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5 Jaguars players to watch in preseason finale vs. Dolphins

Which Jaguars player will you be keeping a close eye on during the team’s preseason finale against the Dolphins?

The Jacksonville Jaguars will try to wrap up their preseason slate with an undefeated record on Saturday night when they host the Miami Dolphins.

While the Jaguars are suddenly dealing with a rash of injuries, head coach Doug Pederson is “still full steam ahead” on his plan to play the team’s starters for the entire first half.

With Trevor Lawrence, Travis Etienne Jr., Calvin Ridley, and co. getting a full half of play against the Dolphins, who should Jaguars fans be keeping a close eye on Saturday?

Here are five Jaguars players to watch closely against Miami:

Jaguars 2023 roster review: DT Raymond Vohasek

Seventh-round rookie Raymond Vohasek could add depth to a Jaguars defensive line that doesn’t have a lot of size.

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.

Earlier in the 2023 offseason, the Jacksonville Jaguars locked down nose tackle DaVon Hamilton with a three-year contract extension. But for chunks of the 2022 season, there was no depth behind Hamilton.

It wasn’t until the Jaguars promoted Corey Peters to the active roster in October that the team had another defensive lineman above 318 pounds.

In the seventh round of the 2023 NFL draft, the Jaguars may have rectified that issue by picking Raymond Vohasek. The former North Carolina nose tackle will look to provide depth on a Jacksonville defensive line that didn’t have much in 2022.

Contract (2023): $750,000 base salary, $26,191 prorated signing bonus, $776,191 cap hit.

Acquired: Jaguars drafted Vohasek with the No. 227 overall pick in the seventh round of the 2023 NFL draft.

PFF grades:

  • 58.9 (2022 – UNC)
  • 73.3 (2021 – UNC)
  • 66.3 (2020 – UNC)
  • 62.2 (2019 – UNC)

Statistics:

  • One tackle for loss, 14 tackles (2022)
  • One sack, four tackles for loss, 38 tackles (2021)
  • 3.5 sacks, seven tackles for loss, 29 tackles (2020)
  • One sack, five tackles for loss, 15 tackles (2019)

Highlight:

Quote: “Very good film. Tough. Very good with his hands.Spoke to him on the phone. Had a great conversation with him the other day. A guy that loves football.” – Jaguars general manager Trent Baalke on Vohasek

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 contracts for 10 of their 13 draft picks

Only three draftees are unsigned after the Jaguars announced a flurry of contracts Friday.

The Jacksonville Jaguars signed 10 draft picks Friday, announcing contracts for running back Tank Bigsby, linebacker Ventrell Miller, outside linebacker Yasir Abdullah, safety Antonio Johnson, wide receiver Parker Washington, cornerback Erick Hallett II, cornerback Christian Braswell, offensive lineman Cooper Hodges, defensive tackle Raymond Vohasek, and fullback Derek Parish.

That leaves only first-round pick Anton Harrison, second-round pick Brenton Strange, and fourth-round pick Tyler Lacy left unsigned from the team’s 2023 NFL draft class.

Strange reportedly reached a deal with the Jaguars on Friday, according to Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 in Houston, but the contract hasn’t been announced by the Jaguars yet.

Details of the rookie deals signed Friday haven’t been made public, but most of the terms of the contracts are pre-determined by the rookie wage scale written into the league’s collective bargaining agreement. An eventual deal with Harrison is expected to be for about $13.2 million over four years with a fifth-year option that’ll be impacted by play time and potential Pro Bowl appearances.

The Jaguars’ 13-player draft class is the largest in the franchise’s history. Ten of those selections came in Day 3, the most for any team in the last three drafts.

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Jaguars 2023 draft: Projected contract for each Jacksonville pick

The contract for each player picked by the Jaguars in the 2023 NFL draft has largely been predetermined by the CBA.

The Jacksonville Jaguars reportedly reached an agreement on a four-year deal with sixth-round wide receiver Parker Washington on Thursday, but that still leaves another 12 draft picks to sign.

While that may sound like a costly endeavor, the total cost of the signings shouldn’t be much. The collective sum of the 2023 cap hits for the Jaguars’ picks will exceed 10 million, but the NFL only requires teams to fit their top 51 contracts under the salary cap (as fitting 90 under the cap in the offseason would be unrealistic).

With a rookie wage scale in place and the Jaguars not picking in the top 10 for the first time in a while, the total cost of a baker’s dozen of rookie contracts isn’t much.

