The Jacksonville Jaguars are opening training camp with two offensive linemen on the physically unable to perform list: Cole Van Lanen and Garrett DiGiorgio.
Players can come off the PUP list and return to practice whenever they’re medically cleared, so this is not a permanent setback. But for now, both linemen will be on the sideline as camp gets rolling.
Van Lanen’s situation is the more notable one. He was dealing with a knee injury suffered in the Jaguars’ Week 18 game last season and then missed the playoff matchup with Buffalo. He also did not take part in on-field work during offseason programs, and there is no timeline yet for his return.
Until Van Lanen is ready, Walker Little is likely to handle his spot.
That’s a familiar kind of shuffle for Jacksonville. Van Lanen spent last season moving around the offensive line, taking snaps at every position except center before eventually locking down the starting left tackle job when Little was briefly out.
Once he settled in there, he didn’t allow a sack over Weeks 14-18. Among 84 tackles, he also finished 21st in run-blocking grade during that stretch.
The Jaguars rewarded him with a three-year extension late in the season.
DiGiorgio is a different case. Jacksonville signed him as an undrafted free agent after the 2026 NFL draft, and he arrives with a heavy college workload after playing nearly 3,200 offensive snaps at UCLA. He lined up at both tackle and guard there, though the expectation is that he’ll be an interior lineman in the NFL.
The team has not reported the injury DiGiorgio is working through.
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