{"id":828274,"date":"2026-03-23T02:11:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T02:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/828274\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T02:11:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T02:11:35","slug":"washington-ol-carver-willis-reportedly-met-with-jaguars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/828274\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington OL Carver Willis reportedly met with Jaguars"},"content":{"rendered":"

March 22, 2026, 6:34 a.m. ET<\/p>\n

Washington offensive lineman Carver Willis is a 2026 NFL draft prospect who seems to be on the Jacksonville Jaguars’<\/a> radar.<\/p>\n

In an interview with Justin Melo of Sports Illustrated<\/a>, Willis said that he met with the Jaguars<\/a> at the NFL combine.<\/p>\n

Willis is listed at 6-5 and weighs 291 pounds. He’s played 1,870 snaps in his career, with the bulk of that playing time coming over the last three seasons.<\/p>\n

He’s played tackle positions in college, but some NFL teams view him as a prospect who could line up at all five positions if needed. Under James Gladstone and Liam Coen, the Jaguars very much covet versatility on the offensive line.<\/p>\n

“Some teams think I\u2019m capable of backing up all five positions. Some teams see me as a center,” Carver told Willis. “Others see me as a guard. It\u2019s been fun and unique to hear all of the different perspectives and thought processes.”<\/p>\n

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During the 2025 season, Willis allowed two sacks and 22 pressures, according to Pro Football Focus<\/a>, while playing mostly left tackle. He ranked 101st among tackles in pass-blocking efficiency but was sixth overall in run-blocking grade.<\/p>\n

Willis’ play in the run game also likely has Jacksonville’s attention.<\/p>\n

For more on Willis, Lance Zierlein of NFL.com<\/a> had this to say in his pre-draft scouting report:<\/p>\n

“Willis\u2019 run-blocking tape is impressive,” Zierlein wrote. “He’s quick out of his stance, gets into run fits with good pop\/aggression and is a consistent block finisher. However, he lacks the length and anchor associated with pro tackles. He also doesn\u2019t have the broad frame and core strength of a guard. His pass protection can be spotty due to oversets and the aforementioned anchor issue, but he has the quickness\/grip strength to compete. Willis can fit as a zone-scheme guard and could be considered as a swing tackle who might need protection help.”<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Jaguars\u00a0are positioned well on the offensive line. Their starting five from last season is all still under contract, along with a few of their first options off the bench.<\/p>\n

However, during last year’s training camp, the Jaguars stressed competition along the offensive line. There’s no reason to think they won’t take that same approach again this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"March 22, 2026, 6:34 a.m. ET Washington offensive lineman Carver Willis is a 2026 NFL draft prospect who…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":826438,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2060],"tags":[95878,7,212,125,2401,213,6,31186,95933,95882,95936,95896,95888,95899,95883,95881],"class_list":{"0":"post-828274","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville-jaguars","8":"tag-accessfree","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-jacksonville","11":"tag-jacksonville-jaguars","12":"tag-jacksonvillejaguars","13":"tag-jaguars","14":"tag-nfl","15":"tag-sstssportsnfljaguars","16":"tag-sstsnjaguars","17":"tag-tagamerican-football","18":"tag-tagjacksonville-jaguars","19":"tag-tagnational-sports","20":"tag-tagnfl","21":"tag-tagoverall-neutral","22":"tag-tagsports-news","23":"tag-typestory"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116276067552722026","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/828274","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=828274"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/828274\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/826438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=828274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=828274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=828274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}