The Jacksonville Jaguars and Tampa Bay Buccaneers will meet in Week 3 of the 2026 preseason, and for a handful of players, this is the last big audition before decisions start coming down.
That makes the spotlight a little brighter on Joey Aguilar and Trebor Peña. Both are undrafted rookies trying to build on strong showings from last week, and both have something specific to prove.
Peña is pushing to become the next version of Parker Washington - the kind of undersized receiver who first gets noticed on punt returns before earning real snaps on offense. Aguilar, meanwhile, is in the mix for the backup quarterback job behind Trevor Lawrence.
Liam Coen said Aguilar turned in “a good showing” in Week 2 of the preseason, and he pointed to the parts of the game where the rookie looked most comfortable.
“Yeah I think he had some clean pockets, not discrediting what he did. Just towards the end of the game, it was cleaner, a little bit cleaner.
I thought he did a nice job of just finding the completions that were there. Not trying to do too much and, in all actuality ask him, he should have probably been 100%.
The one that was incomplete where he moved off his spot; he can make that throw. The movement game is where we got to keep working with him.
Like when he does get moved off his spot and has to break around or have a dirty pocket, still be able to find completions.”
The game is set for Friday, August 28, at 7:30 p.m. ET at EverBank Stadium.
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