2023 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS WIN PREDICTION

BY ADAM GREENE

Much like the Detroit Lions, the Jacksonville Jaguars took a while to get going last season, opening the year 2-6. Once they got untracked, the Jaguars were on fire, winning seven of their last nine to take the AFC South, then upsetting the Los Angeles Chargers in the AFC Wild Card Round.

Counting their Wild Card win, the Jags won six straight before their season was ended by the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Divisional Round by a single score.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

2022-23 Record: 9-8

Playoffs: Lost to the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Divisional Round

Presumed Starters

QB: Trevor Lawrence

RB: Travis Etienne, Jr.

WR: Christian Kirk

WR: Calvin Ridley

WR: Zay Jones

TE: Evan Engram

LT: Walker Little

LG: Ben Bartich

C: Luke Fortner

RG: Brandon Scherff

RT: Anton Harrison

LDE: Folorunso Fatukasi

NT: Angelo Blackson

RDE: Roy Robertson-Harris

WLB: Josh Allen

LILB: Devin Lloyd

RILB: Foyesade Oluokun

SLB: Travon Walker

LCB: Tysin Campbell

RCB: Darious Williams

SS: Rayshawn Jenkins

FS: Andre Cisco

K: Brandon McManus

P: Logan Cooke

PR: Jamal Agnew

KR: Jamal Agnew

2023 NFL Draft: Round 1: Anton Harrison, OT, Oklahoma, Round 2: Brenton Strange, TE, Penn State, Round 3: Tank Bigsby, RB, Auburn, Round 4: Ventrell Miller, LB, Florida, Round 4: Tyler Lacy, DE, Oklahoma State, Round 5: Yasir Abdullah, LB, Louisville, Round 5: Antonio Johnson, Safety, Texas A&M, Round 6: Parker Washington, WR, Penn State, Round 6: Christian Braswell, CB, Rutgers, Round 6: Erick Hallett, DB, Pittsburgh, Round 7: Cooper Hodges, OT, Appalachian State, Round 7: Raymond Bohasek, DT, North Carolina, Round 7: Derek Parish, Edge, Houston

Players Gained: Brandon McManus – K (FA), Josh Wells – RT (FA), D’Ernest Johnson – RB (FA), Carson Tinker – LS (FA), Michael Dogbe – DE (FA), Henry Mondeaux – DE (FA), Angelo Blackson – DE (FA), Booby Evans – OT (FA)

Players Lost: Jawaan Taylor – RT, Arden Key – OLB, Chris Manhertz – TE, Shaquill Griffin – CB, Marvin Jones, Jr. – WR, Dan Arnold – TE

Jacksonville Jaguars 2023 Odds

2023 Super Bowl Odds: +2800

2023 AFC Championship Odds: +1200

2023 AFC South Odds: -175

Team Wins: Over 9.5 (-135), Under 9.5 (+105)

After last season’s playoff run, the Jaguars had a claim to be, at worst, the fourth best team in the AFC. The Baltimore Ravens bringing in an actual professional football play caller in Todd Monken, might have pushed that team past them. Still, this is your presumptive AFC South Champion as the only good team in a division filled with bad teams.

But as the defending division winner, the Jags have a tougher schedule and that makes me think they won’t post a significantly better record than last year’s 9-8 finish. They get  a gift to end the season in the playoff stretch, playing at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, then hosting the Carolina Panthers, before traveling to Nashville to take on the Tennessee Titans to wrap their worksheet.  My win prediction surpasses the “over,” but there’s every chance quarterback Trevor Lawrence makes another leap and takes this team to new heights and Super Bowl contention.

2023-23 Win Prediction: 10-7

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