Jaguars 2023 roster review: QB C.J. Beathard

Jaguars backup C.J. Beathard hasn’t played much in two seasons with the team, but he’s earned trust from coaches and teammates.

The brunt of the offseason is in the books and training camp is still off on the horizon. Join us in the NFL’s dead zone with a player-by-player review of the Jaguars roster ahead of the 2023 season.

The Jacksonville Jaguars have a star at quarterback in Trevor Lawrence, but for a brief moment during the 2022 season it looked like the worst case scenario came to fruition.

During a blowout loss to the Detroit Lions, Lawrence was twisted down on a sack just before halftime and stayed down on the field in pain. C.J. Beathard stepping in to start at quarterback for the Jaguars seemed to be a very real possibility in that moment. But Lawrence jogged out for the second half and eventually led his team to the playoffs.

Through two seasons with the Jaguars, Beathard has thrown just 13 passes.

Still, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback did enough that the Jaguars opted to re-sign the backup in the 2023 offseason.

Contract (2023): $1.080 million base salary; $500,000 prorated signing bonus, $400,000 roster bonus, $100,000 workout bonus, $1 million in incentives; $2.080 million cap hit (2023). Due to become free agent in 2025.

Acquired: Jaguars signed Beathard in free agency on March 24, 2021.

PFF grades:

  • 57.6 (2022 – 27 snaps)
  • 95.0 (2021 – 7 snaps)
  • 67.7 (2020 – SF)
  • 64.9 (2019 – SF)
  • 59.5 (2018 – SF)

Statistics:

  • 7 completions, 11 attempts, 35 yards, 0 touchdowns, 1 interception (2022)
  • 2 completions, 2 attempts, 33 yards, 0 touchdowns, 0 interceptions (2021)

Highlight:

Quote: “My confidence level is high in him. What he’s shown, he’s a veteran guy. … He’s well-versed in the offense and [I have] a lot of confidence in him.” – Doug Pederson on Beathard

Calvin Ridley (No. 0) Travis Etienne Jr. (No. 1) Rayshawn Jenkins (No. 2) C.J. Beathard (No. 3) Tank Bigsby (No. 4) Andre Cisco (No. 5)
Chris Claybrooks (No. 6) Zay Jones (No. 7) Logan Cooke (No. 9) Parker Washington (No. 11) James McCourt (No. 12) Christian Kirk (No. 13)
Kendric Pryor (No. 14) Tim Jones (No. 15) Trevor Lawrence (No. 16) Evan Engram (No. 17) Nathan Rourke (No. 18) Sammis Reyes (No. 19)
Daniel Thomas (No. 20) Latavious Brini (No. 21) JaMycal Hasty (No. 22) Foyesade Oluokun (No. 23) Snoop Conner (No. 24) D’Ernest Johnson (No. 25)
Antonio Johnson (No. 26) Divaad Wilson (No. 27) Tevaughn Campbell (No. 29) Montaric Brown (No. 30) Darious Williams (No. 31) Tyson Campbell (No. 32)
Devin Lloyd (No. 33) Gregory Junior (No. 34) Ayo Oyelola (No. 35) Christian Braswell (No. 36) Tre Herndon (No. 37) Qadree Ollison (No. 38)
Jamal Agnew (No. 39) Erick Hallett (No. 40) Josh Allen (No. 41) Andrew Wingard (No. 42) Kaleb Hayes (No. 43) Derek Parish (No. 43)
Travon Walker (No. 44) K’Lavon Chaisson (No. 45) Ross Matiscik (No. 46) De’Shaan Dixon (No. 47) Chad Muma (No. 48) Leonard Taylor (No. 49)
Shaquille Quarterman (No. 50) Ventrell Miller (No. 51) DaVon Hamilton (No. 52) Willie Taylor III (No. 53) DJ Coleman (No. 54) Dequan Jackson (No. 55)
Yasir Abdullah (No. 56) Caleb Johnson (No. 57) Raymond Vohasek (No. 59) Darryl Williams (No. 60) Samuel Jackson (No. 62) Coy Cronk (No. 64)
Chandler Brewer (No. 67) Brandon Scherff (No. 68) Tyler Shatley (No. 69) Cole Van Lanen (No. 70) Walker Little (No. 72) Blake Hance (No. 73)
Cam Robinson (No. 74) Cooper Hodges (No. 75) Anton Harrison (No. 76) Josh Wells (No. 77) Ben Bartch (No. 78) Luke Fortner (No. 79)
Kevin Austin Jr. (No. 80) Seth Williams (No. 81) Elijah Cooks (No. 84) Brenton Strange (No. 85) Gerrit Prince (No. 86) Jaray Jenkins (No. 87)
Oliver Martin (No. 88) Luke Farrell (No. 89) Henry Mondeaux (No. 90) Jordan Smith (No. 92) Tyler Lacy (No. 93) Folorunso Fatukasi (No. 94)
Roy Robertson-Harris (No. 95) Adam Gotsis (No. 96) Nick Thurman (No. 97) Michael Dogbe (No. 98) Jeremiah Ledbetter (No. 99) Brandon McManus
Jacob Harris

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