Updated March 25, 2026, 10:33 a.m. ET

With NFL free agency mostly behind us, let’s put together a still way-too-early 53-man roster prediction for the Jacksonville Jaguars’ 2026 NFL season.

It was a quiet free agency period for the Jaguars, but in the last few weeks, Jacksonville did re-sign Montaric Brown, Quintin Morris, and Dennis Gardeck, along with adding Christian Rodriguez. Those moves, of course, will impact what this roster looks like.

Then, with the draft still having to take place, and the Jaguars owning 11 selections, the roster going into training camp is going to look fairly different than what it does today.

However, what this exercise does highlight are the needs that still exist and need to be addressed this offseason.

Quarterbacks (2)

Trevor Lawrence, Nick Mullens

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Some teams roster three quarterbacks on the 53-man roster, but last year under Liam Coen, the Jaguars kept only two. So we will go that route.

Running backs (4)

Bhayshul Tuten, Chris Rodriguez, LeQuint Allen, Ja’Quinden Jackson

Something to watch here is that we did see the Jaguars regularly carry four running backs last season.

Wide receiver (5)

Brian Thomas Jr., Jakobi Meyers, Parker Washington, Austin Trammell, Tim Jones

Travis Hunter will, of course, be a part of this room. Trammell and Jones can provide added help on special teams. We saw the Jaguars attempt to bolster the depth here by signing Jake Bobo, so we should expect another addition — or two — at some point to compete for a roster spot.

Tight end (4)

Brenton Strange, Quintin Morris, Hunter Long, Patrick Herbert

Tight end is an under-the-radar need for the Jaguars. Not so much for the 2026 season, but more so for 2027 when Morris and Long are free agents. An addition in the NFL draft could boost competition for that fourth roster spot and also help the Jaguars plan ahead for next offseason.

Offensive line (9)

Cole Van Lanen, Ezra Cleveland, Robert Hainsey, Patrick Mekari, Anton Harrison, Walker Little, Wyatt Milum, Jonah Monheim, Chuma Edoga

The Jaguars didn’t experience any roster turnover here this offseason. However, don’t be surprised if Coen again leans into creating competition for snaps, just as he did last summer, in an effort to get more out of the run game.

Defensive line (9)

Josh Hines-Allen, Travon Walker, BJ Green, Danny Striggow, Arik Armstead, DaVon Hamilton, Matt Dickerson, Maason Smith, Keivie Rose

Depth is a huge need here. Between the defensive tackle and end positions, these nine players are the only defensive linemen currently on the roster.

Linebacker (6)

Dennis Gardeck, Foye Oluokun, Ventrell Miller, Branson Combs, Jalen McLeod, Jack Kiser

James Gladstone recently highlighted the Jaguars’ plan at linebacker without Devin Lloyd, and all six of these players were mentioned. An addition in the draft is still very much in play, however.

Cornerback (6)

Travis Hunter, Montaric Brown, Jourdan Lewis, Jarrian Jones, Christian Braswell, Jabbar Muhammad

Re-signing Brown added stability to the cornerback room, but the Jaguars likely will still attempt to bolster the competition at this position.

Safety (5)

Eric Murray, Antonio Johnson, Caleb Ransaw, Rayuan Lane, Cam’Ron Silmon-Craig

Another unit, like cornerbck, that is positioned well, but could use more competition on the back end of the depth chart.

Special teams (3)

Logan Cooke, Ross Matiscik, Cam Little

No mystery here.

(This story was updated to correct a misspelling/typo.)