The Jacksonville Jaguars will look loads totally different once they finally take the sector for the 2025 season. Following a number of cuts, releases, and trades, the brand new regime in Jacksonville has honed in on youth, and fortuitously for them, they’ve tons of it.
One veteran that was let go by the franchise on Thursday was tight finish Evan Engram. Engram was with the franchise when he signed a deal in 2022. After a powerful two seasons, accidents plagued Engram in 2024, holding him to a number of profession lows.
Now with new head coach Liam Coen taking steer of the ship, he can have one much less tight finish to play with. Nevertheless, Engram will nonetheless be round given he was traded to a in divisional rival within the Houston Texans. That being stated, 2025 is time for tight finish Brenton Unusual to shine.
Unusual was drafted by Jacksonville in 2023 NFL Draft the place he was taking within the third spherical out of Penn State. Unusual noticed his position improve when Engram went right down to harm early within the season. It was then that Unusual had a while to showcase what he is obtained. Secure to say he is confirmed sufficient.
In two seasons, Unusual has performed in 31 video games for the Jaguars, whereas bringing in 45 receptions that went for a complete of 446 receiving yards. As beforehand acknowledged, his sophomore season in 2024 noticed him take the ball and run with it, actually and figuratively.
Enjoying in all 17 video games, Unusual recorded 40 receptions and 411 receiving yards. He additionally introduced in three touchdowns, and fielded 21 first downs. Whereas the numbers don’t soar off the web page, it have to be saved in thoughts that Unusual was primarily used within the secondary earlier than getting the beginning position when Engram went down.
Going into his third season and at 24 years outdated, the Jaguars have a number of youthful gamers to pair Unusual with, including wide receivers Brian Thomas Jr, Parker Washington, and a returning Gabe Davis.
The Jaguars are constructing their younger core now with what they’ve as they plan to financial institution on their slew of draft picks within the upcoming years. With quarterback Trevor Lawrence coming again, hopefully in a giant manner, Jacksonville will likely be buzzing if the team begins successful early.
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