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Key Players Returning:
QB Trevor Lawrence, RB Travis Etienne, WR Marvin Jones Jr., WR Zay Jones, WR Christian Kirk, TE Evan Engram, OC Luke Fortner, OG Ben Bartch, OG Brandon Scherff, OT Cam Robinson, DE Roy Robertson-Harris, DE Dawuane Smoot, DT Adam Gotsis, NT DaVon Hamilton, LB Josh Allen, LB Devil Lloyd, LB Chad Muma, LB Foyesade Oluokun, LB Travon Walker, CB Tyson Campbell, CB Darious Williams, NB Tre Herndon, FS Andre Cisco, SS Rayshawn Jenkins, SS Andrew Wingard, KR/PR Jamal Agnew, PK Riley Patterson and PT Logan Cooke.
Key Players Departing:
OT Jawaan Taylor (Chiefs), LB Arden Key (Titans), LB Dawuane Smoot (UFA) and CB Shaquill Griffin (Texans).
Key Players Added:
WR Calvin Ridley (Falcons).
Draft Picks:
Round 1: Pick 027 – OT Anton Harrison (Oklahoma)
Round 2: Pick 061 – TE Brenton Strange (Penn State)
Round 3: Pick 088 – RB Tank Bigsby (Auburn)
Round 4: Pick 121 – LB Ventrell Miller (Florida)
Round 4: Pick 130 – DE Tyler Lacy (Oklahoma State)
Round 5: Pick 136 – LB Yasir Abdullah (Louisville)
Round 5: Pick 160 – FS Antonio Johnson (Texas A&M)
Round 6: Pick 202 – WR Parker Washington (Penn State)
Round 6: Pick 202 – CB Christian Braswell (Rutgers)
Round 6: Pick 208 – DB Erick Hallett (Pittsburgh)
Round 7: Pick 226 – OT Cooper Hodges (Appalachian State)
Round 7: Pick 227 – DT Raymond Vohasek (North Carolina)
Round 7: Pick 240 – EDGE Derek Parrish (Houston)
2022 Results:
W01 @ Commanders L 22-28
W02 COLTS W 24-0
W03 @ Rams W 38-10
W04 @ Eagles L 21-29
W05 HOUSTON L 6-13
W06 @ Colts L 27-34
W07 GIANTS L 17-23
W08 BRONCOS L 17-21
W09 RAIDERS W 27-20
W10 @ Chiefs L 17-27
W12 RAVENS W 28-27
W13 @ Lions L 14-40
W14 @ Titans W 36-22
W15 COWBOYS W | OT 40-34
W16 @ Jets W 19-3
W17 @ Texans W 31-3
W18 TITANS W 20-16
Team Info:
2022 Overall: 9-8 (1st in AFC South)
Home: 5-3
Away: 4-5
South: 4-2
AFC: 8-4
NFC: 1-4
Head Coach: Doug Pederson
Jacksonville: 9-8
Career: 51-45-1
Playoffs: 4-2
Returning Statistical Leaders:
Passing: Trevor Lawrence (387-584, 4113 yards, 66.3%, 7.0 avg., 25 TD, 8 INT)
Rushing: Travis Etienne Jr. (220 car., 1125 yards, 5.1 avg., 5 TD)
Receiving: Christian Kirk (84 rec., 1108 yards, 13.2 avg., 8 TD)
Yards After Catch: Christian Kirk (377)
TD’s Scored: Christian Kirk (8)
Sacks: Josh Allen (7)
Tackles: Foyesade Oluokun (184)
Interceptions: 4 Tied at (3)
Pass Deflections: Darious Williams (16)
Tackles For Loss: Foyesade Oluokun (12)
Forced Fumbles: Josh Allen (4)
Kick Returns: Jamal Agnew (21 ret., 547 yards, 26.0 avg., 0 TD)
Punt Returns: Jamal Agnew (25 ret., 205 yards, 8.2avg., 0 TD)
Kicking: Riley Patterson (30-35 fg/fga., 86%, 36-37 xp/xpa., 126 pts.)
