The Jaguars’ cornerback room looks mostly mapped out before training camp even gets rolling, but the last couple of spots could still turn into a real fight once the pads come on.
Travis Hunter and Montaric Brown appear set to open on the outside, Jourdan Lewis is lined up at nickel, and Jarrian Jones is positioned as the first option off the bench. That leaves the back end of the depth chart as the area worth watching, with teams usually carrying five or six corners and one or two jobs still available.
One of the clearest spring risers was second-year UDFA Jabbar Muhammad. After the first minicamp practice, head coach Liam Coen singled him out, and Anthony Campanile followed up with praise the next day.
"I think he's improved a ton," Campanile said. "But just watching him, he's really been super detailed with his technique.
I think that's one of the things that shows up. Very, very deliberate like in the way that he's practicing and I think that's created some takeaways for him and making some plays on the ball.
He just always seems to be near the action right now. So he's really done a great job and improved a bunch this spring."
Christian Braswell is also firmly in the conversation. He logged 160 defensive snaps in the second half of last season, which gives him a leg up as the roster picture starts to take shape.
Preston Hodge is another UDFA to keep on the radar after flashing during OTAs.
If the Jaguars do end up keeping six cornerbacks, with Hunter still handling both sides of the ball, the math gets interesting. Braswell’s game experience and Muhammad’s spring momentum make them the two most logical bets for those final roster spots right now.
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