Skip to main content
Advertising

Jaguars News | Jacksonville Jaguars - jaguars.com

Jaguars' OTAs 2026, Final Week Observations: Closing the Offseason

OTAs observations

JACKSONVILLE – The Jaguars held the first day of the final week of 2026 Organized Team Activities at the Miller Electric Center Monday.

Four Jaguars media members – senior writer John Oehser, senior correspondent Brian Sexton, senior reporter/editor J.P. Shadrick and correspondent John Shipley – shared an observation following practice. Here they are:

Oehser: The end of the offseason is near, with this final week of '26 OTAs taking on a somewhat lighter – "passing camp" – feel. Head Coach Liam Coen set the tone on Monday, bringing in multiple former NFL and Jaguars players such as former Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew – as well as NFL alumni such as wide receiver A.J. Green, and defensive backs Devin McCourty and Jason McCourty – to add energy to the final voluntary practice days before the five-week break between the offseason and 2026 Training Camp. Monday's day had a similar theme to much of the offseason program, with Coen and quarterback Trevor Lawrence speaking positively of the work done and the focus exhibited from players and coaches throughout the past two months of offseason work. This feels like a team that has worked efficiently and productively in recent weeks, which is as expected from a group in Year 2 of a regime. Jaguars '26 training camp is scheduled for late July. That's when the pads go on, the hitting starts and the real stuff begins. So far, so good.

Sexton: There has been a consistent energy level around the Jaguars' on-field work this spring. Obviously, a big part of that is that the players know what's expected and what they're doing in their second year with Coen and Co. More than that, this looks like a team with very high expectations of itself. They know they're good, maybe as good as any team in the AFC, and they want to take advantage of the moment. Coaches like to talk about "being where your feet are," and this team has the appearance of a team that is focused on being better, doing more and going farther than they did last year. It's a feeling you get when watching Lawrence coaching a young group of running backs during a drill or the intensity with which defensive end Josh Hines-Allen, linebacker Foyesade Oluokun and defensive end Travon Walker work on every single bag drill. My first observation from a few weeks back was that this looked like a really good team, and I'll end the OTA observations with the idea that they know it, and they don't want to miss their opportunity to be more than good. I'm as excited about this team as I have been in a long time; it just feels different.

Screenshot 2026-05-14 at 8.53.18 PM

2026 Season Tickets On Sale Now

Shadrick: The Jaguars moved into the "Pass Camp" mode of the offseason program starting Monday for the final three OTA practices this week. The practice featured heavy positional group work with 7-on-7 drills throughout. The offensive and defensive lines stayed on their own. Throughout this week, NFL legends will make appearances at Jaguars camp to provide a different perspective for players. Monday featured Devin and Jason McCourty, Green, Jones-Drew and former NFL defensive line coach Mike Waufle. Others are expected to join later this week, including former running back Fred Taylor, former tight end Marcedes Lewis and Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end DeMarcus Ware. It's a great opportunity for Jags players to pick the brains of some of the best who have performed at a high level in the NFL.

Shipley: The Jaguars held the final open practice of their offseason program Monday, and it was another day with a heavy focus on the passing game. It will be hard for strides to be taken or evaluated in the running game until pads come on during training camp, and the Jaguars have made it a priority to work on the passing game on both sides of the ball. Lawrence had another surgical day Monday, which is a carryover from his work in minicamp and OTAs in the weeks previously. Lawrence has looked in command of the offense in his second year in Coen's offense, and his accuracy to all levels of the field has stood out. Lawrence's game truly took off over the second half of the 2025 season, and he has been impressive again in the very early stages of the Jaguars' 2026 journey.

Related Content

Advertising