Agree or disagree: ESPN projects winners of 5 Jaguars position battles
Agree or disagree? ESPN projects the winners of five Jaguars' training camp competitions.
ESPN's Mike Clay recently put together his stat projections for the Jacksonville Jaguars for the 2026 season. Whether or not this was the intention, these projections also tell us the projected winners of some key positional battles that will take place this summer. Do we agree or disagree with the projected outcomes?
Let's take a look. Offensive line: Ezra Cleveland and Patrick Mekari are the starting guards Third-round pick Emmanuel Pregnon adds size to the Jaguars ' offensive line unit, potentially providing this unit with a boost in the run game. He could push for one of the starting guard positions.
Agree: Cleveland and Mekari are NFL veterans with experience on their side. For the time being, they'll get the benefit of the doubt when projecting what the starting offensive line looks like. Running back: Bhayshul Tuten or Chris Rodriguez How exactly the playing time shakes out between these two remains to be seen.
However, based on ESPN's projections, Tuten is the expected clear-cut RB1, totaling 237 projected carries compared to Rodriguez's 100. Agree -- sort of: I certainly won't be shocked if Tuten ends up being RB1, but I do think the splits between he and Rodriguez will be relatively close. My guess now is that this is more of a shared role.