While there are still updates to be had for Hamilton’s health moving forward,<\/a> there is no question that his injury has changed everything for the Jaguars before next Tuesday: the need, the fits, and most importantly, the urgency. <\/p>\n Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle Davon Hamilton (52) is helped up after injuring himself in the second quarter during an NFL football matchup at EverBank Stadium, Sunday, November, 1, 2026, in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle\/Florida Times-Union] | USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n Hamilton’s Injury, and the Next Moves<\/p>\n Simply put, the Hamilton injury has changed everything for a Jaguars team that already needed some help along the defensive line. <\/a>Jacksonville was likely already in the market for a pocket-pushing three-technique who could make an impact on passing downs next to Josh Hines-Allen, Travon Walker, Arik Armstead, and Ruke Orhorhoro. That is still a need, too. But now so is nose tackle. <\/p>\n Hamilton has often been pointed to by his teammates as the primary reason the Jaguars have been so dominant against the run over the last two seasons. While we will likely not get an official update on him for a bit, it is fair to say the injury looked bad enough that the Jaguars will now have to look for and wide to replace him. <\/p>\n “We\u2019re going to have guys that need to step up. We know what type of role D-Ham plays on our defense, and so the next person up has big shoes to fill, but there\u2019s no disbelief that they can\u2019t get the job done. We just have to keep going,” Jaguars defensive end Josh Hines-Allen said after the game. <\/p>\n The Jaguars drafted a young nose tackle in the third-round in Albert Regis, but he has been healthy scratched for the last several weeks<\/a>. Even if he had been playing, asking a rookie to step in and provide the Jaguars with what Hamilton does was always going to be a long shot. Hamilton is one of the best nose tackles in football and has arguably been the Jaguars’ defensive MVP this season thanks to the attention he commands against the run, and that is something the Jaguars can’t replace with a next-man-up mentality<\/p>\n This means the Jaguars very well could have to look to the trade deadline. They already needed to add a defensive tackle, but now the urgency has been ramped up and the need has changed. The Jaguars don’t just need a quality pass-rusher. They need someone they can trust in the middle of the defense to command double-teams. <\/p>\n There are certainly names to watch, such as Roy Lopez in Arizona, Vita Vea and A’Shawn Robinson in Tampa Bay, Moro Ojomo in Philadelphia, Dalvin Tomlinson in Los Angeles, and so on and so forth. But the Jaguars went from a notable need at defensive tackle to now a season-changing one. Even if the Jaguars had Hamilton, they needed some help. Now they need to find someone who can help replace their best defensive tackle. <\/p>\n![\"nfl\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/01m6d10d89t8sca7tyjc.jpg\" "\\"nfl\\"")
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