeyman Nick Mullens as a backup.
Running Back Depth Chart, Jaguars:
- Travis Etienne
- Tank Bigsby
- Keilan Robinson
2024 was a season to forget for Travis Etienne.
Aside from his rookie season, when he didn’t play due to a foot injury, Etienne posted career lows in attempts (150), rushing yards (558), and touchdowns (2) on the ground.
Out of 46 running backs with 100 or more rushes last season, Etienne was 41st in yards per carry (3.7 YPC).
On that same list, he logged a 34% success rate (36th) and 2.48 yards after contact per rush (43rd).
He never reached 70 yards rushing in any game this season.
As a receiver, Etienne also had career lows with 16.9 yards per game.
He averaged 6.5 yards per reception after averaging 9.0 yards and 8.2 yards per catch to open his career.
After averaging 5.7 yards per touch in 2022, Etienne has posted 4.6 yards and 4.3 yards per touch over the past two seasons.
To compound matters, Etienne suffered a hamstring injury in Week 6 that sidelined him for two games.
Then, he picked up a shoulder injury that he played through, but it limited his opportunities to close the year.
Etienne is playing this season under the fifth-year option that Jacksonville picked up last offseason and is set to become a free agent in 2026.
The Jaguars will need Etienne to bounce back if he is to be part of their big-picture plans tied to this new regime.
Liam Coen coaxed out one of the most productive backfields in the NFL last season.
Tampa Bay running backs were second in the NFL with 2,937 yards from scrimmage.
Could Coen replicate that success here?
Etienne has had NFL success, and Tank Bigsby’s 2024 season was a prime example of how unstable year-over-year efficiency metrics can be for running backs.
Bigsby accrued 820 total yards and 7 touchdowns on 175 touches compared to the 812 yards and 2 touchdowns that Etienne posted on 189 touches.
Bigsby turned things around in year two after he was arguably the worst running back to touch the football as a rookie in 2023 (he was second-to-last in EPA per touch or target).
On that same list of running backs with 100 or more rushes, Bigsby was 13th in EPA per rush.
Bigsby only averaged 0.82 yards before contact per rush (41st) but posted 3.74 yards after contact per rush, which was third.
Coen had the leader in that department on his roster last season in Bucky Irving.
Etienne is not the pass catcher that Rachaad White is (and Bigsby only has 8 catches through two seasons), which leaves the door open for Coen to potentially pursue a back in this class to fill that type of role if he covets that in his offense.
Jacksonville has more pressing needs on this roster than at running back, but with Etienne’s current deal expiring and a new staff, Jacksonville is on the board as a team that could add a running back in this talented draft class.
Wide Receiver Depth Chart, Jaguars:
- Brian Thomas Jr.
- Gabe Davis
- Dyami Brown
- Parker Washington
- Austin Trammell
- David White
- Joshua Cephus
- Louis Rees-Zammit
2024 was essentially a lost season for Jacksonville's offense.
Even so, Brian Thomas Jr. was even better than advertised as a first-round pick during his rookie season.
Thomas grabbed 87 of 133 targets for 1,282 yards and 10 touchdowns as a rookie.
Averaging 2.46 yards per route run, the only seasons better than Thomas' among rookie wideouts who ran 300-plus routes since 2010 have come from Odell Beckham (2.75), A.J. Brown (2.68), Justin Jefferson (2.66), Puka Nacua (2.60), and Ja’Marr Chase (2.51).
We highlighted Trevor Lawrence‘s issues last year, and Thomas did the bulk of his heavy lifting after Lawrence was sidelined, carrying a passing offense helmed by Mac Jones.
With everything falling apart around him, Thomas was at his best.
Outside of losing Lawrence, Jacksonville had to run its offense through Thomas since Christian Kirk, Evan Engram, and Gabe Davis all missed significant time.
Thomas had double-digit targets in each of the season's final six games.
From Weeks 11-18, he was second in the NFL, commanding 33.5% of his team's targets.
We also saw Thomas display an ability to win on all levels, which was questioned because his role at LSU was based on being a field stretcher.
He played 26.9% of his snaps in the slot (higher than Malik Nabers as a rookie, who he conceded those snaps to at LSU).
On those slot snaps, Thomas was targeted on 31.7% of those routes (eighth in the NFL) for 3.12 yards per route (4th).
The Jaguars appear to have their alpha WR1 on the roster on a rookie contract, but the remainder of the receiving room is littered with question marks.
Gabe Davis had a lackluster first year with the team, catching 20 of 42 targets for 239 yards and 2 touchdowns over 10 games.
The 12.0 yards per catch and 5.7 yards per target were the fewest of his career.
Davis averaged 0.96 yards per route run, which ranked 109th among receivers.
If Davis does not rebound under the new regime, Jacksonville can get out of the contract after this season with marginal cap savings ($2.6 million).
The team inked Dyami Brown to a one-year contract this offseason.
