The Jacksonville Jaguars had a very busy 2024 NFL offseason. There was a lot of player movement to keep track of, as they had several depart in free agency and needed to find replacements for them.
Some of those replacements came in the way of veteran signings in free agency. But, the team also addressed all of their most pressing needs during the 2024 NFL Draft. Despite that, some analysts didn’t believe the Jacksonville Jaguars did all that great this offseason.
One of those analysts would be Trevor Sikkema of PFF. Sikkema gave the Jaguars a rough offseason grade of C+, questioning how impactful their biggest splashes will be on the field in 2024.
“The Jaguars made some splashes this offseason, but just how impactful will they be? They signed Gabe Davis to a decent contract after Davis had a down year but then let Calvin Ridley go to a division rival.
Jacksonville also lost Darious Williams, the team’s highest-graded cornerback last season. But they did add Arik Armstead and Mitch Morse, two impact players. I like the Brian Thomas Jr. selection in the draft after losing Ridley, but Maason Smith is a boom-or-bust pick in Round 2 and slot cornerback Jarrian Jones doesn’t fill a pressing positional need,” Sikkema wrote.
Darious Williams will be tough to replace. The Jacksonville Jaguars did sign Ronald Darby in free agency to help fill the void, but he wasn’t nearly as productive in 2024 with the Baltimore Ravens.
Addressing the trenches with Arik Armstead and Mitch Morse were excellent moves by the Jacksonville Jaguars. Both are proven players who filled needs on each side of the ball.
Coming away with wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft was good value, but did the Jaguars really need to overhaul their wide receiver group? Along with Calvin Ridley signing with the Tennessee Titans, the team released veteran Zay Jones.
Thomas has the tools to develop into a very good player, but the addition of Gabe Davis was a bit of a head-scratcher. Davis has been inconsistent throughout his NFL career with the Buffalo Bills as a boom-or-bust player. But, he does have some monster performances under his belt in the postseason.
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