JACKSONVILLE – This was a perfect fit for the Jaguars at the perfect time.
When Brayden Berezowitz discusses Caleb Ransaw, he describes a talented and versatile player with high-end physical attributes able to play safety at a high level in the NFL.
The description goes beyond physical, and that’s where Ransaw perhaps feels most like the right player for the new Jaguars regime.
“He is the ultimate team guy,” Berezowitz said.
Ransaw, selected by the Jaguars No. 88 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft, was listed as a cornerback entering the draft and played mostly nickel in his lone season at Tulane in 2024. The Jaguars expect him to play safety in the NFL, though General Manager James Gladstone emphasized during the draft he can play all secondary positions.
“One of the things that really jumps out more than anything is the versatility,” Gladstone said. “He’ll have the entire defensive back group that he’ll be moving in and out of.”
Berezowitz, spears/nickels coach at Tulane University, said while Ransaw worked at five secondary positions collegiately, “his best position could definitely be safety in the NFL.”
“He could play corner, safety or nickel but safety is probably the best spot,” Berezowitz said.
Berezowitz, who called Ransaw the “best take-the-air-out spatially-aware-tackle-in-space guy that I’ve been around,” said Ransaw played safety at Tulane to the benefit of the program and the detriment of himself.
“He sacrificed for us,” Berezowitz said. “He played nickel in our scheme, which did not give him a ton of production because of what we made him do. He was our best cover guy, so we had to put him in the slot and make him play a lot of man, so he didn’t get a lot of ball production because of the scheme.