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Jacksonville Jaguars DST

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The Jacksonville defense was one of the biggest surprises in Fantasy last year with its top-three finish. We don't expect the Jaguars to repeat that, but we do expect them to finish as a top-10 defense in 2026, which makes them worth a pick in the final round. They also open the season with Cleveland, making them a great streaming option. You can expect some regression from the four touchdowns they produced last year, plus the team lost Devin Lloyd and Andrew Wingard to free agency and did not make any additions that we see making an immediate impact. Do not look at their numbers from last year and view this as a set-it-and-forget-it DST. There is a good chance we'll suggest sitting them in Week 2-5 against the Broncos, Patriots, Bengals, and Eagles.

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  • Keith Taylor: Reaches injury settlement with Jags

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    The Jaguars removed Taylor (undisclosed) from injured reserve with an injury settlement Monday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports. Taylor landed on injured reserve due to an undisclosed injury June 4, so he was slated to miss the entire 2026 campaign. Instead, he's reached an injury settlement with Jacksonville and will be able to sign with a different organization once he's healthy. Taylor played in two games with Atlanta last season, notching six tackles (four solo).
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  • Jaguars' Jourdan Lewis: Works on side during OTAs

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    Lewis (foot) didn't participate in OTAs on Monday but instead worked on the side, Demetrius Harvey of The Florida Times-Union reports. Lewis ended last season on IR due to a foot injury that required surgery. While he appears to be close to moving past the issue, the veteran cornerback isn't quite there yet. It's not clear whether or not it'll prevent Lewis from being ready for the beginning of training camp in late July.
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  • Jaguars' Keith Taylor: Going to IR

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    Jacksonville placed Taylor (undisclosed) on its injured reserve list Thursday. It's not clear what kind of injury Taylor is tending to, but he'll now have to sit out the entire 2026 season unless he works out an injury settlement with the Jaguars. In a corresponding roster move, Jacksonville signed cornerback Dane Jackson.
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  • Jaguars' Dane Jackson: Joining Jags

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    Jacksonville signed Jackson on Thursday. Jackson was released by Buffalo back in March, but now he's getting a fresh start with his third different team in as many years. He only appeared in three games with the Bills in 2025, playing three snaps on defense and 28 snaps on special teams.
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  • Falcons' Maason Smith: Sent to Atlanta

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    The Falcons acquired Smith from the Jaguars on Friday in exchange for Ruke Orhorhoro, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Both Smith and Orhorhoro were second-round picks in the 2024 Draft and will get changes of scenery. In two seasons with the Jaguars, Smith appeared in 24 regular-season contests and logged 32 tackles (14 solo), including 3.0 sacks, and four pass breakups.
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  • Jaguars' Travon Walker: Signs extension with Jaguars

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    The Jaguars have signed Walker to a four-year extension, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Per Schefter, Walker's four-year, $100 million extension with Jacksonville includes $77 million guaranteed and $50 million fully guaranteed at signing. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft is coming off a 2025 regular season in which he recorded 38 tackles, including 3.5 sacks, in 14 regular-season games, production that was down from his 2024 output of 61 tackles and 10.5 sacks in 17 regular-season contests. As long as the 25-year-old can avoid the injury bug, he's a candidate to bounce back in 2026, as he carries double-digit sack upside in his starting defensive end role.
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  • Cardinals' Andrew Wingard: Inks one-year deal with Cardinals

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    Arizona signed Wingard to a one-year, $3 million contract Wednesday, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.comreports. Wingard emerged as a starting option at safety for the Jaguars last year, recording 84 tackles (45 solo), nine passes defensed (including one interception) and one fumble recovery across 16 regular-season appearances, but with the Cardinals in 2026 he stands to operate in a backup capacity behind Dadrion Taylor-Demerson and Budda Baker. If Wingard outperforms expectations on his 'prove-it' deal with Arizona, however, he'll stand to draw increased demand as a free agent in 2027.
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  • Giants' Greg Newsome: Joining Big Blue

