Jacksonville Jaguars

The Jaguars' season ended in a hard-fought home Wild Card loss to … basically just Josh Allen … but like that one random reporter told head coach Liam Coen afterward: Hold your head up, Duval! This squad looked every bit like a legit top-10 team throughout 2025, and there's plenty of reason to believe they could shine brighter in 2026 and beyond.

All good vibes from last season aside: There is the problem of the Jaguars having the seventh-least effective cap space entering 2026, and the Travis Hunter trade leaves them without a pick before No. 56 in the draft. Jaguars GM James Gladstone does have a trio of third-round picks to work with; just realize the main characters from this year's squad are probably going to be back for season two.

Secondary: Last season's defense allowed only 6.2 yards per pass attempt (3rd best); just realize work needs to be done here even if it's as easy as simply getting the band back together for another year.

Offensive Tackle: They allowed a bottom-10 pressure rate, yet don't have any of their linemen hitting free agency after locking down LT Cole Van Lanen to a three-year, $51 million extension. Though you know what they say about doing the same thing and expecting different results.

Running Back: A between-the-tackles grinder is probably the best archetype to go after here in the absence of the franchise's third all-time leading rusher.