With Jaguars training camp still about a month away, the running back room is already shaping up as one of the spots worth watching closely. This is less about one player running away with the job and more about how the team sorts out the top of the depth chart and the weekly workload once the real competition begins.
The names in the mix are Bhayshul Tuten, Chris Rodriguez, and LeQuint Allen, and each one has a path into the rotation. The biggest question is who gets tagged as RB1 on paper, but the more interesting part may be how the snaps get divided once camp and the preseason start sorting things out.
Offseason work gave the first hints. Rodriguez missed OTAs and minicamp because of a foot injury, which opened the door for Tuten to handle a lot of the RB1 reps.
From what was reported, Tuten made the most of that opportunity. Allen, meanwhile, is a player to keep an eye on for added work in the passing game.
If you’re trying to pick the early leader, Tuten looks like the safest bet to come out of camp as the top back on the depth chart. Even so, that doesn’t mean this turns into a true bell-cow situation. The expectation is for a steady rotation, with Tuten, Rodriguez, and Allen all getting regular touches each week.
That fits the way each back profiles, and it also lines up with what Coen has done in Tampa Bay, where he liked to cycle backs through the game. In this setup, who gets the most work may come down to matchups and the flow of the game from week to week.
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