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Jaguars 2023 roster review: OLB DJ Coleman

Former Missouri pass rusher DJ Coleman is hunting for a spot on the Jaguars’ 53-man roster as an undrafted rookie.

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.

DJ Coleman accomplished just about all he could at Jacksonville State, racking up 18 sacks, 30.5 tackles for loss, and back-to-back First Team All-OVC honors. Then he proved he wasn’t just a big fish in a small pond.

After transferring to Missouri, Coleman proved he could produce in the SEC, finishing with 5.5 sacks and 10.5 tackles for loss in his only season with the Tigers. Only two players in the conference forced more fumbles than Coleman in 2022.

While that production didn’t earn Coleman a spot in the 2023 NFL draft, it was enough to interest the Jacksonville Jaguars.

After few moves were made to upgrade the team’s pass rush in the 2023 offseason, Coleman is set to battle for a spot on the 53-man roster.

Contract (2023): $750,000 base salary, $8,333 prorated signing bonus, $758,333 cap hit.

Acquired: Jaguars signed Coleman as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2023.

PFF grades:

  • 77.0 (2022 – Missouri)
  • 68.7 (2021 – Jacksonville State)
  • 80.3 (2020 – Jacksonville State)
  • 75.7 (2019 – Jacksonville State)

Statistics:

  • 5.5 sacks, 10.5 tackles for loss, three forced fumbles, 38 tackles (2022)
  • Three sacks, 5.5 tackles for loss, 55 tackles (2021)
  • Nine sacks, 12 tackles for loss, one forced fumble, 54 tackles (2020)
  • Five sacks, 10.5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble, 59 tackles (2019)
  • One sack, 2.5 tackles for loss, 11 tackles (2018)

Highlight:

Quote: “At the six technique at [Jacksonville State], we played it totally different. [Missouri defensive line coach Kevin Peoples] showed me, basically, how to do it the way NFL D-Ends do it.” – Coleman

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) 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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Jaguars announce 10 undrafted free agent additions

The Jaguars’ list of 10 undrafted signings includes three receivers, two players named Jackson, and two players from UCF.

Update: After announcing Eastern Kentucky linebacker Matthew Jackson as one of their signings, the Jaguars have since removed him from the list. He is reportedly set to join the Tennessee Titans instead.

The Jacksonville Jaguars added 13 players during the 2023 NFL draft and rounded out the roster with 10 more rookies signed in undrafted free agency.

The list, which was mostly reported immediately after the draft ended Saturday, includes three wide receivers, three linebackers, two players named Jackson, and two from UCF:

  • Jayson Ademilola, DT, Notre Dame — 6’3, 285
  • D.J. Coleman, OLB, Missouri — 6’5, 263
  • Elijah Cooks, WR, San Jose State — 6’4, 215
  • Kaleb Hayes, CB, BYU — 6’0, 195
  • Dequan Jackson, LB, Colorado State — 6’1, 225
  • Samuel Jackson, OL, UCF — 6’6, 325
  • Jaray Jenkins, WR, LSU — 6’2, 200
  • Oliver Martin, WR, Nebraska — 6’1, 200
  • Leonard Taylor, TE, Cincinnati — 6’5, 255
  • Divaad Wilson, CB, UCF — 6’0, 195

To make room for the 10 additions, the Jaguars released safety Tyree Gillespie and offensive lineman Jimmy Murray. Gillespie was on the field for 28 special teams snaps with the Jaguars during the 2022 season. Murray spent the year on the practice squad.

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Bengals host Missouri DL DJ Coleman on visit before NFL draft

The Bengals had DJ Coleman in for a visit.

The period for NFL teams to host players on visits has come to a close before the 2023 NFL draft and the Cincinnati Bengals appeared to use one of their last ones on another defender.

According to Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2, the Bengals hosted Missouri defensive end DJ Coleman on Wednesday.

Coleman has been listed as a bit light at 244 pounds, but he’s got good quickness off the edge that allows him to apply pressure.

In other words, Coleman is a good example of a prospect the Bengals could grab in the later rounds in the hopes of developing his big upside — never mind the need for more rotational pass-rushing help right away.

Even so, the Bengals are a candidate to address this need as early as Round 1, too.

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