JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 The Jaguars have to get down to the NFL limit of 53 players on the roster by Tuesday at 4 p.m. News4JAX sports reporters Jamal St. Cyr and Justin Barney projected the roster after the draft and before the start of training camp. <\/p>\n
Our projections before minicamp<\/a> | Our projections before training camp<\/a><\/p>\n QuarterbackJamalJustinTrevor LawrenceTrevor LawrenceNick MullensNick Mullens<\/p>\n Jamal\u2019s thoughts: Enough said here. Not much competition. Kind of just straight forward. I\u2019d expect John Wolford to end up on the practice squad.<\/p>\n Justin\u2019s thoughts: Lawrence has looked sharp in the preseason. Mullens has been a guy who you hope to not see have to play in the regular season. <\/p>\n Running backJamalJustinLe\u2019Quint Allen Jr.Le\u2019Quint Allen Jr.Tank BigsbyTank BigsbyTravis EtienneTravis EtienneBhayshul TutenBhayshul Tuten<\/p>\n Jamal\u2019s thoughts: Trade? That is the only thing that could change this. Liam Coen talked about how hard it will be to have four RBs active on game day. I still think this will be more of a redshirt year for Tuten unless injuries or a trade happen.<\/p>\n Justin\u2019s thoughts: What I thought it would be back after the draft. No changes. <\/p>\n Tight endJamalJustinHunter LongHunter LongJohnny MundtJohnny MundtBrenton StrangeBrenton Strange<\/p>\n Jamal\u2019s thoughts: Easy, no questions here. Lock it in. <\/p>\n Justin\u2019s thoughts: What I thought initially, although I considered putting Patrick Herbert on. I don\u2019t know if they keep four tight ends though. Not a particularly star-studded group, but Strange is positioned to have a big year. <\/p>\n Wide receiverJamalJustinDyami BrownDyami BrownTravis HunterTravis HunterBrian Thomas Jr.Brian Thomas Jr.Parker WashingtonAustin TrammellN\/AParker Washington<\/p>\n Jamal\u2019s thoughts: Watch the waiver wire. Sean Payton spilled the beans that the Jags called the Broncos about a WR. Those No. 5 and 6 spots are unsettled. Won\u2019t surprise me if they go light after cuts and fill the spots with free agents. <\/p>\n Justin\u2019s thoughts: BTJ hasn\u2019t looked the best in camp, but he didn\u2019t last year and look what he turned in. Brown has been disappointing to me, too. He\u2019s a guy who hasn\u2019t really done much in the NFL in his career. Washington has had a great camp. I like him better than Brown at this point. I think receiver is ultimately the position Hunter plays long term in the NFL. Call me a skeptic, but I\u2019m leery of him playing both ways full time for more than a year or two. Eli Pancol has been on my 53 throughout my projections, but I think he winds up on the practice squad.<\/p>\n Offensive lineJamalJustinEzra ClevelandEzra ClevelandChuma EdogaChuma EdogaRobert HainseyRobert HainseyAnton HarrisonAnton HarrisonFred JohnsonFred JohnsonWalker LittleWalker LittlePatrick MekariPatrick MekariWyatt Milum (projected IR)*Wyatt Milum (projected IR)*Jonah MonheimJonah MonheimCole Van Lanen (projected IR)*Cole Van Lanen (projected IR)*<\/p>\n Jamal\u2019s thoughts: Injuries will play a roll here. I think Milum and Cole Van Lanen will start the year on IR. So make the \u201c53\u201d but then be put on IR so it is short-term and they can come back when they are healthy. <\/p>\n Justin\u2019s thoughts: I think the starting line (Little and Harrison at the tackle spots, Cleveland and Mekari at guard and Hainsey at center) is still league average at its very peak. But it doesn\u2019t need to be elite. The best stretch of Lawrence\u2019s career came behind a line that was in the bottom third of the league, according to PFF. Monheim and Milum look like future starters. This position group worries me, but I think Coen will address that with what we\u2019ve seen in the preseason with quick passing. Depth here is problematic. <\/p>\n Defensive lineJamalJustinArik ArmsteadArik ArmsteadBJ GreenDaVon HamiltonDaVon HamiltonJosh Hines-AllenJosh Hines-AllenEmmanuel OgbahEmmanuel OgbahKhalen