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    Newsome is slated to sign a one-year deal worth up to $10 million with the Giants, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Following a 13-game stint (including playoffs) with the Jaguars, Newsome has found a new home in New York after spending his first four full NFL seasons with the Browns. Despite recording 32 total tackles and six passes defensed, including one interception, during his time in Jacksonville, the 2021 first-round pick struggled in coverage, allowing a 107.5 passer rating when targeted. However, he's shown flashes throughout his career, most notably during the 2023 season when he posted 49 total tackles, including 0.5 sacks, and 14 passes defensed, including two interceptions, while allowing a 74.8 passer rating when targeted. Now in New York, Newsome is expected to operate as one of the Giants' top boundary corners during the 2026 season.
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  • Panthers' Devin Lloyd: Inks deal with Carolina

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    The Panthers agreed to terms with Lloyd on a three-year, $45 million contract Monday, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports. After being selected with the 27th overall pick in the 2022 Draft, Lloyd spent his first four seasons with the Jaguars. After posting 100-plus tackles in three straight seasons, Lloyd managed just 81 tackles (35 solo), including 1.5 sacks, across 15 regular-season starts during the 2025 campaign. However, Lloyd made an impact elsewhere in the box score, recording seven pass breakups, including a career-best five interceptions, and was named a second-team All-Pro. Lloyd should be an every-down linebacker in Carolina after playing just 73 percent of the defensive snaps for the Jaguars last season.
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  • Jaguars' Dennis Gardeck: Sticking with Jacksonville

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    The Jaguars re-signed Gardeck on Monday. Gardeck will stick with Jacksonville after a career year in 2025, in which he tallied 48 tackles (28 solo), including 2.5 sacks, two pass defenses and one forced fumble while suiting up for all 17 regular-season games. He figures to reprise a significant rotational role in the team's linebacker corps for the 2026 campaign.
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  • Jaguars' Montaric Brown: Re-ups with Jags on three-year deal

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    Jacksonville re-signed Brown to a three-year, $33 million contract Monday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports. Brown, a 2022 seventh-round pick, emerged as a capable starter at slot corner for the Jaguars in 2024 and now re-signs with the team for the foreseeable future. While Brown's unreliable tackle totals and lack of demonstrable big-play ability keep him off the IDP radar in most fantasy formats, he's entrenched as a key part of Jacksonville's secondary for the 2026 season and beyond.
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  • Jaguars' Greg Newsome: Finishes 2025 season with Jags

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    Newsome appeared in 17 regular-season games between the Browns (five games) and Jaguars (12 games) in 2025 and accumulated 52 tackles (41 solo) and nine pass defenses (one interception). Newsome started the season with Cleveland before being traded to the Jaguars in early October. He played a key role in both teams' defenses, and despite dealing with shoulder, hamstring and ankle injuries throughout the season, he ended the 2025 campaign with a career high in total tackles. Newsome enters the offseason as an unrestricted free agent and should attract offers from teams looking to upgrade their secondary.
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  • Jaguars' Travon Walker: Sack total plummets in 2025

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    Walker posted 38 tackles (19 solo), including 3.5 sacks, and two pass defenses across 14 regular-season games in 2025 with the Jaguars. The Jaguars exercised Walker's fifth-year option in April after he logged double-digit sacks in both 2023 and 2024. However, the fourth-year pro came nowhere close to that level of production in 2025, though that decreased production can be partially attributed to him dealing with wrist and knee injuries throughout the season. The 2026 season is the last year of Walker's contract, and it's possible that Jacksonville lets the 2022 first-rounder play out his rookie deal rather than offer an extension.
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  • Jaguars' Dennis Gardeck: Career-high stops in 2025

