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Jaguars announce 14 players signed to reserve/future contracts

The Jaguars made the addition of 14 players official Tuesday.

A day after the Jacksonville Jaguars’ 2023 season ended, the team signed 11 players to reserve/future deals, according to the NFL’s transaction wire.

More than a month later, the team has finally announced those signings along with a trio of other players. One of those three is kicker Riley Patterson, whose reunion with the Jaguars popped up on the transaction wire a week ago. The other two, tight end Josh Pederson and receiver Seth Williams, spent the 2023 season with Jacksonville.

Reserve/future deals, typically a minimum-salary contract, don’t count against the team’s salary cap or roster limit until the beginning of the next league year. Essentially that means those type of contracts are a way to keep players while roster limits haven’t yet been expanded back to a maximum of 90 players, which will happen when the new league year begins in March.

The notable omission from the list is running back Snoop Conner, who was picked by the Jaguars in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL draft. Here’s all 14 players who were officially added to the Jaguars’ roster Tuesday on reserve/futures contracts:

Jaguars sign 11 players to reserve/future contracts

The Jaguars made moves on Monday to keep more than half of their practice squad players.

The 2023 season is officially over for the Jacksonville Jaguars and they made their first moves to secure a few players for 2024.

Reserve/future deals, which are typically a minimum-salary contract, don’t count against the team’s salary cap or roster limit until the beginning of the next league year. In layman’s terms, they’re a way to keep practice squad players while roster limits haven’t yet been expanded back to a maximum of 90 players.

On Monday, the Jaguars kept more than half of the players who were on the practice squad at the end of the regular season. While there’s still time for the team to add more players via reserve/future deals, notable omissions for now include running back Snoop Conner, tight end Josh Pederson, and quarterback E.J. Perry.

Instead, these are the 11 players the Jaguars secured Monday, via the NFL’s transaction wire:

Jaguars practice squad tracker: 17 signings announced

The Jaguars finalized their initial 17-man practice squad Wednesday and Thursday.

The Jacksonville Jaguars set their 53-man roster Tuesday and finalized their 17-player practice squad Wednesday and Thursday.

While practice squad players aren’t eligible to play on Sundays unless they’re elevated to the active roster, keeping them gives the Jaguars a chance to develop a player or keep them in the building in the event that injuries open an opportunity.

Last season, the Jaguars got meaningful contributions out of defensive tackle Corey Peters, who spent time on the practice squad before moving up midseason. This year, Jacksonville has cornerback Gregory Junior on the active roster after giving the 2022 sixth-rounder a year to grow on the practice squad.

Here’s the Jaguars’ initial 2023 practice squad:

Jaguars’ De’Shaan Dixon ‘all in’ on offseason position switch

Switching positions wasn’t De’Shaan Dixon’s idea, but he’s embracing it all the same.

Switching positions from outside linebacker to defensive lineman with the Jacksonville Jaguars wasn’t De’Shaan Dixon’s idea, but he’s embracing it all the same.

“[Jaguars coaches] came to me during the offseason, just talking about how they thought it was best for me to switch positions to make the team,” Dixon told Jamal St. Cyr of News4Jax. “I was all in for it. They told me to gain some weight for it.

“I like playing inside. It’s definitely a new position for me so I’m definitely learning. … I like it. I like the change.”

Dixon, 24, earned a spot on the Jaguars’ 53-man roster last year as an undrafted rookie, but spent most of his first season in the NFL as a weekly healthy scratch. Now a 20-pounds-heavier version of Dixon is hoping to make the roster again in year two.

“There’s still a lot of stuff for me to work on as far as technique — pad level, stuff like that — but I like it. Like I said, it’s new for me, but I’m enjoying the process and I think I’m getting better at it every day.”

To make the roster, Dixon will have to beat out a bevy of newcomers on the defensive line. While starters Roy Robertson-Harris, DaVon Hamilton, and Folorunso Fatukasi all returned, the team added Tyler Lacy, Raymond Vohasek, Henry Mondeaux, and Michael Dogbe.

Dixon finished his collegiate career at Norfolk State with 14.5 sacks and 24.5 tackles for loss.

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Jaguars 2023 roster review: DE De’Shaan Dixon

After making the Jaguars’ 53-man roster as an undrafted rookie, De’Shaan Dixon is making a position switch in year two.

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.

De’Shaan Dixon pulled off a difficult feat last year when he made the 53-man roster with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted rookie. But his unlikely path to a spot on the active roster didn’t result in much play time.

Instead, Dixon spent most of his rookie season as a healthy scratch on a weekly basis. He appeared in only three regular season games and recorded just one tackle.

But Dixon will try to stick on the roster in 2023 at a different position. Earlier in the offseason, Jaguars coach Doug Pederson revealed that Dixon has added weight and will instead play on the defensive line rather than continue at outside linebacker.

With little depth behind Roy Robertson-Harris and Folorunso Fatukasi, Dixon could provide an intriguing talent with pass rushing skills to the interior of the Jaguars’ front seven.

Contract (2023): $870,000 base salary, $4,000 prorated signing bonus, $874,000 cap hit.

Acquired: Jaguars signed Dixon as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2022.

PFF grades:

  • 33.2 (2022)

Statistics:

  • One tackle (2022)

Highlight:

Quote: “De’Shaan, we’ve actually moved him inside as an interior D-Lineman. He’s bulked up a little bit and gained some weight, good weight. It’d be good for him to take that versatility from outside to move him inside, so there’s another two-way player for you.” – Jaguars coach Doug Pederson on Dixon

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
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Jaguars announce inactives for Week 1 tilt vs. Washington

These players will have to wait another week to make their regular season debut for the #Jaguars

The Jacksonville Jaguars will kick off their 2022 season today against the Washington Commanders at 1 p.m. ET at FedEx Field in the rain. Both teams are in search of their first win in their new campaigns and have rebuilt their rosters in the offseason to get off to a fast start this year.

Jacksonville announced their inactives for the Week 1 matchup on Twitter Sunday morning:

Their decision to leave three defensive players inactive heading into the scrum is a testament to the faith they have in their depth on that side of the ball. Linebacker De’Shaan Dixon and rookie cornerback Montaric Brown were quiet stars of the Jaguars’ preseason but will have to wait until next week to see their first action in a game that counts.

With a stable of solid skill position players on offense, their decision to deactivate their newest receiver, Kendrick Pryor, is a sound strategic move. The choice to carry JaMycal Hasty over Snoop Conner as their third running back won’t make much of an impact on the outcome of the game and is likely to give Jacksonville their first glimpse of Hasty in the teal and black.

All of the players on the Jaguars’ list are rookies, with the exception of Daniel Thomas, who is in his third professional season. Dixon and Pryor were undrafted free agents back in April, while Conner and Brown were fifth and seventh-round selections respectively.

None of the players that were set as inactive were slated to be starters, nor were they included on the Jaguars’ injury reports earlier in the week. With these moves, head coach Doug Pederson has effectively revealed the core group of players he thinks will give Jacksonville the best chance to win games in 2022.

Stay tuned to Jaguars Wire as we bring you all the action from the team’s season opener today in Washington.