JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars seemingly have the NFL marketplace cornered on first-round flops.
Mentor Urban Meyer has as numerous as 8 (relying on the evaluator) of them on his 90-gentleman roster and would have an additional experienced Pittsburgh defensive deal with Tyson Alualu not changed his head immediately after agreeing to a offer with Jacksonville for the duration of free of charge agency. Nonetheless, people remaining are hoping to switch all-around careers that have fallen brief of exterior expectations.re
The record incorporates 2007 Heisman Trophy-successful quarterback Tim Tebow and 4 additional from the powerhouse Southeastern Meeting, wherever Meyer coached at Florida for 6 seasons (2005-10).
The Jaguars also have three first-rounders who bounced around the league in latest years: previous Indianapolis receiver Phillip Dorsett, ex-New England nose tackle Malcom Brown and recently signed wideout Tavon Austin.
Here’s a appear at the castoffs and disappointments who are hoping to land roster places and/or setting up work on a rebuilding team in will need of playmakers:
TAVON AUSTIN
Jacksonville signed Austin off the street Friday to aid bolster a place that was down six men for several motives. The 31-calendar year-previous Austin was the eighth all round select in 2013. He experienced extra than 4,700 all-function yards and 24 touchdowns in 5 seasons with the Rams. Not undesirable, but not what the staff anticipated from a leading-10 choose.
Austin was traded to Dallas in April 2018, put in two seasons with the Cowboys and played four online games for Eco-friendly Bay last calendar year.
MALCOM BROWN
Brown is the most completed player on this listing. The 330-pound run-stuffer was a 4-calendar year starter and two-time Tremendous Bowl champion with New England, which picked him 32nd all round in 2015. But the Patriots declined the fifth-yr alternative in his rookie deal, a very clear indication of 1st-round evaluations. He landed in New Orleans, the place he spent the past two seasons in advance of obtaining traded to Jacksonville for a seventh-spherical select.
TAVEN BRYAN
Bryan has been a large bust in Jacksonville, which selected him with the 29th pick in 2018. The defensive lineman from close by Florida has 71 tackles and 3 ½ sacks in 3 seasons. He’s yet to get on the subject in coaching camp due to the fact he landed on the non-soccer harm list soon after becoming involved in an off-the-industry incident Meyer reported was “no one’s fault.”
K’LAVON CHAISSON
Chaisson was supposed to substitute Bryan final season. But the previous LSU outdoors linebacker and 20th decide in 2020 managed just 19 tackles and a sack even though actively playing each activity as a rookie. Just after skipping most of voluntary offseason workout routines, Chaisson is still hoping to impress coaches. Rookie left deal with Walter Tiny has manufactured that tougher by primarily dominated their 1-on-a person matchups.
“Work in progress,” defensive coordinator Joe Cullen explained. “He needs to get superior, and I hope far more from him. … We’re going to hold pushing K’Lavon until eventually we get it out of him. But he has to get far better.”
PHILLIP DORSETT
Dorsett looked like he may possibly be a absolutely free-agent steal early in camp, but he’s skipped many days considering that simply because of an injuries. His velocity is what drew Meyer to the 29th over-all decide on in 2015. Traded from Indianapolis to New England soon after two seasons, Dorsett managed just eight touchdowns in three a long time together with Tom Brady. He signed with Seattle past year, but he injured his ideal foot in teaching camp and had operation in November.
CJ HENDERSON
The ninth all round decide on in 2020 appeared like he would aid Jaguars followers ignore about Professional Bowl cornerback Jalen Ramsey right after an impressive opener. But the former Florida speedster dealt with injuries and other concerns the relaxation of his rookie year, showing sufficient signals of undependability that Meyer and common supervisor Trent Baalke selected Georgia cornerback Tyson Campbell with the initial decide on in the second round.
You can find continue to hope for Henderson, who missed the 1st 7 days of camp after testing optimistic for COVID-19.
TIM TEBOW
Tebow is trying to return to the NFL — as a limited conclusion — after five several years in the New York Mets’ slight-league group. He’s been greater than anticipated in camp, and Meyer’s only critique has been that he desires to do a better task catching passes with his palms rather of his entire body.
“He is just a sponge,” passing video game coordinator Brian Schottenheimer stated. “He is aware of there are issues he does not know. He asks unbelievable questions, you know, he genuinely does. You see the football thoughts. You see how he sees the game from the quarterback’s stage of look at.”
LAQUON TREADWELL
Treadwell has been 1 of the major surprises of camp, a surehanded receiver who seems to be nothing at all like the person operate out of Minnesota 4 decades following staying drafted 23rd overall in 2016. Treadwell was on the road in June and landed in with the Jags next a minicamp tryout. The former Ole Miss standout moved to the slot for Jacksonville and could be a issue this drop.
“I do experience distinctive. My mindset is different. My body is different. My emphasis is just a large amount distinct from yrs right before,” he explained. “I do not have to worry about also significantly of anything else but what is in front of me and the place I am at appropriate now.”
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