DENVER, Colo. â Nick Mullens will be the backup again Sunday.
Second-year quarterback Quinn Ewers was among the players inactive for the Jaguars in a 2026 Week 2 game against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High Sunday.
Ewers was among seven players deactivated 90 minutes before kickoff by the Jaguars, who elevated Mullens â a 10th-year veteran â from the practice squad Saturday. Mullens will back up starter Trevor Lawrence for a second consecutive game to start the season.
Mullens, Lawrence's backup in 2025, also was elevated from the practice squad into a backup role for a Week 1 victory over the Cleveland Browns.
Also inactive for the Jaguars Sunday: Rookie wide receiver C.J. Williams, rookie tight end Tanner Koziol, veteran offensive lineman Daniel Faalele, rookie defensive end Wesley Williams, veteran linebacker Jack Kiser and rookie safety Jalen Huskey.
â The Jaguars' inactive players for Week 2:
- Quarterback Quinn Ewers
- Wide reciever C.J. Williams
- Tight end Tanner Koziol
- Offensive Lineman Daniel Faalele
- Defensive end Wesley Williams
- Linebacker Jack Kiser
- Safety Jalen Huskey
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RB Chris Rodriguez Jr.
RB Ameer Abdullah
TE Tanner Koziol, WR Austin Trammell and QB Nick Mullens
TE Quintin Morris
S Antonio Johnson
K Cam Little
RB Ameer Abdullah
CB Christian Braswell
CB Montaric Brown
WR Parker Washington
RB Chris Rodriguez Jr.
CB Montaric Brown
DT Ruke Orhorhoro, DT DaVon Hamilton and DT Albert Regis
TE Tanner Koziol
QB Trevor Lawrence and QB Nick Mullens
QB Trevor Lawrence and QB Nick Mullens
WR Brian Thomas Jr.
RB Chris Rodriguez Jr.
WR/CB Travis Hunter
TE Quintin Morris
CB Montaric Brown
CB Jarrian Jones
RB Ameer Abdullah
DE Josh Hines-Allen
S Antonio Johnson
RB Chris Rodriguez Jr.
S Antonio Johnson
RB Ameer Abdullah
WR Parker Washington
WR Parker Washington
DE Josh Hines-Allen
WR Parker Washington
QB Trevor Lawrence
P Logan Cooke
TE Quintin Morris
QB Trevor Lawrence
S Antonio Johnson
RB Ameer Abdullah
DT Arik Armstead
DE Travon Walker
WR Parker Washington
S Rayuan Lane III and S Antonio Johnson
LB Foyesade Oluokun
RB Bhayshul Tuten
TE Brenton Strange
OL Anton Harrison
WR Parker Washington
RB Ameer Abdullah
DE Danny Striggow