Brown is coming off career highs with Washington last season, catching 30 passes for 308 yards and a touchdown.
While those numbers are uninspiring, Brown will only turn 26 this season and played his best football in the postseason, catching 14 of 18 targets for 229 yards and a touchdown for Washington in the playoffs.
Parker Washington enters his third season in the NFL after being selected in the sixth round in 2023.
After catching 16 of 21 targets for 132 yards and 2 touchdowns as a rookie, Washington snagged 32 of 51 targets for 390 yards and 3 touchdowns last season on his opportunities.
While Brown and Washington are young enough to have some runway in seeing what sticks, the demonstrated talent here on the depth chart behind Thomas does not prevent Jacksonville from adding more competition to the position.
Tight End Depth Chart, Jaguars:
- Brenton Strange
- Johnny Mundt
- Hunter Long
- Shawn Bowman
- Patrick Murtagh
After an injury-filled and inefficient 2024 season, the Jaguars released Evan Engram this offseason.
Engram’s departure opens the door for Jacksonville to potentially turn things over to Brenton Strange, who was selected in the second round (61st overall) in the 2023 draft.
With Engram only playing in nine games last season, Strange caught 40 of 53 targets for 411 yards and 2 touchdowns in his second season.
Strange was targeted on 18.1% of his routes on 237 routes with Engram off the field last season.
Strange may not prevent Jacksonville from adding a player in this draft class, but the Jaguars' additions to the tight end position this offseason have been players who are not decorated pass catchers.
The team added Johnny Mundt and Hunter Long on two-year contracts.
Mundt will be 31 this season with a career-high of 19 receptions over eight NFL seasons.
Long is an addition to the running game.
He only has 12 receptions over four NFL seasons but was fifth in run-blocking grade among tight ends last season, per Pro Football Focus.
This is another area where the Jaguars could be open to taking a player they love in the draft, but there is no pressing need to allocate significant capital.
Offensive Line Depth Chart, Jaguars:
LT: Walker Little, Fred Johnson
LG: Ezra Cleveland, Chuma Edoga
C: Robert Hainsey, Luke Fortner
RG: Patrick Mekari, Cooper Hodges, Dennis Daley
RT: Anton Harrison, Cole Van Lanen, Javon Foster
The Jaguars ended 2024 ranking 19th in ESPN’s pass block win rate (59%) and 25th in run block win rate (70%).
At Pro Football Focus, they were right on par with those marks, ranking 19th in pass blocking grade and 26th in run blocking grade.
Their most frequent offensive line combination was on the field for 32.6% of their snaps last season, which was 22nd in the league.
The only linemen who appeared in all 17 games were Mitch Morse and Brandon Scherff, who are both still on the free-agent market.
Jacksonville sought upgrades at both spots in free agency, signing Patrick Mekari and Robert Hainsey, but both have questions.
Hainsey played with Liam Coen in Tampa Bay last season but only started one game for the Bucs.
He lost his job as the starter after the 2023 season, in which he was 46th in overall grade among centers at Pro Football Focus.
Mekari is coming off his first full season as a starter over six years in the NFL, starting all 17 games for the Ravens in 2024.
He played 955 snaps at left guard and another 169 snaps at right tackle.
Mekari allowed a 5.6% pressure rate last season (61st among guards) while logging 14 penalties, which was tied for the most at the position.
The team retained Ezra Cleveland on a one-year contract.
Cleveland played a team-high 911 snaps at left guard last season, allowing a 3.2% pressure rate (13th) while finishing 48th in run-blocking grade at the position per PFF.
Both tackle spots are still filled with young players the team has committed to in some capacity, but the door is open for added competition and the potential to upgrade at both spots.
Walker Little signed an extension through 2027 last year but has not made more than 11 starts in any of the league's first four seasons.
Little received a shot to primarily play left tackle after the team traded away Cam Robinson during the season, but may not be handed the job without competition in 2025.
Little finished 32nd among tackles in overall grade, per Football Focus, last season, allowing a 4.1% pressure rate (19th).
Anton Harrison has had two tough seasons in the NFL after the team selected him in the first round of the 2023 draft.
After finishing 71st in grade among tackles in 2023, Harrison was 52nd last season at PFF.
Harrison allowed a 5.3% pressure rate, which was 38th among tackles.
The team added Fred Johnson as veteran depth.
Johnson allowed a 15.8% pressure rate last season, second to last among tackles.
Jacksonville Jaguars Defense: Depth Chart, Analysis & Draft Needs
Raymond Summerlin breaks down the defensive depth chart by position for the Jacksonville Jaguars, identifying areas where the team could improve in the upcoming 2025 NFL Draft.
Defensive Line Depth Chart, Jaguars:
- DaVon Hamilton
- Arik Armstead
- Maason Smith
- Jordan Jefferson
- Tyler Lacy
The Jaguars were not as bad against the run as they were against the pass in 2024, but they were not a ton better.
