The Jacksonville Jaguars announced their 53-man roster after the cutdown day deadline. They released their first official depth chart of the regular season just days before their Week 1 matchup against the Cleveland Browns. While most of it looks exactly as you thought, there were a few notable things.
Of course, things can change as the year progresses, but this depth chart gives you an idea of how the Jags see several players. This begs a couple questions, who benefited the most? Who was the most affected?
With this in mind, here are four winners and losers from Jackosnville's first official depth chart.
Biggest winners and losers from the Jaguars' first official depth chart
Winner: Emmanuel Pregnon, offensive guard
Even though the Jaguars were praised for drafting Emmanuel Pregnon in Round 3, and he had lots of upside coming out of college, Pregnon seemed like a long shot to be a Week 1 starter. But after a few twists and turns, the former Oregon Duck got the nod.
Pregnon is a work in progress, but the fact that the team's decision-makers are thrusting him into action goes on to show just how much they value him.
Loser: Jarrian Jones, cornerback
After a slow start to 2025, Jarrian Jones bounced back and went on to finish the year strong. But that wasn't enough for him to secure a starting job next season. The former Florida State Seminole was listed as the backup behind Jourdan Lewis at nickel.
Granted, the Jags also have Montaric Brown and Travis Hunter in the mix, but it's a bit surprising to see Jones relegated to backup duty. The silver lining is that he should still see ample playing time in 2026, especially when Hunter leaves the field to catch his breath.
Winner: Quintin Morris, tight end
Even though Quintin Morris signed a new one-year contract in the offseason to stick around in Duval in 2026, he appeared to be on the roster bubble. That was mostly because he failed to stand out in the offseason program and the preseason. Jacksonville drafted Tanner Koziol and Nate Boerkicher.
However, Morris managed to stick around, and he's now TE3 behind Boerkircher and Brenton Strange. Koziol could still see snaps in red-zone packages, but it was a bit surprising to see Morris ahead of him on the depth chart.
Loser: Ruke Orhorhoro, defensive tackle
When the Jags traded for Ruke Orhorhoro before the 2026 draft, it looked like he could potentially start next to Arik Armstead, mainly because he had massive pass-rush upside. However, he isn't even the main backup at defensive tackle and is instead at the bottom of the depth chart.
Orhorhoro could still see the field in passing downs because of his pass-rush skills, but it's a bit discouraging to see rookie Albert Regis and veteran Matt Dickerson ahead of him on the depth chart.
Winner: Quinn Ewers
The Jaguars traded for Quinn Ewers after the preseason finale. Although he wasn't part of the Miami Dolphins' plans, Jacksonville liked him enough that he's already QB2 on the depth chart.
Ideally, Ewers won't have to step onto the football field next season. However, he flashed potential as a rookie with the Phins. With more time, he could develop into a pretty good backup.
Loser: Ventrell Miller
Even though Bhayshul Tuten also got the "or" designation, he'll tentatively get the lion's share of the workload once the season begins. Heck, he was always going to be part of a backfield committee alongside Chris Rodriguez. It probably won't be the same for Ventrell Miller, who also got the "or" designation.
Miller wasn't able to convincingly win the starting job at linebacker even though he was given the chance. Now, he'll need to split snaps with Branson Combs unless either one manages to separate himself from the other.
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