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2020 Recap
Division: AFC South
2020 Finish: 1-15 (4th in AFC South)
2020 Tendencies:
- Passing Ratio: 65% (1st)
- Neutral Game Script: 59% (12th)
- Offensive Scheme: Air Coryell
Personnel Groupings:
- 11 Personnel (1RB, 1TE, 3WR) = 73%
- 12 Personnel (1RB, 2TE, 2WR) = 12%
- 13 Personnel (1RB, 3TE, 1WR) = 5%
- 21 Personnel (2RB, 1TE, 3WR) = 4%
- 22 Personnel (2RB, 2TE, 1WR) = 2%
- 10 Personnel (1RB, 0TE, 4WR) = 2%
- 01 Personnel (0RB, 1TE, 4WR) = 1%
- 02 Personnel (0RB, 2TE, 3WR) = 1%
Coaching Room
Head Coach: Urban Meyer
Urban Meyer, simply put, is a winner. That is indisputable. He was 17-6 at Bowling Green (2001-02), 22-2 at Utah (2003-04), 65-15 at Florida (2005-10), and 83-9 at Ohio State (2012-2018). That is a staggering .856-win percentage and ranks him as the third best coach in Division I football history behind only Knute Rockne (Notre Dame), and Frank Leahy (Notre Dame, Boston College). Meyer has won eleven bowl games, four conference championships, and three national titles during his collegiate coaching career. His coaching tree includes 20 former assistant coaches that have become NFL or NCAA head coaches including Ryan Day, Dan Mullen, Tom Herman, and Mike Vrabel. But this is the NFL. There have been plenty of successful college coaches that have made the leap to the NFL and didn’t last long including Nick Saban (15-17), Chip Kelly (28-35), Steve Spurrier (12-20), and Lou Holtz (3-10). However, coaches like Pete Carroll and Jimmy Johnson were both very successful in the NFL and have Super Bowl victories to prove it. It will take some time, but I believe Urban Meyer has a very good chance to be successful at the NFL level.
Offensive Coordinator: Darrell Bevell
Darrell Bevell will be the offensive coordinator and will be calling the plays, but this offense will have Meyer’s handprints all over it. Bevell comes with a ton of experience as an offensive coordinator having spent the last 15 years with the Vikings (2006-10), Seahawks (2011-17), and Lions (2019-2020). He has worked with some great quarterbacks like Russell Wilson, Brett Favre, and Matthew Stafford and was the OC in Seattle when they won the Super Bowl in 2014. Urban Meyer wanted to bring in an OC that would understand his vision for this offense and that had a winning track record in the NFL. Darrell Bevell is that dude.
Overall Rank: 28th/32
OL Room
LT Cam Robinson – PFF 61.7, Pass Blocking 66.4, Run Blocking 53.8
Cam Robinson was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2017 NFL draft out of Alabama. To say he struggled in 2017 would be a massive understatement. His 2018 season was cut short due to a torn ACL and he continued to under-perform in 2019 and 2020. It was thought the Jaguars might move on from Cam Robinson during the off-season, but they decided to franchise tag him. He signed the franchise tag and will play for $14 million in 2021. He now enters 2021 in a prove-it year if he wants to cash in on the next long-term deal.
LG Andrew Norwell – PFF 67.9, Pass Blocking 80.3, Run Blocking 57.0
Andrew Norwell was a First-Team All-Pro in 2017 for the Carolina Panthers before arriving in Jacksonville in 2018. Norwell started every game he’s played in since arriving in the NFL with the exception of one game his rookie year in 2014. He can be dominant in the passing game as he ranked 3rd in the NFL at the guard position according to Pro Football Focus but needs to show improvement in the running game to take the next step.
C Brandon Linder – PFF 80.0, Pass Blocking 87.6, Run Blocking 76.7
Brandon Linder ranked 4th overall in the NFL at the center position in 2020 and has never finished outside the top six since 2016. He is an absolute beast in the trenches as he finished as the number one graded center in pass blocking and sixth in the run game. The numbers do not lie and it’s clear that Linder is one of the best in the business. The interior of the line is where this unit thrives, and the leader of that group resides at center.
RG A.J. Cann – PFF 69.0, Pass Blocking 73.8, Run Blocking 62.0
A.J. Cann finished 13th in the league in pass blocking in 2020 and enjoyed the best season of his career. Cann has started 90 out of a possible 91 games since entering the league in 2015 and should continue to be a consistent contributor to the offensive line in Jacksonville.
RT Jawaan Taylor – PFF 56.5, Pass Blocking 51.8, Run Blocking 61.4
Jawaan Taylor was selected in the second round (35th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft and has started all 32 games. After a promising rookie season, Taylor failed to impress in 2020. The Jaguars drafted Walker Little to be a swing tackle and they will not hesitate to move in another direction if Taylor continues to struggle.