Here are what the 13 draftees are likely to get when they finalize their deals with the Jaguars:

Introducing the Jacksonville Jaguars’ 2023 NFL Draft class

Get to know the 13 players drafted by the Jaguars this year.

The 2023 NFL draft is in the books and the Jacksonville Jaguars added their biggest class ever.

With 13 players — 10 of which came on Day 3 — the Jaguars have a ton of rookies competing for spots on a mostly intact roster that won the AFC South in 2022.

While experts largely predicted that the Jaguars would target defensive backs and pass rushers early, the team instead spent its first three picks on offensive players.

Here’s the baker’s dozen of draftees and links to learn more about each of them:

One play from each draftee that shows what they bring to the Jaguars

What do the newest members of the Jaguars bring to the table? These plays offer a glimpse:

It obviously takes a lot more than one play to evaluate a football player. But sometimes one highlight is all it takes to see the size, speed, strength, athleticism, and skills that someone brings to the field.

In the 2023 NFL draft, the Jacksonville Jaguars added 13 new players to their roster. While some — like former Auburn running back Tank Bigsby and Florida linebacker Ventrell Miller — might be familiar to Jaguars fans, others are new names and faces.

So what do the new members of the Jaguars bring to the table? Here’s one highlight from each draftee that shows what Jacksonville hopes it’s going to get:

Jaguars draft North Carolina DT Raymond Vohasek with No. 227 pick

The Jaguars drafted UNC defensive lineman Raymond Vohasek with their second of back-to-back seventh round picks.

The Jacksonville Jaguars selected North Carolina defensive lineman Raymond Vohasek in the seventh round of the 2023 NFL draft with the No. 227 overall pick.

Vohasek, who measured in at 6’2, 306 pounds, likely slots in as a defensive end in the Jaguars’ 3-4 defense and could play defensive tackle in four-man fronts.

After transferring from a junior college, Vohasek played four years with the Tarheels and recorded 17 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks with the team. In 2021, he received an All-ACC honorable mention.

The No. 227 pick was the second of back-to-back selections for the Jaguars, who took Appalachian State offensive lineman Cooper Hodges with the No. 226 pick.

Earlier in the draft, the Jaguars added Oklahoma State defensive lineman Tyler Lacy in the fourth round. While Jacksonville likely hopes Lacy will collapse the pocket with interior pressure, Vohasek could be a space eater in the way that Folorunso Fatukasi is for the team.

The Jaguars have one more selection after picking Vohasek.

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What UNC DL Raymond Vohasek said before Week 0

We take a look at some quotes from UNC defensive lineman Raymond Vohasek ahead of Week 0 for the Tar Heels.

The UNC football program is set to open up their season this Saturday against Florida A&M in hopes for an overall better year than prior. After some unique changes to the overall scheme, the biggest question is how will the defense look under Gene Chizik.

One player who could be in for a big year under Chizik’s guidance is defensive lineman [autotag]Raymond Vohasek[/autotag].

Vohasek nearly entered the NFL draft, but instead returned for one more season in Carolina after talks with Mack Brown and staff. Vohasek, now the center of UNC’s deepest position on the team, turns to last season’s horrific 6-7 record as a motivating factor to dominate all aspects of the game this season.

As of Week 0, Vohasek met the UNC media, including Tar Heels Wire, to talk about his return, how he’s feeling, and the competition on the defensive line.

Here is some of what he said to the media in Thursday’s presser.

UNC Football Raymond Vohasek knows what the defense needs to do

Defensive lineman Raymond Vohasek took answers from the media about his return to the field and goals for the upcoming season.

UNC defensive lineman [autotag]Raymond Vohasek[/autotag] is preparing for his final season at North Carolina, with last year’s grim season as his motivation.

Vohasek has improved every season since joining UNC in 2019, becoming a leader and key focal point on opposing defenses. Last year Vohasek finished with 38 tackles, four tackles for loss, and one sack.

Now, after foregoing the NFL draft and returning to North Carolina for one more season, Vohasek knows what the defense needs to do to not repeat last year’s dismal 6-7 record.

“I just think we have to dominate,” Vohasek said on Thursday. “We have to do our job first off, but, we have to dominate games and affect the games in a positive way for our defensive, for our team overall. And that’s what the expectation in our room is. And that’s the standard that we, that we hold. So that’s the plan going into this season.”

Vohasek is set to start in one of UNC’s deepest positions with Kevin Hester, Keeshawn Silver, and five-star recruit Travis Shaw.

The defensive line should wreck plenty of havoc with Vohasek leading the way.

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