{"id":193151,"date":"2026-03-16T06:32:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T06:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/193151\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T06:32:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T06:32:39","slug":"3-biggest-needs-facing-jaguars-after-first-wave-of-free-agency-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/193151\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Biggest Needs Facing Jaguars After First Wave of Free Agency"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a> have had an interesting offseason so far, even it has only begun. <\/p>\n

From old faces and former first-round picks leaving for big deals elsewhere to the Jaguars keeping<\/a> some of their own and even adding a new weapon in Chris Rodriguez Jr.<\/a>, it has been an eventful week. So after the first week of the offseason, what are the biggest needs facing the Jaguars? <\/p>\n

Defensive Line <\/p>\n

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This one is as obbious as it gets, even if the Jaguars have some talent in the room. Josh Hines-Allen<\/a> is one of the best edge defenders in the entire NFL and Travon Walker has lived up to his draft billing, while Arik Armstead and DaVon Hamilton are a solid duo inside. The Jaguars also have three returning backups they are high on in Matt Dickerson, Danny Striggow and B.J. Green. <\/p>\n

With that said, it is clear this is where the Jaguars can take the biggest leap as a team. Their run defense was elite, but the Jaguars had to rely solely on Hines-Allen to provide a pass-rush for too many key stretches due to injuries to Walker. The Jaguars need more players who can get after the quarterback, period. <\/p>\n

Linebacker <\/p>\n

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The Jaguars certainly have their options at linebacker. It would not shock me if the Week 1 starting linebacker next to Foyesade Oluokun is not currently on the Jaguars’ roster. Ventrell Miller<\/a> is the clubhouse’s internal leader to replace Devin Lloyd<\/a>, but the Jaguars could also draft a linebacker or sign one at some point before training camp. <\/p>\n

Jacksonville signed several players post-draft who made an impact, and there is a real chance they play things the same way at linebacker. Regardless, it feels far too early to say the Jaguars’ path in the post-Lloyd world <\/a>is clearly evident. <\/p>\n

Tight End<\/p>\n

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Brenton Strange<\/a> is maybe the most underrated tight end in the entire NFL, and the Jaguars know just how important he is to everything they do. There is little doubting his place in the franchise and he seems like an easy candidate to land an extension sooner than later. Behind him, though, the Jaguars still have work to do. <\/p>\n

Quintin Morris<\/a> had a great first year with the Jaguars and could have true TE2 potential, but the Jaguars are light on the position after releasing Johnny Mundt. Hunter Long was a healthy scratch at points last year, so this seems like a spot they must still upgrade. <\/p>\n

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