A former NFL general manager is putting the Jacksonville Jaguars in rare company.
Ran Carthon said Friday that Jacksonville is the league’s most complete team after the Jaguars rolled past the Baltimore Ravens 33-10 on Thursday Night Football.
“The Jacksonville Jaguars are the most complete team in the league right now,” Carthon said.
That view is rooted in more than one big win. Carthon pointed to the way head coach Liam Coen and quarterback Trevor Lawrence are working together, calling them one of the best head coach-quarterback combinations in the league. He also said the Jaguars are getting production from the full roster and are currently “clicking on all cylinders.”
The results back up the praise. Jacksonville leads the NFL in point differential at +108, having outscored opponents 229-121 through the 2026 season. The San Francisco 49ers are second at +58.
The Jaguars have also shown they can bury teams. They already have four wins by more than 21 points, and no other NFL team has more than one.
Lawrence has been central to the run. Against Baltimore, he completed 16 of 26 passes for 242 yards and a touchdown as Jacksonville handled business again and moved to 6-2.
Carthon’s perspective carries some weight. He played running back in the NFL from 2004 to 2006 and served as Tennessee’s general manager from January 2023 until January 2025.
Jacksonville now gets a chance to keep proving the point in Week 10, when it faces the Tennessee Titans next Sunday.
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