Falcons vs. Jaguars Game Day Newsletter 2Aug29Falcons_Layout_Digital | Page 14

FINAL TUNE-UP
The Jaguars wrap the preseason with
last look at players on the roster bubble
By: J.P. Shadrick
Wide receiver – This seems to be an annual
discussion: How many receivers are the Jaguars
keeping (fi ve, six?) and who will they be?
Terrelle Pryor Sr., a seventh-year wide
receiver out of Ohio State, has history with
offensive coordinator John DeFilippo both as a
quarterback and as a receiver in the NFL. His
only game action this preseason was last week
when he hauled in three passes for 26 yards
before leaving the game with a hamstring injury.
There is no doubting his measurables (6-4, 228)
and what he could be for this group, but has
Pryor shown enough to stick around?
Others to watch: Tyre Brady, an undrafted rookie
out of Marshall, has fl ashed on the practice fi eld,
but has one catch for eight yards in preseason
action. Tre McBride, a fourth-year player out of
William and Mary, has a team-best 10 receptions
for a team-high 120 yards in the preseason.
C.J. Board, a fi rst-year wide receiver out of
Tennessee-Chattanooga, has 10 catches for 115
yards this preseason.
Linebacker – With the front-line linebackers
pretty much solidifi ed – Myles Jack at middle
linebacker, Leon Jacobs at strong-side linebacker
and rookie Quincy Williams/eighth-year veteran
Najee Goode at weak-side linebacker – the front-
line players at this position seem to be set.
Others to watch: Fifth-year linebackers Ramik
Wilson and D.J. Alexander, and undrafted rookies
Joe Giles-Harris and Connor Strachan.
Running back – Leonard Fournette, Ryquell
Armstead and Alfred Blue seem poised to make
this roster. But with a position group that takes a
lot of contact, injuries are always a concern and
depth is necessary. Look for fourth-year running
back Thomas Rawls, and second-year running
backs Devante Mays and Elijah Hood to try to
make the most of their auditions tonight.
Offensive line – At least for now, forget the A.J.
Cann/Will Richardson Jr. battle for the starting
right guard spot – both are making this team.
Tonight’s game is the fi nal chance to see who
you want on your team for depth, for the ability
to play multiple positions and strategize for the
seven offensive linemen that will be active on
game day.
Guard/center Tyler Shatley enters his fi fth NFL
season, all with the Jacksonville Jaguars. His
history playing both guard and center shows
his versatility, and ideally the Jags would like
to keep three players who can snap the football
(Linder, Cann).
Tackle Josh Wells has been with the Jaguars
just as long as Shatley but has battled injuries
throughout his time in Jacksonville. When
healthy, Wells has served well as a back-up
option at tackle. With veteran Cedric Ogbuehi
on the roster and with Cam Robinson seemingly
back at left tackle and Jawaan Taylor likely
getting the nod at right tackle, there is more
competition here for a swing tackle roster spot
than in recent memory.
Others to watch: Donnell Greene, an undrafted
rookie out of Minnesota, center Bunchy Stallings,
an undrafted rookie out of Kentucky and tackle
KC McDermott, a fi rst-year player out of Miami
who spent 2018 on the Jaguars’ practice squad.