For the first three years of Jawaan Taylor’s career, the Jacksonville Jaguars offensive tackle was mostly a disappointment. The 2019 second-round pick was in danger of losing his job over the summer and had to beat out Walker Little for the right tackle role in training camp.
Then in 2022, Taylor finally had a breakout season.
Taylor, 25, finished out his rookie contract by allowing only five sacks for the Jaguars’ top 10 offense last season. With his contract expiring, ESPN ranked Taylor as the 14th best free agent of the class.
But for the cash-strapped Jaguars, a contract extension might not be an easy call. Field Yates of ESPN projected it’ll take about $15 million per year for Jacksonville to keep Taylor.
Is that a contract the Jaguars should dish out?
Here’s the case for re-signing Taylor followed by the case for letting him walk into free agency: