Rookie receiver Josh Cameron looks to make his mark on the Jacksonville Jaguars, drawing inspiration from his mom’s resilience following her double lung transplant.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars have plenty of weapons in its wide receiver room – Parker Washington, Jakobi Meyers, BTJ and Travis Hunter. But don’t sleep on rookie Josh Cameron because he’s been turning heads at training camp.
“I would say I’m still thinking a little bit, but I’m getting more and more steps to that natural state of just going out there and just doing what I did in college and what I did in high school my entire life and just playing football at the end of the day,” Cameron said.
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Proving he belongs is nothing new for the Jaguars’ sixth-round pick. Cameron walked on at Baylor, earned a scholarship and capped his college career with first-team All-Big Ten honors after recording 872 yards and nine touchdowns in 2025.
“In the back of my mind, I always try to remember that I am an underdog,” Cameron said. “I try to keep that chip because if you don’t have a chip, then what is there to chase?”
Cameron’s resilience was shaped by watching his mom overcome the unthinkable, a double lung transplant and a cardiac arrest.
“We both have that competitive spirit, that competitive drive, and I don’t know a competitor more than my mom,” Cameron said. “Really just remembering her battle from whenever she really shouldn’t be here, just remembering those moments and just kind of carrying that with me and knowing I’m kind of doing this for her.”
Even without a defined role in his rookie season, Cameron is ready to make an impact wherever the Jaguars need him most, including on special teams.
“I have that kind of dual ability to be able to be a four-down player on special teams and come in on the offense as well and do it all,” Cameron said.
The Jaguars are set to play their first preseason game on Saturday, Aug. 15 at the New Orleans Saints.