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In which 2023 games did each Jaguars defensive star shine brightest?

The Jaguars’ defense tailed off late in the year, but it still had some impressive moments in 2023.

Before the 2023 season began, the Jacksonville Jaguars’ defensive unit was expected to be a weakness. But there were a handful of weeks when defense won the game for the Jaguars.

When Jacksonville was at its best en route to an 8-3 start to the year, the defense was a key piece to the team’s success. The Jaguars’ played well as a unit, but the players stepped up individually at different points throughout the season.

While the defense eventually came unraveled and struggled down the stretch, here were the best single-game performances for each of the Jaguars’ key defensive players during the 2023 season:

Contract projections for 6 Jaguars in line to receive new deals

How much would it cost the Jaguars to keep Josh Allen, Trevor Lawrence, and a few other players with new contracts? Spoiler: a whole lot.

When Jacksonville Jaguars general manager Trent Baalke spoke to reporters at the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine, he revealed the team is in talks with three of its impending free agents — Josh Allen, Calvin Ridley, and Ezra Cleveland — to bring them back.

Later, in an interview with NFL Network’s Cameron Wolfe, he said the Jaguars have started talks with quarterback Trevor Lawrence too.

So how much would it cost to sign all four of those players to new contracts? Spoiler alert: a lot.

With the salary cap soaring, several Jaguars players are well-positioned to secure pricy contracts if the team hopes to keep them for the foreseeable future. Add defensive backs Tyson Campbell and Andre Cisco to the mix (Baalke mentioned them in an interview as players who will “eventually need contracts”) and the Jaguars could be handing out several big deals to some of their key players.

Here’s a guess at how much it’d cost for the Jaguars to keep those six players if they signed new contracts this offseason:

Andre Cisco: We didn’t do a good job handling success

Jaguars safety Andre Cisco says the team let success go to its head.

In the moments after a 28-20 season-ending loss to the Tennessee Titans in Week 18, the Jacksonville Jaguars were left searching for answers in a somber locker room.

Some players felt the team was searching for a spark that never came. Others felt the team lost sight of the fundamentals and details that prevent mistakes and miscues.

According to Jaguars safety Andre Cisco, part of the problem was that the team let success inflate its ego.

“When you get success, you have to handle it properly,” Cisco told reporters. “You can’t let it get to your head. You can’t approach life like you have success. You have to approach it the same way every day. You have to have humility.

“I take accountability for that, as well. There’s a way you have to handle success in this league because there’s going to be so many things, like cameras in front of you, and accolades and money that comes with it. So, how do you handle it? I don’t think we did a good job at it.”

Last season, the Jaguars won their last five regular season games to steal the AFC South crown from the Titans. After earning a playoff win to boot, Jacksonville was considered a dark horse Super Bowl contender heading into the 2023 season.

While the Jaguars stumbled early in the year, an 5-0 month of October renewed the belief that the team was one of the NFL’s best. But it all fell apart in December.

Jacksonville has plenty of tough decisions to make in the 2024 offseason, but finding humility shouldn’t be a challenge after the team was thoroughly humbled in its season-ending skid.

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6 Jaguars finish top 10 in fan voting for 2024 Pro Bowl Games

Hours ahead of the rosters for the 2024 Pro Bowl Games being announced, the NFL released the list of players who got the most fan votes.

The rosters for the 2024 Pro Bowl Games will be announced Wednesday night at 8 p.m. ET.

Ahead of the announcement, the NFL released the list of the players who received the most votes from fans and it included six members of the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Fan voting accounts for a third of the calculation for Pro Bowl nods with votes from players and coaches accounting for the other two-thirds.

So although the fan vote results don’t necessarily mean a player will earn a spot in the Pro Bowl Games, it’s a great start. With the roster announcements just hours away, here are the six Jaguars player who finished top 10 at their position in fan votes:

Trevor Lawrence, 5 other Jaguars questionable vs. Buccaneers

Trevor Lawrence is one of six Jaguars listed as questionable for a Week 16 game against the Buccaneers.

The Jacksonville Jaguars listed quarterback Trevor Lawrence and five other players as questionable for a Week 16 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Earlier in the day Friday, Jaguars coach Doug Pederson said Lawrence’s chances of playing Sunday are “better than a coin flip.” Still, the third-year quarterback was only a limited participant in practice and he’ll need to be cleared Saturday to come out of the NFL’s concussion protocol in time to play.

Joining Lawrence as questionable for the game are Christian Braswell, Tyson Campbell, Andre Cisco, Zay Jones, and Brenton Strange.

“Brenton [Strange] has been good this week and feels good, so I think he’s good to go,” Pederson said Friday. “Tyson [Campbell] and Cisco had good days yesterday, we’ll get them a bunch of time today and the numbers of reps we have to see where they’re at. Optimistic that they can play.”

Pederson wasn’t as optimistic about Jones, who suffered a hamstring injury in Week 15.

“He is trending well, he’s working off to the side with our trainers and medical staff,” Pederson said. “With a hamstring, it’s a touchy situation and I don’t want to risk anything further as we continue our season, so probably not.”

The Buccaneers ruled out one player, wide receiver Rakim Jarrett, who is still on injured reserve with a designation to return. Another two players, defensive lineman Will Gholston and safety Antoine Winfield Jr., are questionable.

Winfield earned Pro Bowl honors last year and leads the Buccaneers in both tackles and interceptions this season.

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Trevor Lawrence, Zay Jones sit out Jaguars’ Wednesday practice

The Jaguars were, unsurprisingly, without Trevor Lawrence and Zay Jones at practice Wednesday.

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence and wide receiver Zay Jones both sat out practice Wednesday and another six players were limited ahead of a Week 16 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Neither absence was surprising after Lawrence landed in the NFL’s concussion protocol after a Week 15 loss and Jones pulled up with a hamstring issue in the game.

Cornerback Tyson Campbell and safety Andre Cisco both missed the loss to the Baltimore Ravens. The other four players who were limited Wednesday —  Christian Braswell, Ezra Cleveland, Walker Little, and Brenton Strange — were all questionable for the game. Cleveland and Little were active and exited without further injury, according to Jaguars coach Doug Pederson, while Braswell and Strange didn’t play.

For the Buccaneers, seven players were listed on the Wednesday report, but four practiced fully.

A week ago, Tampa Bay ruled out two players, listed two as doubtful, and had four questionable players for a Week 15 game against the Green Bay Packers.

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Jaguars vs. Ravens inactives: Walker Little, Ezra Cleveland active

The Jaguars will have the left side of their offensive line in tact Sunday night against the Ravens.

The Jacksonville Jaguars will have starting offensive linemen Walker Little and Ezra Cleveland in the lineup Sunday night against the Baltimore Ravens.

Ninety minutes ahead of kickoffs, the Jaguars announced six inactives:

Both Tyson Campbell and Andre Cisco were ruled out Friday in the team’s final injury report of the week due to quad and groin injuries, respectively. Brenton Strange’s inactive status isn’t surprising either after the team elevated tight end Josh Pederson from the practice squad Saturday.

Jacksonville had seven players listed as questionable, but only two of them will sit out Sunday: Strange and cornerback Christian Braswell who wasn’t activated from the injured reserve.

For the Ravens, all eyes were on defensive back Kyle Hamilton, who was questionable. He is active and will play Sunday:

Kickoff is scheduled for 8:20 p.m. ET.

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Jaguars rule out 2, list 7 as questionable vs. Ravens in Week 15

The Jaguars will be without starting defensive backs Tyson Campbell and Andre Cisco on Sunday.

The Jacksonville Jaguars will be without two starting defensive backs Sunday night when they play the Baltimore Ravens.

On Friday, the team ruled out cornerback Tyson Campbell and safety Andre Cisco. Second-year cornerback Montaric “Buster” Brown will likely fill in for Campbell and veteran safety Andrew “Dewey” Wingard will probably step in for Cisco.

Another seven Jaguars players are questionable for the Week 15 primetime contest.

Both Jamal Agnew and Christian Braswell are still on injured reserve and had their 21-day practice windows opened earlier this month. If either is available Sunday, that’ll likely be revealed Saturday when the Jaguars decide whether or not they’ll move one or both of them to the active roster.

It’d be a surprise if veteran defensive back Tre Herndon is unavailable after Doug Pederson said earlier Friday that he has cleared concussion protocol and “should be good to go.”

For Baltimore, only two players are questionable and all eyes are on the status of Kyle Hamilton.

During a press conference Friday, Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said that Hamilton is “in a good place right now,” but also said “we’ll see how he does the next couple days.” The second-year safety has two interceptions, three sacks, and nine tackles for a loss so far in 2023.

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11 Jaguars players limited, none sit out Thursday practice

The Jaguars had everyone on the practice field Thursday, although 11 were limited.

The Jacksonville Jaguars had full attendance at their Thursday practice with defensive backs Tyson Campbell and Andre Cisco back on the field after sitting out Wednesday.

It wasn’t exactly a healthy day of work for the team ahead of a Week 15 game against the Baltimore Ravens, though. Jacksonville listed 11 players as limited, including Campbell and Cisco.

During a Week 14 loss to the Cleveland Browns, the Jaguars were without Folorunso Fatukasi, Tre Herndon, Walker Little, and Brenton Strange. All four of those players are still limited in practice, but appear well on track to return to the field sooner rather than later.

Quarterbacks Trevor Lawrence and C.J. Beathard again appeared on the injury report, but both were full participants.

Like Wednesday, the Ravens had an exceedingly brief injury report with only one player limited Thursday.

Baltimore safety Kyle Hamilton was wearing a brace on his injured left knee in practice and told reporters Wednesday that his status for Week 15 is still “up in the air.”

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Tyson Campbell, Andre Cisco sit out Wednesday practice

The Jaguars have a lengthy injury report, but good news outweighed the bad Wednesday.

Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Tyson Campbell and safety Andre Cisco both sat out Wednesday practice and another nine players were limited.

Quarterbacks Trevor Lawrence and C.J. Beathard are both on the report as well, but practiced fully with their ankle and shoulder injuries, respectively.

While it’s a lengthy list of injuries for the Jaguars, good news outweighed the bad Wednesday. Jamal Agnew, Tre Herndon, Walker Little, and Brenton Strange all made their return to the practice field. The team also had offensive lineman Ezra Cleveland, who exited the Jaguars’ Week 14 loss with a knee injury, on the field.

During the media viewing portion of practice, Little worked with the offensive tackles and Cleveland worked with the interior linemen.

Unlike the Jaguars’ injury report, the Baltimore Ravens’ report on Wednesday was exceedingly brief.

Kyle Hamilton and Roquan Smith, the Ravens’ top two highest graded defenders on PFF, were both limited. Hamilton exited Baltimore’s Week 14 win and “moved pretty well” Wednesday.

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