JACKSONVILLE – Senior writer John Oehser and Jaguars analyst Bucky Brooks examine the Jaguars’ linebacker position in this position-by-position look at the ’26 offseason:
2025 at a glance: This was a position of strength and productivity for the Jaguars much of the 2025 season, with Lloyd in particular turning in some of the team’s most important – and most memorable – plays of the season. Oluokun fora fourth consecutive season since signing with the Jaguars as an unrestricted free agent was strikingly reliable and productive, registering a team-high 143 tackles, 69 solo, with five tackles for loss, two quarterback hits, a sack, an interception and a fumble recovery. This was Oluokun’s sixth consecutive season with more than 100 tackles, the fifth-longest active streak in the NFL. Lloyd in his fourth NFL season earned second-team Associated Press All-Pro honors and was also named to the Pro Bowl. He registered 74 tackles, 31 solo, six tackles for loss, five interceptions, seven passes defensed and a fumble recovery. Gardeck in his first season with the Jaguars emerged as a solid edge defender and special teams player with 37 defensive tackles, 2.5 sacks, six tackles for loss, nine quarterback hits and 11 special teams tackles. Miller registered 27 tackles defensively with 11 on special teams. Kiser, a fourth-round selection in the 2025 NFL Draft, registered 10 tackles in 14 games. Combs played in 10 games after signing with the Jaguars as a collegiate free agent, registering seven special-teams tackles. Abdullah registered nine special teams tackles in 10 games in his third NFL season. McLeod, a sixth-round selection in the 2025 NFL Draft, missed the season with an ankle injury.