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    Gardeck logged 48 tackles (28 solo), including 2.5 sacks, two pass defenses and one forced fumble across 17 regular-season games for the Jaguars in 2025. Gardeck ended the 2024 regular season on the Cardinals' injured reserve after tearing his ACL in October. He caught on with the Jaguars on a one-year deal in 2025 and progressed enough in his recovery to be available for Week 1. He worked in a rotational role on defense, and while his sack total was his lowest over his last three years, he finished with a career high in tackles while appearing in every single game for the Jaguars, including in the AFC wild-card round against the Bills. Gardeck is an unrestricted free agent but could remain in Jacksonville.
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  • Jaguars' Jarrian Jones: Slight bump in production in 2025

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    Jones played in 17 regular-season games for the Jaguars in 2025 and finished with 49 tackles (35 solo), eight pass defenses (three interceptions) and one fumble recovery. Jones mostly served on special teams from Weeks 3-7, but he was more heavily involved in the secondary following the Week 8 bye, which coincided with No. 2 overall pick Travis Hunter being placed on injured reserve after tearing his ACL. Although Jones started in just two of the last 10 games of the regular season, he still played in at least 50 percent of the Jaguars' defensive snaps in nine of those contests and ended that season with the third-most interceptions on the team behind Devin Lloyd and Antonio Johnson (five each). Jones' role on the Jaguars' defense in 2026 will largely depend on Hunter's snap count on both sides of the ball.
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  • Jaguars' Montaric Brown: Tackling numbers dip in 2025

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    Brown recorded 51 tackles (43 solo) and 12 pass defenses (two interceptions) across 15 regular-season games for the Jaguars in 2025. Brown led the Jaguars with 12 pass defenses and played a key role in the secondary as a slot corner, but he saw his tackling numbers decline from 2024, when he registered 75 stops (55 solo) across 17 regular-season contests. The 2022 seventh-rounder will be entering the fourth year of his rookie contract and is eligible for an extension.
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  • Jaguars' Eric Murray: Overcomes neck injury in 2025

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    Murray logged 54 tackles (32 solo), including 1.0 sacks, six pass defenses (one interception) and one forced fumble across 12 regular-season games for the Jaguars in 2025. Murray inked a three-year, $22.5 million contract with the Jaguars in 2025 after spending the five prior seasons with the AFC South rival Texans. He served as the Jaguars' starting safety, but he was sidelined for five games after being placed on injured reserve in October due to a neck injury. Murray was cleared to return in early November and returned to his starting role over the final six games of the season, including the Jaguars' AFC wild-card loss to the Bills. He should start at safety in 2026, though who will start next to him remains to be seen, as Andrew Wingard will enter the offseason as an unrestricted free agent.
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  • Jaguars' Danny Striggow: Questionable to return Sunday

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    Striggow exited Sunday's wild-card game versus the Bills with an ankle injury. Striggow missed two straight games with an ankle injury before returning for the Week 18 win over Tennessee. The 23-year-old didn't record a statistic before exiting Sunday's playoff game. In his absence, Dawuane Smoot likely will see increased playing time behind starting defensive ends Josh Hines-Allen and Travon Walker.
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  • Jaguars' Jarrian Jones: Set for Sunday

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    Jones (illness) doesn't have an injury designation ahead of Sunday's wild-card matchup with the Bills. Jones missed Wednesday's practice session due to illness but was able to rally back to full participation Friday, just in time to dodge any injury designation ahead of Sunday's contest. The cornerback is all set to start opposite Greg Newsome as the Jaguars attempt to shut down Josh Allen's offense in the team's first home playoff game since the 2022 season.
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  • Jaguars' Greg Newsome: Cleared despite limited practices

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    Newsome (shoulder) doesn't carry an injury designation into Sunday's wild-card round game against the Bills. Newsome was limited by a shoulder injury in practice throughout the week but will be available when the Jaguars host the Bills in Sunday's postseason matchup. The starting cornerback could be a key contributor since the normally run-heavy Bills offense may opt for a more pass-heavy approach to put the ball in star quarterback Josh Allen's hands against a Jaguars defense that was the best in the league at defending the run in the regular season.
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