Three members of the Jacksonville Jaguars’ defensive front are headed to one of the NFL’s premier pass-rush gatherings.
Josh Hines-Allen, Travon Walker and Arik Armstead will all attend Sack Summit in 2026, the annual event that brings together top edge rushers and interior disruptors to “link and learn.”
Hosted by Maxx Crosby, Cameron Jordan and Von Miller, the summit is built around sharing ideas, techniques and mindset among players at every stage of their careers. Miller described the event to ESPN in 2024 this way: "The Sack Summit is a place where all the great pass rushers and the young pass rushers in the NFL and through college can come and talk the same language and really share their mindsets," Miller told ESPN in 2024. "I've always been a believer iron sharpens iron, and this is a place where we could do that."
This year’s gathering runs from July 9-11.
For Jacksonville, the names on the guest list make sense. Hines-Allen was one of the league’s most productive pass rushers last season, finishing with 95 pressures in the regular season, according to PFF. That was the second-most among players at his position across the NFL.
Walker’s 2024 season was interrupted by injuries, but his trajectory before that was pointing up. Over the two seasons prior, his pass-rush output climbed each year, and he also brings value as a run defender who can line up in different spots across the front. The Jaguars reinforced how they feel about his future earlier this offseason by signing him to an extension.
Armstead opened last season with strong production of his own. In his first 12 games, he recorded 41 quarterback pressures, which ranked third among defensive tackles in that span, and he was near the top of the position in sacks as well.
A hand injury changed the picture late in the year, though, and his numbers fell off. From Weeks 13-18, he ranked 60th in pressures.
If Jacksonville is going to get more heat from the interior in 2026, Armstead getting back to that early-season level will matter.
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