The Jaguars have made a pair of roster moves on Sunday.
Jacksonville announced the club has signed defensive tackle Tommy Akingbesote.
A Cowboys seventh-round pick in 2025, Akingbesote did not make Dallas’ 53-man roster. He then spent time with Carolina and Buffalo on the practice squad.
He did not appear in a regular-season game as a rookie.
The Bills let him go last week.
As a corresponding move, the Jaguars waived cornerback Devon Marshall with an injury designation.
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Panthers starting quarterback Bryce Young played 11 snaps on Friday against the Jaguars.
He completed 5 of 6 passes for 49 yards and a 100.7 passer rating despite being pressured on three of his throws.
In Young’s two drives, the Panthers punted and scored a touchdown on a seven-play, 58-yard drive. Jonathon Brooks scored on a 1-yard run.
Kenny Pickett replaced Young.
The Panthers ended the half with a 61-yard field goal by Ryan Fitzgerald.
In his rookie season, Fitzgerald didn’t try any kicks of 60 yards and had a long of 57 yards.
Jaguars wide receiver Parker Washington has been out of practice this week, but his absence isn’t expected to last much longer.
Washington has been sidelined with an undisclosed injury and will not play against the Panthers on Friday night. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Washington is expected back at practice next week, however.
Washington set career highs with 58 catches for 847 yards and five touchdowns last season and is heading into the final year of the rookie deal he signed after being drafted in the sixth round in 2023.
Once healthy, Washington is expected to join Jakobi Meyers and Brian Thomas as the top wideouts in Jacksonville’s offense this season.
The Jaguars got Cole Van Lanen back from the physically unable to perform list on Thursday and they added another offensive lineman later in the day.
The team announced the signing of Timothy McKay to their 90-man roster. They released defensive lineman Quinton Bohanna in a corresponding move.
McKay entered the league as an undrafted free agent in 2025 and spent the season on the Commanders’ practice squad. He remained with Washington until being waived a couple of weeks ago.
Bohanna was a Cowboys sixth-round pick in 2021 and has played in 40 games for Dallas, Detroit, Tennessee, Seattle and Green Bay.
The Jaguars are getting a key player back on the practice field.
Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, offensive lineman Cole Van Lanen is coming off the physically unable to perform list on Thursday.
Van Lanen suffered a knee injury in Week 18 of last season. The veteran appeared in 16 games with 10 starts for Jacksonville last year.
In all, Van Lanen has played 51 games with 13 starts since entering the league as a sixth-round pick in 2021.
Jacksonville also traded for offensive lineman Daniel Faalele earlier this week, acquiring him from the Giants.
The Jaguars will host a preseason matchup with the Panthers on Friday night.
Travis Hunter says he’d love to play every snap on both offense and defense for the Jaguars. But the Jaguars have other ideas.
Reporters in Jacksonville this week say Hunter is playing defense almost exclusively, a strong indication that the team plans for him to play mostly cornerback when the regular season starts. He’ll likely see some snaps at wide receiver as well, but in a part-time role.
The Jaguars already had Hunter practicing more at cornerback than wide receiver before this week, but on Monday, it was all defense: Hunter got zero 11-on-11 snaps on offense, according to John Shipley of SI.com.
At Wednesday’s joint practice with the Panthers, Hunter played 28 snaps on defense and two on offense, according to Garry Smits of the Florida Times-Union. Hunter actually did more at kicker than at wide receiver, although that appeared to be mostly messing around, and he missed four of his five field goal attempts, so it’s safe to say the Jaguars won’t be turning to him if kicker Cam Little gets hurt.
Jaguars coach Liam Coen indicated this week that when Hunter comes off the practice field on defense, the coaching staff would rather have Hunter continue watching the defense and taking mental reps than going to the other side and playing offense. That sure sounds like a coach who believes Hunter can help his team most on the defensive side of the ball.
The Jaguars have reportedly agreed to a trade to help bolster their offensive line in the wake of guard Patrick Mekari’s back surgery.
Evan Barnes of Newsday reports that the Giants have agreed to trade Daniel Faalele to Jacksonville in exchange for a late-round pick in the 2027 draft.
Faalele started every game at guard for the Ravens the last two seasons and he followed John Harbaugh to the Giants as a free agent this offseason. First-round pick Francis Mauigoa and Jon Runyan are set to start at guard for the NFC East club, however, and that’s made Faalele expendable.
It’s unclear how long Mekari will be out, but starting the regular season on injured reserve would force him to miss at least the first four games of the year.
The Jaguars are dealing with a series of injuries, including one to a key receiver.
Via Ryan O’Halloran of the Florida Times-Union, Parker Washington is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury and will be out until the end of the week.
Entering his fourth season, Washington appeared in 16 games with seven starts last year, catching 58 passes for 847 yards with five touchdowns.
Second-year running back LeQuint Allen will be out for the rest of camp with a soft-tissue injury that he suffered during Monday’s practice.
Additionally, offensive lineman Wyatt Milum is day-to-day and expected back next week.
And quarterback Nick Mullens is practicing on Tuesday, despite getting banged up during Saturday’s preseason game.
Jaguars right guard Patrick Mekari recently underwent surgery on his back and will miss some time, NFL Media reports.
Mekari’s prognosis is unclear.
NFL Media adds that Mekari is expected to play this season but could start the season on injured reserve. He would miss at least the first four games on IR.
Wyatt Milum, who played only 96 offensive snaps in 2025 as a rookie, is listed as the second-team right guard. But Walker Little, who currently is out with an injury, and Jonah Monheim have also seen time there.
The Jaguars are banged up in the offensive line. In addition to Mekari and Little, offensive tackle Chuma Edoga also is out with an injury, and offensive tackle Cole Van Lanen is on the active/PUP list.
Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence may be on the field when Jacksonville plays Carolina on Friday night.
Head coach Liam Coen told reporters on Monday that he’s “trending toward” playing the starters “a little bit” on Friday night.
“So that’s the goal right now, is to look at potentially playing [Lawrence] a little Friday night,” Coen said Monday, via transcript from the team. “You just look at the amount of padded days that we actually have left until the game week and it’s very few and far between. So, you set a schedule, you set it, and you’re like, well, timing and circumstances, things change and when you have to pivot a little bit.
“I think we need a little bit more work in terms of coming off of the Saints joint [practice] and the Saints game, I think we just need a little bit more padded work against each other, good on good. Can’t really do it today. We had to pivot a little bit, so would like to maybe see these guys Friday night go out there and get a couple drives potentially, and that’ll also help alleviate some of the depth, as you mentioned, to get some of these guys some work, knowing that I’m not playing them in [preseason] Week 3.”
Nick Mullens started Jacksonville’s preseason opener on Saturday, but is now dealing with an undisclosed injury that will affect his availability this week — though Coen said Mullens could potentially practice Wednesday if he’s feeling better.
“He got kind of dinged in the game, so just trying to let it slow down, let it chill out, and give these other guys some reps too,” Coen said, noting that they’re being precautionary with Mullens. “We got to get Carter [Bradley] and Joey [Aguilar] some more reps, and when Nick’s able to go, we’ll get him back out there.”
The Jaguars will host the Panthers on Friday night with kickoff slated for 7:30 p.m. ET.