Punting: Logan Cooke (58 punts, 2862 yards, 49.3 avg., 24 in20)
Projected Offensive Starters:
QB: 16 Trevor Lawrence
RB: 1 Travis Etienne Jr.
WR: 00 Calvin Ridley
WR: 7 Zay Jones
WR: 13 Christian Kirk
TE: 17 Evan Engram
LT: 74 Cam Robinson
LG: 78 Ben Bartch
OC: 79 Luke Fortner
RG: 68 Brandon Scherff
RT: 72 Walker Little
KR: 39 Jamal Agnew
PK: 10 Riley Patterson
Projected Defensive Starters:
DE: 95 Roy Robertson-Harris
NT: 52 Davon Hamilton
DE: 94 Folorunso Fatukasi
LB: 41 Josh Allen
LB: 54 Foyesade Oluokun
LB: 33 Devin Lloyd
LB: 44 Travon Walker
CB: 32 Tyson Campbell
CB: 31 Darious Williams
FS: 5 Andre Cisco
SS: 2 Rayshawn Jenkins
PR: 39 Jamal Agnew
PT: 9 Logan Cooke
Team Grades:
Offense
Quarterbacks: A
Running Backs: B
Wide Receivers: B
Offensive Line: A
Defense
Defensive Line: C
Linebackers: A
Secondary: A
Special Teams
Kick Returners: A
Punt Returners: B
Kickers: A
Punters: A
Schedule:
09/10 @ Colts | Jacksonville trails the series 17-27. The Jaguars are 9-11 since 2013 and their last series road win (27-0) was in 2017.
09/17 CHIEFS | Jacksonville trails the series 6-9. The Jaguars are 0-6 since 2013 and their last series win (24-21) dates back to 2009.
09/24 TEXANS | Jacksonville trails the series 14-28. The Jaguars are 5-15 since 2013 and their last series home win (45-7) was in 2017.
10/01 FALCONS | Jacksonville trails the series 3-5. The Jaguars lost (14-21) the last meeting between teams in 2021.
10/08 @ Bills | The series is tied 9-9. The jaguars are 3-3 since 2013 and they won (9-6) the last meeting between teams in 2021.
10/15 COLTS | The Jaguars last series home loss (17-44) was in 2014.
10/19 @ Saints | Jacksonville trails the series 2-5. The Jaguars lost (6-13) the last meeting between teams in 2019.
10/29 @ Steelers | Jacksonville leads the series 14-13. The Jaguars lost (3-27) the last meeting between teams in 2020.
11/12 49ERS | Jacksonville trails the series 2-4. The Jaguars lost (10-30) the last meeting between teams in 2021.
11/19 TITANS | Jacksonville trails the series 23-34. The Jaguars are 7-13 since 2013 and their last series home loss (19-37) was in 2021.
11/26 @ Texans | The Jaguars last series road loss (21-37) was in 2021.
12/04 BENGALS | Jacksonville leads the series 13-11. The Jaguars lost (21-24) the last meeting between teams in 2021.
12/10 @ Browns | Jacksonville leads the series 12-6. The Jaguars are 3-1 since 2013 and they lost (25-27) the last meeting between teams in 2020.
12/17 RAVENS | Jacksonville leads the series 13-10. The Jaguars are 3-3 since renewing the series in 2014 and their last series loss (14-40) was in 2020.
12/24 @ Buccaneers | Jacksonville leads the series 4-3. The Jaguars lost (11-28) the last meeting between teams in 2019.
12/31 PANTHERS | Jacksonville trails the series 3-4. The Jaguars lost (27-34) the last meeting between teams in 2019.
01/07 @ Titans | The Jaguars last series road loss (0-20) was in 2021.
Predictions:
Home: 8-1
Road: 6-2
South: 5-1
AFC: 10-2
NFC: 4-1
Overall: 14-3 (1st in AFC South/AFC Champions/Super Bowl Champions)
Series Histories: Histories are from the inception of the first Super Bowl season through present day. Meetings prior to 1966 are not included. Playoff wins are included in the year the season took place. For example, if a team won a wildcard game in January of 2023, the game will be listed under the 2022 season
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