With a roster spot or two available, this Jaguars’ WR stood out during the team’s first minicamp practice.
Jacksonville Jaguars’ wide receiver Josh Cephus had a standout day during the team’s first minicamp practice.
John Shipley of Jaguars on SI went through his five observations from Jacksonville’s first minicamp practice, and included was the day that Cephus was able to put together.
“The two wideouts who made the most catches after the starting duo of Thomas and Dyami Brown figured to be Parker Washington and Josh Cephus, with the latter making an impressive catch in the middle of the end zone during one period,” wrote Shipley.
This isn’t the first time we’ve heard Cephus’ name during offseason programs. Following the Jaguars‘ fourth OTA practice, head coach Liam Coen highlighted him when discussing the wide receiver position.
Cephus went undrafted last April out of UT-San Antonio and appeared in one game for the Jaguars last season, during the team’s Week 14 matchup with Tennessee. Cephus played six snaps and had no targets in that game, per PFF.
What we know right now at the receiver position is that Travis Hunter, Brian Thomas Jr., Dyami Brown, and Parker Washington will make up the first four spots on the depth chart. But at a position where teams often roster six, two spots are up for grabs.
Competing with Cephus for those roster spots are Trenton Irwin, Austin Trammell, and a number of undrafted rookies, including Dorian Singer, Eli Pancol, Darius Lassiter, JJ Jones, Cam Camper, and Chandler Brayboy.
While Cephus continues to stand out, it is still relatively early on in this process as the new offensive scheme gets implemented. As Trevor Lawrence described, Coen’s offense gives you all the answers, but it puts a lot on the plate of the offensive players as well, and with that, can potentially come a hefty learning curve.
“That whole group, I don’t want to say they’re swimming, but at times they’re going to be,” Coen said during OTAs. “There’s so much when these guys come in post-draft, especially later on, and an install of a whole new system. Our vets and these guys have been in an offense for, let’s call it a month and a half, now these guys get put into it right in the middle of an install.
“It’s really hard to judge some of that, but I think they’ve done a nice job of trying to handle it in the heat, with the elements, doing a lot of running. We’ll see how those guys end up competing in training camp, though.”