SaundersKhalen SaundersMaason SmithMaason SmithDawuane SmootDawuane SmootTravon WalkerTravon WalkerN\/A<\/p>\n Jamal\u2019s thoughts: I had Green on my first 53 back before rookie minicamp then I second-guessed it, but now I\u2019m back right where I started. <\/p>\n Justin\u2019s thoughts: I like this group in theory. If Armstead can show that he\u2019s still got something left, and Smith plays like he did down the stretch in 2024, this unit will be better. Walker and Hines-Allen are going to have big seasons. I love the addition of Smoot and Saunders. This squeezes Jordan Jefferson and Tyler Lacy off the list, but I don\u2019t feel good about moving on from Lacy. <\/p>\n LinebackerJamalJustinYasir AbdullahYasir AbdullahDennis GardeckDennis GardeckJack KiserJack KiserDevin LloydDevin LloydVentrell MillerVentrell MillerFoye OluokunFoye Oluokun<\/p>\n Jamal\u2019s thoughts: I think McLeod lands on IR before cuts and is done for the year. <\/p>\n Justin\u2019s thoughts: I think Chad Muma is the guy squeezed from here by Kiser. Rookie Jalen McLeod has been out all of camp so I could see the draft pick being cut and then brought back and stashed on IR. <\/p>\n CornerbackJamalJustinChristian BraswellChristian BraswellMontaric Brown (projected IR)*Montaric Brown (projected IR)*Tyson CampbellTyson CampbellTravis HunterJarrian JonesJarrian JonesJourdan LewisJourdan LewisDe\u2019Antre Prince<\/p>\n Jamal\u2019s thoughts: Corner is another spot; it wouldn\u2019t surprise me to see them try to scoop up a player off waivers to add another body. I\u2019d think Brown will land on short-term IR. <\/p>\n Justin\u2019s thoughts: I still think Jacksonville was bidding against itself in landing Lewis, but he\u2019s looked impressive on the field and as a leader. Campbell has looked great in camp, but he\u2019s going to have an asterisk next to his name as long as injuries continue to pop up. Brown has been out virtually all of camp with an injury. That opens up a spot for Prince to sneak on. <\/p>\n SafetyJamalJustinAntonio JohnsonAntonio JohnsonRayuan Lane IIIRayuan Lane IIIEric MurrayEric MurrayCaleb Ransaw (projected IR)*Caleb Ransaw (projected IR)*Daniel ThomasDarnell SavageAndrew WingardAndrew Wingard<\/p>\n Jamal\u2019s thoughts: I\u2019m heavy here, but Ransaw is another that I think makes the \u201c53\u201d only to land on short-term IR. Remember, special teams matter, and that\u2019s when Johnson, Lane and Thomas separate themselves. <\/p>\n Justin\u2019s thoughts: I could see stretching to six here. In that case, I\u2019d lean Daniel Thomas. Wingard remains one of my favorite players in terms of his ability to not only make the roster but perform when he\u2019s called on. <\/p>\n SpecialistsJamalJustinLogan CookeLogan CookeCam LittleCam LittleRoss MatiscikRoss Matiscik<\/p>\n Jamal\u2019s thoughts: No questions. <\/p>\n Justin\u2019s thoughts: Little could be the league\u2019s best this year. <\/p>\n Copyright 2025 by WJXT News4JAX – All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 The Jaguars have to get down to the NFL limit of 53 players on the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":231276,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2060],"tags":[7,212,125,2401,213,11589,6,14035],"class_list":{"0":"post-309412","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville-jaguars","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-jacksonville","10":"tag-jacksonville-jaguars","11":"tag-jacksonvillejaguars","12":"tag-jaguars","13":"tag-news4jags","14":"tag-nfl","15":"tag-sports4jax"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115074250035974774","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=309412"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309412\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/231276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=309412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=309412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=309412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}