YOUR 2025 Jacksonville Jaguars Preview

Hey.

It’s a new season of hot National Football League action and that means…well, probably more of the same mediocrity that we’ve come to expect from the Jaguras, really.  Mediocrity? That’s being generous, and possibly an insult to the mediocre.

2024 Season Recap

Pre-season Prediction: 10-7 and a return to the playoffs

Reality: 4-13 (3-3 in the Division). Third in the AFC South.

2024 was a big drunken stumble backwards for the Jags from the 9-8 record of the 2023 campaign and a far cry from the halcyon days of 2022 when they went *checks notes* 9-8, but made it to the divisional round of the playoffs.

James Gladstone replaced Trent Baalke as the General Manager.

Gone is Head Coach Doug Pederson, who definitely made chicken salad out of the chicken shit left him by Urban Meyer.

/spits on ground

The Khans have brought in Liam Coen as their new Head Coach after, uh, one season as OC in Tampa Bay? That’s it? He did have a hand in improving Baker Mayfield’s performance, can that be translated to improved play by our very own Prison Girlfriend? Oh, he was also the RAMMIT! OC in 2022.  I’m getting notes of “quarterback whisperer” in the Kool-Aid the franchise would like me to imbibe.

Trevor Lawrence is still the franchise QB with Nick Mullens currently second on the depth chart.

Travis Etienne Jr and Tank Bigsby are the running back tandem with rookies waiting in the wings when the inevitable injury occurs.

Brian Thomas Jr is the #1 receiver.

Cam Little is the Jaguars’ kicker and hit from 70 yards in the pre-season against the Stillers.  So they’ve got that going for them, which is nice.

Dammit, Goodell, you intergalactic disgrace.

2025 Free Agency

TE Evan Engram released, picked up by DONKS! WOOOO

WR Christian Kirk traded to an imaginary team for their 2026 7th round pick

WR Gabe Davis released

C Luke Fortner traded to the Saints for DT Khalen Saunders

2025 Draft

1st: WR/CB Travis Hunter (Colorado)

3rd: CB Caleb Ransaw (Tulane)  OL Wyatt Milum (West Virginia)

4th: RB Bhayshul Tuten (Virginia Tech) LB Jack Kiser (Notre Dame)

6th: LB Jalen McLeod (Auburn)  S Rayuan Lane III (Navy)

7th: OL Jonah Monheim (USC)  RB LeQuint Allen Jr (Syracuse)

Most of the talk around the finest Duvall meth dens is about Hunter and which side of the ball he’ll be spending most of his time and/or how long he’ll survive an NFL season playing offense and defense.  Prison Girlfriend needs another target to pair with Brian Thomas Jr, but the defense can use some help at the corners. I say we see him playing on both sides of the ball for the first 6 or 7 weeks of the season as a way to test the waters and then his playing time is prioritized wherever he’s needed most **cough cough defense cough** with occasional plays as a WR.

**added on 8/27** WR Tim Patrick signed in a trade from Detroit for a 2026 6th round pick, giving Prison Girlfriend another big target to pair with Thomas Jr and maybe taking some pressure off Hunter to deliver big at WR right away?

The rest of the draft are all positions of need, especially the O-line and Linebackers.

2025 Schedule

Week 7 is the annual London game, in Wembley Stadium.  (one of these years I’m going to go to the London game, before ALL the home games are played there)

The Lady LemonJello and I are in the early planning stages of a trip to DUUUUVVVAAAAAALLLLLLLL for the 2026 season. Expect a boots on the ground report if/when that happens.

2025 Season Prediction

8-9 Second in the AFC South.  2 chances to snag a Wildcard berth; Slim and None, and Slim just left town.

Fantasy Football Note:

The second season of the Lowratio League has begun! Look for weekly updates of both Freezer Vodka League and Lowratio League standings on Wednesdays.  Top four teams in LL move up to FVL and the bottom four teams in FVL get relegated to LL.

Until Next Time!