How much salary cap space has Jacksonville Jaguars’ GM James Gladstone devoted to each position group?

How much salary cap space has Jacksonville Jaguars’ GM James Gladstone devoted to each position group this offseason?

When a new general manager takes over, change is the norm, but even with that being the expectation, Gladstone made quick work of overhauling this roster.

He did not re-sign any of the Jaguars‘ own unrestricted free agents. Gladstone also released several veteran players and brought in 15 outside free agents. He then made nine draft picks and signed 22 undrafted rookies.

In total, there are 46 new players on this Jaguars’ team, or another way to put it, over half of the current roster wasn’t on the team last season.

Currently, the Jaguars have $18.84 million in available cap space, which, compared to the rest of the NFL, ranks 20th. If Gladstone wants to make another addition or two, the Jaguars have the cap space to do so, especially at this point in the offseason, where contracts aren’t breaking the salary cap bank.

Also of note, the Jaguars have the seventh-most dead cap on the books this season after moving on from several veteran contracts.

With help from Spotrac, here is how much cap space is devoted to each position.

Quarterback: $20.87 million

Trevor Lawrence has a $17 million cap hit, which is the largest on the team this season. However, compared to the rest of the NFL, that ranks in the middle of the pack as the 17th largest cap hit at the quarterback position.

Running back: $10.433 million

Travis Etienne is playing on a fifth-year option and has a modest cap hit of $6.14 million. But Tank Bigsby, Bhayshul Tuten, and LeQuint Allen are all on rookie deals.

Wide receiver: $31.67 million

The Jaguars have over $19 million in dead cap wrapped up in this position after releasing Gabe Davis and trading Christian Kirk. On the roster, Dyami Brown’s $9.98 million cap hit is the largest at the position, with Travis Hunter just behind him at $8.48 million.

Tight end: 9.71 million

Brenton Strange is still on his relatively inexpensive rookie deal, while Johnny Mundt, Hunter Long, and Quintin Morris were all signed to shorter-term deals that come with minimal cap hits.

Offensive line: $44.83 million

The Jaguars heavily reshaped this unit during the offseason, with GM James Gladstone making six new additions between free agency and the NFL draft. Walker Little also signed an extension late last season. However, as the overall numbers show, none of these new free agent deals weigh all that heavily on books.

Defensive line: $60.4 million

Josh Hines-Allen and Travon Walker have the second and third largest cap hits on the team for the Jaguars. But relative to their position group league-wide, Hines-Allen’s cap hit ranks 16th among all defensive ends this season, and Walker is 24th. DaVon Hamilton also has a cap hit north of $10 million.

Linebacker: $23.09 million

Devin Lloyd is in the final year of what is still a fairly inexpensive rookie contract, while Foye Oluokun has the fourth-biggest cap hit on the Jaguars at $11.46 million. The next largest cap hit at this position is Chad Muma at $1.72 million.

Secondary: $43.39 million

Travis Hunter and Tyson Campbell both have cap hits of over $8 million, and there is a lot of good cap value at this position group. Jourdan Lewis also has a cap hit of only $5.8 million, and Eric Murray is at $3.66 million.

Special teams: $5.17 million

Logan Cooke is the second-highest paid punter in the NFL, and Cam Little is still in the early stages of a Day 3 rookie deal.