They allowed 4.4 yards per carry on running back runs (18th), 1.6 yards before contact per RB carry (27th), and finished 27th in success rate on those runs.
DaVon Hamilton played the most snaps among the defensive line group last season and tied for the team lead with 11 run stuffs.
He recorded a tackle on 20.7% of his run defense snaps, second among all qualified defensive linemen, but offers next to nothing as a pass rusher.
Arik Armstead played more outside last season, but there has been talk about him playing more on the interior this season.
Either way, expect him to move around as the Jaguars look to get their best defensive linemen on the field.
A second-round pick last year, Maason Smith suited up for just 11 games as a rookie, including a couple of healthy scratches, and he did not stand out when he got onto the field more in the second half of the season.
Perhaps Jacksonville can put something together here with improvement from Smith and something like a platoon with Hamilton and Armstead, but this is likely a spot they target in the draft.
EDGE Depth Chart, Jaguars:
- Josh Hines-Allen
- Travon Walker
- Myles Cole
- Yasir Abdullah
The Jaguars finished 27th in pressure rate last season while logging 34 sacks (28th).
It was a disappointing outcome for a team with two quality options on the outside.
Travon Walker led the team with 10.5 sacks, though his 11% pressure rate ranked just 62nd among qualified pass rushers.
That number was 12.7% when he got 10 sacks in 2023, so he has consistently turned his pressure into sacks over the last two years.
The Jaguars will likely pick up Walker’s fifth-year option for 2026, giving them time to decide on the long-term future for the 2022 No. 1 overall pick.
Josh Hines-Allen had “just” 8 sacks, but his 14.1% pressure rate ranked 23rd among qualified pass rushers.
That was a falloff from his 17.5 sacks and 18.3% pressure rate in 2023, but he has consistently been a quality pass rusher for the last three seasons.
The problem for the Jaguars is that the rest of the roster behind Walker and Hines-Allen combined for 15.5 sacks.
Adding more depth on the edge could help, but getting more production from the interior line would go a long way in improving Jacksonville’s overall pass rush.
Linebacker Depth Chart, Jaguars:
- Devin Lloyd
- Foyesade Oluokun
- Ventrell Miller
- Chad Muma
Linebacker is one of the few spots the Jaguars should feel pretty good about.
Devin Lloyd is coming off another solid season in which he made plays against the run (10 run stuffs, tackle on 17.5% of his run defense snaps) and was at least servicable in coverage, allowing 6.2 yards per target.
Foyesade Oluokun was limited to 13 games, but he was even more productive in the run game, logging 11 run stuffs and a tackle on 18.1% of his run defense snaps.
The Jaguars do have to decide on Lloyd’s fifth-year option, and what the new front office does there might depend on how they feel about 2023 fourth-round pick Ventrell Miller, who missed his rookie season with an Achilles injury and played 482 snaps last year.
Either way, Jacksonville is in a good spot at linebacker for this season.
Cornerback Depth Chart, Jaguars:
- Tyson Campbell
- Jourdan Lewis
- Jarrian Jones
- De’Antre Prince
- Christian Braswell
- Montaric Brown
- Zech McPhearson
Jacksonville was awful against the pass in 2024, finishing last in yards per attempt allowed (7.9), explosive play rate allowed (11.6%), and second to last in passer rating allowed (103.4).
They recorded 6 interceptions (30th) all season.
Ronald Darby is gone, and Jourdan Lewis joined in free agency.
Lewis has primarily played in the slot throughout his career, which is where 2024 third-round pick Jarrian Jones played as a rookie.
That likely means Jones will move outside in his second season, where he will play opposite Tyson Campbell.
Just starting the big contract extension he signed last summer, Campbell once again was not able to recapture his 2022 form last season, allowing a QB rating of 101.6 on targets in his coverage.
That was an improvement on the 128.5 mark in 2023, but he will need to play better (and stay healthy) to live up to his contract.
The Jaguars likely think they have their starting three here, and perhaps the addition of Lewis, improved play from a healthy Campbell, and a step forward for Jones or some of the other young depth will be enough to solidify this spot.
That is a lot of ifs, though.
Safety Depth Chart, Jaguars:
- Eric Murray
- Darnell Savage
- Andrew Wingard
- Antonio Johnson
- Daniel Thomas
A three-year starter for the Jaguars, Andre Cisco left after his rookie contract ran out, and the Jaguars brought in Eric Murray to fill the void.
Murray has started a lot of games and has been around the league for a long time because he is a solid option, and that might be enough given where this secondary was last season.
Darnell Savage played primarily at safety last season but also spent time covering the slot.
He did not stand out in either area.
It will be interesting to see how he is used with Jourdan Lewis likely to take on a lot of snaps at slot corner.
Andrew Wingard did get starts to close last season – he showed pretty well – but he has been more of a special teamer in recent years.
Jacksonville technically has their starters here, but they could use an upgrade at either starting spot as well as an injection of young talent.
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