With offseason programs now behind us, we will be getting a jump start on our training camp preview by going player-by-player through the Jacksonville Jaguars’ 91-man roster.
Going alphabetically, up is defensive tackle Arik Armstead.
Arik Armstead’s profile
NFL experience: 10 seasons
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The 2024 season was Armstead’s first with the Jaguars after signing with the team as a free agent. In Jacksonville’s defense, Armstead moved to defensive end, where he did have playing experience, but in more recent seasons, he made his mark at defensive tackle.
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Armstead would go on to record 36 pressures last season at defensive end and ranked 32nd among his position group in PFF’s pass rush win rate metric.
However, in comparison to his production at defensive tackle in 2023 with San Francisco, that year, Armstead logged 58 pressures and ranked ninth in pass rush win rate.
Looking ahead to the 2025 season
This season, under new defensive coordinator Anthony Campanile, Armstead will be moving back to defensive tackle.
“I think that’s where I’m best,” Armstead said of the tackle position while appearing on the O-Zone Podcast. “I’ve played both in my career and had success at both, but I can have the biggest effect on the quarterback playing and rushing against guards and centers. That’s what I do best.”
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After GM James Gladstone didn’t make any offseason additions at the tackle position–a unit where the Jaguars very much need improved play–Armstead’s presence inside will play a key role in elevating the performance of that unit.
Also contributing will be Campanile’s defensive scheme, which is expected to include more movement up front and a more attacking play style. We also could see blitzing and simulated pressures as part of that front-seven dynamic as well.
This article originally appeared on Jaguars Wire: Previewing Jaguars’ 2025 roster: A closer look at DL Arik Armstead