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That position, of course, is linebacker. In the wake of Devin Lloyd leaving in free agency after a second-team All-Pro season, the Jaguars have a serious questiion to ask at the linebacker position.
But when the Jaguars ask the question, they should trust one man above all else has the answer: Anthony Campanile.
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Simply put, Campanile has been one of the NFL’s best linebacker developers in recent seasons. The 2024-2025 seasons alone saw Campanile score several big wins as a developer of the off-ball linebacker position, leading to two players cashing in.
First, Campanile did wonders for both Quay Walker and Edgerrin Cooper, helping the duo become a dynamic play-making pair for the Green Bay Packers. Walker had arguably the best year of his career under Campanile, his position coach in 2024. Cooper also was better under Campanile in 2024 than he was in 2025.
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Then there is obviously the case of Lloyd, a former first-round pick who had an uneven first three years with the Jaguars. Lloyd was benched for fellow 2022 draft pick Chad Muma as a rookie and did not improve much over the next two seasons, and Ventrell Miller even pushed Lloyd for a starting role last offseason.
Lloyd started in Week 1 and eventually took over the role completely. Lloyd went on to have the best season of his career and one of the best seasons of any linebacker in the NFL last year. As a result, Lloyd was able to get a nice-sized contract with the Carolina Panthers last month.
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Now, it will be up to Campanile to prepare Lloyd’s replacement — whether that be Ventrell Miller or someone else. And when it comes to that task, there is nobody Jaguars head coach Liam Coen could find better equipped for it.
“That helps because your D Coordinator, arguably his most comfortable position is that. And so you feel maybe different positions when we got a little bit more time or like Campy is going to get this out of him,” Coen said this week in Phoenix.
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“Tem’s [Linebackers Coach Tem Lukabu] going to get this out of him. They’ve been doing this a long time. They know what some of the pitfalls are and shortcomings are and how to work around those things. And so, yeah, you’re excited about what that development could look like.”