The Jacksonville Jaguars have had a busy offseason. After dismissing Doug Pederson, they spent weeks looking for a head coach. They picked Liam Coen because of the success he had as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator. The Jags also ousted general manager Trent Baalke. And after an exhaustive search, they're close to finding his replacement. Heck, by the time you're reading this, the team already announced the hire.
Coen will work with the front office to revamp a roster that has a handful of building blocks but also several holes. Fortunately, they'll have ample resources to work with. This begs the question, how much cap space and draft picks will Jacksonville have at this disposal this offseason? Here's a look:
Jaguars cap space for 2025
The Jacksonville Jaguars have $31.24 million in cap space, per Over the Cap, ahead of free agency. In any other year, that wouldn't be much, but they already gave long-term deals to Trevor Lawrence, cornerback Tyson Campbell, left tackle Walker Little, and pass rusher Josh Hines-Allen. Add the fact that the Jags don't have many tough decisions to make in the offseason, and they could make a splash signing or two in free agency.
Update: Not long after this article was published, the NFL announced that the salary cap would go up to $281.5 million per team, leaving the Jaguars at $38.2 million.
The NFL today informed teams that the 2025 per-team salary cap will fall in the range of $277.5 million to $281.5 million, way up from last year's $255.4 million. Cap will have increased by more than $53 million over the last two years.
— Dan Graziano (@DanGrazianoESPN) February 19, 2025
Update No. 2: The Jaguars got an additional $10.4 million in space after trading Christian Kirk to the Houston Texans. The savings are already reflected on Over the Cap.
On top of that, Mitch Morse announced his retirement and the Jagas announced that they released cornerback Ronald Darby, wide receiver Josh Reynold, return specialist Devin Duvernay, and tight end Evan Engram. Once all the moves are processed, the Jaguars should have over $60 million in space.
Updated No. 3: The Jaguars made several moves on Day 1 of the legal tampering period. It left them with $43.4 million in cap space.
Jaguars draft picks for 2025
You can say what you want about former general manager Trent Baalke, but for all his faults, he consistently managed to acquire extra assets during his stint in Jacksonville. While he failed to build a Super Bowl-caliber roster, he did leave several extra selections. In 2025, the Jags will have 10.
Baalke got an extra third and a fourth when the Jaguars agreed to move down six spots in last year's draft. They also got a sixth after trading defensive end Trevis Gipson to the Seattle Seahawks before the offseason. Here's a look at all the Jaguars selections in this year's draft.
- Round 1, pick No. 5
- Round 2, pick No. 37
- Round 3, pick No. 72
- Round 3, pick No. 94
- Round 4, pick No. 108
- Round 4, pick No. 131
- Round 5, pick No. 143
- Round 6, pick No. 180
- Round 6, pick No. 193
- Round 7, pick No. 225
Jaugars list of schedule free agents for 2025
As noted before, the Jaguars don't have many decisions to make. Their most notable free agents are safety Andre Cisco and right guard Brandon Scherff. There's a chance that neither will be back, but anything could happen.
Without further ado, here's the list of free agents, unrestricted, restricted and exclusive rights:
Unrestricted free agents:
- C.J. Beathard, QB
- Luke Farrell, TE
- Andre Cisco, S
- Mac Jones, QB
- Brandon Scherff, OG
- Josiah Deguara, TE
- D'Ernest Johnson, RB
- Blake Hance, OG
- Caleb Johnson, LB
- Jeremiah Ledbetter, DL
Exclusive rights free agents:
- De'Shaan Dixon, DL
- Esezi Otomewo, DL
Restricted free agents:
- Tim Jones, WR
- Cole Van Lanen, OL