In: N/A
Out: N/A
Overall Rank: 20th/32
QB Room
Trevor Lawrence (QB18)
Trevor Lawrence has been tagged as the next big thing since before he could drive. NFL Scouts have stated he is the best quarterback prospect to come out of college since Peyton Manning and Andrew Luck. At Cartersville Highschool in Georgia, he set the state high school records for total passing yards (13,902) and passing touchdowns (161). What is even more staggering is that Trevor Lawrence never lost a regular season game in high school or college. As a true freshman he led the Clemson Tigers to the national title by defeating Alabama. He completed almost 67% of his college passes for 10,098 yards and 90 touchdowns. There was no doubt who Urban Meyer was taking with the first overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. Things are really starting to look up in Jacksonville.
Fantasy Outlook
Passing: 592 attempts, 66.8%, 4423 yards, 32 touchdowns
Rushing: 58 attempts, 273 yards, 4 touchdowns
Total Fantasy Points: 330.2
New Toys: C.J. Beathard
Old News: Mike Glennon
Position Fantasy Rank: 19th/32
RB Room
James Robinson (RB15)
James Robinson exploded onto the scene as an undrafted rookie in 2020. When the Jaguars moved on from Leonard Fournette and Ryquell Armstead was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list, Robinson took full advantage. He ended the season finishing 5th in rushing yards behind Derrick Henry, Dalvin Cook, Jonathan Taylor, and Aaron Jones with 1,070 yards. He was also involved in the passing game with 49 receptions and finished his rookie campaign with 10 total touchdowns. When the Jaguars drafted Travis Etienne, it was widely believed that he would eventually take over the lead role in this backfield, but with Etienne now out for the season it is, once again, James Robinson’s to lose. I can’t imagine the Jaguars don’t look for additional help in free agency to add more depth, but for now, you can feel good about your JRob shares.
Fantasy Outlook
Rushing: 268 attempts, 1179 yards, 8 touchdowns
Receiving: 83 targets, 58 receptions, 412 yards, 3 touchdowns
Total Fantasy Points: 283.2
New Toys: Carlos Hyde
Old News: Chris Thompson
Position Fantasy Rank: 13th/32
WR Room
Laviska Shenault (WR25)
Laviska Shenault is another rookie that impressed in 2020. Shenault lined up all over the field and finished the season with 76 touches (58 receptions, 18 rush attempts) for 691 yards and 5 touchdowns playing a similar role to Curtis Samuel in Carolina. He averaged 5.1 yards per carry out of the backfield. At 6’1 and 225 pounds he reminds me of Anquan Boldin who was also excellent after the catch and physical at the point of attack. He can attack all three levels of the field and can take every play to the house. He has an excellent combination of size, speed, and strength.
Fantasy Outlook
Receiving: 118 targets, 85 receptions, 955 yards, 7 touchdowns
Rushing: 27 attempts, 147 yards, 2 touchdowns
Total Fantasy Points: 249.5
D.J. Chark (WR38)
D.J. Chark was drafted in the 2nd round out of LSU in 2018. He has a combination of size (6’3) and speed (4.34) that allows him to play a role in the deep passing game. He was 5th in the NFL in 2020 with 29 deep targets and 14th in average target distance at 13.8. He should continue to play the same role in this offense in 2021. With the addition of Marvin Jones Jr and the emergence of Laviska Shenault I don’t expect to see the same numbers as he produced in 2019, but with the addition of Trevor Lawrence his career could take off in 2022.
Fantasy Outlook
Receiving: 107 targets, 69 receptions, 977 yards, 7 touchdowns
Total Fantasy Points: 209.0
Marvin Jones Jr (WR45)
Marvin Jones Jr. brings veteran leadership and a blue-collar work ethic to the Jacksonville locker room. Jones doesn’t put up flashy numbers (only one season over 1,000 yards), but he is reliable and can be trusted to always be in the right place at the right time. Jones had nine touchdown receptions in both 2019 and 2020. He also put up a career high in receptions last year with 76. He is an excellent complimentary piece to add to the wide receiver room in Jacksonville.
Fantasy Outlook
Receiving: 95 targets, 62 receptions, 875 yards, 7 touchdowns
Total Fantasy Points: 191.1
New Toys: Philip Dorsett
Old News: Keelan Cole (16/5), Chris Conley (15/4)
Position Fantasy Rank: 13th/32
TE Room
James O’Shaughnessy (TE42)
James O’Shaughnessy enters the 2021 season as the only TE option with any real receiving ability in Jacksonville. Literally. Chris Manhertz has only 12 receptions in his five years in the league. Tim Tebow has not played in the NFL since 2011 and is switching from quarterback to tight end with zero real experience at the position at the NFL level. Luke Farrell was drafted out of Ohio State where he played for Urban Meyer, but only had 34 receptions in four years. This is a committee of blocking tight ends and O’Shaughnessy who ranked 38th in targets and 32nd in receptions of tight ends graded in 2020.
Fantasy Outlook
Receiving: 36 targets, 22 receptions, 219 yards, 3 touchdowns
Total Fantasy Points: 62.3
New Toys: Tim Tebow
Old News: Tyler Eifert (15/4)
Position Fantasy Rank: 30th/32
2021 Full Player Projections
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Strength of Schedule (SOS): #11 (.506 129-126-1)
2021 Predicted Finish: 5-12 (3rd AFC South)
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