4 recently waived players from other teams who could immediately help the Jaguars
• They can still make changes in the upcoming days
• Here are 4 players from other teams who could help the Jags
No. 2 player who could immediately help the Jaguars: Deion Jones, OLB
The pass rush was one of the Jaguars' biggest offseason needs and remains a question mark ahead of the 2023 season. While the Jaguars have a pair of bookend pass rushers in Josh Allen and Travon Walker, they don't have much depth behind them. Right now, outside linebacker K'Lavon Chaisson is No. 3 in the rotation and expecting him to put up huge numbers in 2023 might be a big ask.
Chaisson, the 20th overall selection in 2020, has registered three career sacks and didn't do much in the preseason to make you think that will change next season. The Jags also have rookie Yasir Abdullah in the fold. The former Louisville Cardinal flashed at times in the preseason but still has a ways to go before he can become a consistent piece in the pass-rush rotation.
Having run out of options in the open market to bolster their pass rush, the Jaguars could look at players other teams released. One of them is outside linebacker Deion Jones, who hasn't lived up to his draft billing but could be a solid rotational piece.
Jones, the 52nd overall pick in the 2016 draft, spent six seasons with the Atlanta Falcons before joining the Carolina Panthers last year. His sack tally isn't particularly high; his career high is 4.5 and he's only logged more than two in a season twice. Expecting him to wreak havoc at the line of scrimmage would be unrealistic but he would add a viable option to the pass-rush rotation in Jacksonville.