JACKSONVILLE – Senior writer John Oehser and Jaguars analyst Bucky Brooks examine the Jaguars’ cornerback position in this position-by-position look at the ’26 offseason:
2025 at a glance: This was a season of transition, development and improvement for the Jaguars at cornerback – a position that looked significantly different by Week 18 than it did in Week 1. Brown, a fifth-year veteran who missed the first two games of the 2025 season with a leg injury, started the final 12 games and emerged as a solid starter with a team-high 12 passes defensed with two interceptions and 27 tackles, 30 solos. Newsome, acquired from the Cleveland Browns in an October trade for Campbell, started the final 11 games with one interception, six passes defensed, with 28 tackles, 23 solos. Lewis, who signed with the Jaguars as an unrestricted free agent from the Dallas Cowboys in the 2025 offseason, started seven of 12 games before a season-ending foot injury and registered 10 passes defensed with two interceptions with 30 tackles, 21 solos. Jones developed as his second NFL season continued, with eight passes defensed and three interceptions with 43 tackles, 31 solos, six for loss. Hunter, the No. 2 overall selection in the 2025 NFL Draft, sustained a season-ending knee injury in a Week 9 practice and started two games with three passes defensed.