JACKSONVILLE – His status for Friday isn't yet known, and Trevor Lawrence is OK with that.

The same is true of the rest of the Jaguars' starters.

But Lawrence said he likes the progress of the offense in 2026 Training Camp, with the Jaguars' starting quarterback calling Wednesday's work against the Carolina Panthers in a joint practice at the Miller Electric Center a step in a positive direction.

"It was really productive," Lawrence said.

Lawrence spoke to the media following Wednesday morning's practice, a two-hour session in full pads that featured intense hitting. Head Coach Liam Coen spoke shortly before Lawrence, saying he wasn't yet sure if starters will play against the Panthers in a Week 2 Preseason Game at EverBank Stadium Friday.

"I want to see how we came out of today," Coen said. "I don't want to say either way yet. I want to look at this tape and see how we came out of it."

Coen said he likely will decide whether to play starters in the "next 24 hours."

"I don't want to necessarily go out there with not your full group," Coen said. "The whole point of it is to try to get more continued continuity and chemistry and some game experience. So, I'm just not quite sure yet."

Lawrence and most other starters did not play in a Preseason Week 1 victory over the New Orleans Saints Saturday, and Coen said early this week he did not plan to play starters against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Preseason Week 3.

"I'll let Coach make those decisions, but I do think that we got the most out of today and we got better," Lawrence said.

Lawrence and the starters worked extensively not only Wednesday, but in a practice against the Saints last Thursday. The Jaguars are scheduled to practice twice against the Buccaneers next week.

"It feels a little bit more like a game [than a normal practice]," Lawrence said of the joint sessions. "You get to see different looks and guys come in and just that competition. But obviously I'm not getting hit still, so that's the one part that's still not quite like games, still wearing a red jersey."

Lawrence said of Wednesday's work, "We did some really good things. I felt like we got a lot out of today."

"Was it perfectly clean? No," he added. "There's a lot to work on and we have to improve on, but as far as just the competition, the back and forth – that always feels game-like. I thought there were a lot of great things. I thought we ran it really well and we made some big plays in the passing game too."

Coen said he was pleased overall with the offense's progress through two-plus weeks of camp and called Wednesday "a good step in the right direction in terms of running the football."

"I was pleased with the way the backs were hitting the holes," Coen said. "It's still tough to evaluate the second and third level, what the yards actually come out to be. I was pleased with the line of scrimmage at times. They have some guys up front that I have a lot of respect for on their d-line."

Added Lawrence, "We're getting better. We were a lot better today than we were last week when we went against the Saints. We had a lot more energy. We got after it. We just brought the juice every play. We ran it really good. We were really physical, so there were some big improvements, but football, there's such a fine line. There are so many details, so I think that there's going to be plenty on the tape to learn from.

"I need to get better, so it's not necessarily satisfied, but definitely believing and I know that these guys, all our guys out here are getting better every day, and that's what we're working towards."

NOTABLE

• Backup quarterback Nick Mullens "absolutely" will start if Lawrence and the first-team offense don't play Friday, Coen said Wednesday. Mullens missed practice Monday after sustaining what Coen called "a little nick" against the Saints Saturday. Mullens started that game, completing three of seven passes for 33 yards with an interception. "He did some good things today," Coen said f Mullens Wednesday. "I wouldn't call him perfect, but sometimes when you have limitations up front [along the offensive line], that's really challenging when you're now working with a group of guys that haven't played a lot of football up there and definitely haven't played a lot of football for the Jags. That's challenging. When he has time and there are things happening in rhythm for him, things are good. I trust Nick."

QUOTABLE

• Coen on offensive lineman Daniel Faalele, a fifth-year veteran acquired by the Jaguars Wednesday in a trade with the New York Giants: "He has some big size. I'm looking forward to getting to know him, but the experience is really what matters." Faalele started 35 games for the Baltimore Ravens from 2022-2025 before signing as an unrestricted free agent with the Giants in April. Coen called the move a matter of "just continuing to bring depth and guys that have played meaningful reps in this league. That's something that you can't have enough of. We came into the camp with 16 [offensive line] and got down to about nine the other day. When you have some of those things occur, and you want to continue to find guys that have done it, guys that have played in this league at a high level."