2015 Jacksonville Jaguars season

2015 Jacksonville Jaguars season
Owner	Shahid Khan
General manager	David Caldwell
Head coach	Gus Bradley
Home field	EverBank Field
Uniform

The 2015 Jacksonville Jaguars season will be the franchise's 21st season in the National Football League. They will be looking to improve upon their 3–13 record from 2014.

Roster changes

Notable transactions

Acquisitions

• S Sergio Brown, signed on March 11, 2015.
• CB Davon House, signed on March 11, 2015.
• DT Jared Odrick, signed on March 11, 2015.
• OT Jermey Parnell, signed on March 11, 2015.
• LB Dan Skuta, signed on March 11, 2015.
• TE Julius Thomas, signed on March 11, 2015.
• C Stefen Wisniewski, signed on April 18, 2015.

Departures

• CB Alan Ball, became free agent on March 10, 2015. Signed on March 27 by the Chicago Bears.
• CB Will Blackmon, released on February 26, 2015. Signed on March 10 by the Seattle Seahawks.
• LB Geno Hayes, became free agent on March 10, 2015.
• WR Cecil Shorts III, became free agent on March 10, 2015. Signed on March 16 by the Houston Texans.
• FB Will Taʻufoʻou, became free agent on March 10, 2015.
• LB J. T. Thomas, became free agent on March 10, 2015. Signed on March 10 by the New York Giants.
• RB Jordan Todman, became free agent on March 10, 2015. Signed on March 30 by the Carolina Panthers.

2015 draft class

Main article: 2015 NFL draft

2015 Jacksonville Jaguars Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	3
2	36
3	67
4	103
5	139
6	180
7	220

Staff

Jacksonville Jaguars staff

	Front office Owner – Shahid Khan President – Mark Lamping General manager – Trent Baalke Assistant general manager – Ethan Waugh Director of college scouting – Michael Davis Assistant director of college scouting - John Stevenson Director of player personnel – Regis Eller Director of pro personnel – DeJuan Polk Player personnel coordinator – Drew Hughes Director of player finance – Trip MacCracken Chief football strategy officer – Tony Khan Director of football analytics – Ryan Paganetti Head coaches Head coach – Doug Pederson Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Press Taylor Quarterbacks – Mike McCoy Assistant quarterbacks – Andrew Breiner Running backs – Jerry Mack Wide receivers – Chad Hall Assistant wide receivers – Tyler Tettleton Tight ends – Richard Angulo Offensive line – Phil Rauscher Assistant offensive line – Greg Austin Offensive quality control – Jamel Mutunga Offensive quality control – Nick Williams			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Ryan Nielsen Defensive line – Jeremy Garrett Assistant defensive line – Rory Segrest Outside linebackers – Bill Shuey Assistant outside linebackers – Mario Jeberaeel Inside linebackers – Matt House Defensive backs – Kris Richard Assistant secondary coach/defensive analyst – Mike Gray Defensive assistant/cornerbacks – Cory Robinson Defensive quality control – Patrick Reilly Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Heath Farwell Assistant special teams coordinator – Luke Thompson Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning coach – Cedric Scott Assistant strength and conditioning coach – Adam Potts Assistant strength and conditioning coach – Brandon Ireland Assistant strength and conditioning coach – Kevin Maxen Coaching support staff Director of coaching analytics – Ryan Paganetti Director of performance science – Christopher Bach → Coaching staff → Front office → More NFL staffs

Current roster

Jacksonville Jaguars roster

Quarterbacks 10 Mac Jones 16 Trevor Lawrence Running backs  4 Tank Bigsby  1 Travis Etienne  2 D'Ernest Johnson Wide receivers  0 Gabe Davis 12 Devin Duvernay 15 Tim Jones 13 Christian Kirk  7 Brian Thomas Jr. 11 Parker Washington Tight ends 17 Evan Engram 89 Luke Farrell 85 Brenton Strange

Offensive linemen 76 Ezra Cleveland G 79 Luke Fortner C 62 Javon Foster T 77 Anton Harrison T 75 Cooper Hodges T 72 Walker Little T 65 Mitch Morse C 74 Cam Robinson T 68 Brandon Scherff G 70 Cole Van Lanen G Defensive linemen 91 Arik Armstead DE 59 Myles Cole DE 52 DaVon Hamilton DT 41 Josh Hines-Allen DE 98 Jordan Jefferson DT 93 Tyler Lacy DT 99 Jeremiah Ledbetter DT 90 Esezi Otomewo DT 95 Roy Robertson-Harris DT 94 Maason Smith DT 44 Travon Walker DE

Linebackers 56 Yasir Abdullah OLB 57 Caleb Johnson OLB 33 Devin Lloyd OLB 51 Ventrell Miller MLB 48 Chad Muma OLB 23 Foyesade Oluokun MLB Defensive backs 30 Montaric Brown CB  3 Tyson Campbell CB  5 Andre Cisco FS 25 Ronald Darby CB 26 Antonio Johnson SS 22 Jarrian Jones CB 24 Deantre Prince CB  6 Darnell Savage FS 20 Daniel Thomas SS Special teams  9 Logan Cooke P 39 Cam Little K 46 Ross Matiscik LS

Reserve lists 47 De'Shaan Dixon OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 29 Tashaun Gipson FS (Suspended) 88 Patrick Murtagh TE (Waived/injured) (Int.) 31 Keilan Robinson RB (IR-DFR) 83 David White Jr. WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 42 Andrew Wingard FS (IR-DFR) Practice squad 49 Shawn Bowman TE 21 Christian Braswell CB 19 Joshua Cephus WR 54 D. J. Coleman DE 14 Elijah Cooks WR 81 Josiah Deguara TE 34 Terrell Edmunds FS 37 Tre Flowers CB 97 Joe Gaziano DE 73 Blake Hance G 36 Jalen Jackson RB -- Matthew Jackson S 64 Steven Jones G 55 Tanner Muse OLB -- John Rhys Plumlee QB 84 Louis Rees-Zammit WR (Int.) 86 Austin Trammell WR Rookies in italics Roster updated August 31, 2024 Depth chart Transactions 53 active, 6 inactive, 16 practice squad (+1 exempt) → AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Schedule

Preseason

The Jaguars' preliminary preseason schedule was announced on April 9. Exact dates and times will be determined later in the spring.

Week	Date	Kickoff (EDT)	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
1	August 13	7:30p.m.EDT	Pittsburgh Steelers			EverBank Field	WJAX-TV CBS 47
2	August 20	7:30p.m.EDT	at New York Giants			MetLife Stadium	WJAX-TV CBS 47
3	August 28	8:00 p.m. EDT	Detroit Lions			EverBank Field	CBS
4	September 3	7:30p.m.EDT	at Washington Redskins			FedEx Field	WJAX-TV CBS 47

Regular season

On November 6, 2014, the NFL announced that the Jaguars will play host to the Buffalo Bills in the International Series at Wembley Stadium in London, England, in the third of four consecutive home games for the Jaguars in the International Series. The game will occur during Week 7 on Sunday, October 25, and is expected to be aired by CBS in the United States. The kickoff time has been announced as 9:30 a.m. EDT (1:30 p.m. local time). Both teams will have their bye the following week.

The remainder of the Jaguars' 2015 schedule was announced on April 21.

Week	Date	Kickoff (ET)	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
1	September 13	1:00 p.m.	Carolina Panthers			EverBank Field	Fox
2	September 20	4:05 p.m.	Miami Dolphins			EverBank Field	CBS
3	September 27	1:00 p.m.	at New England Patriots			Gillette Stadium	CBS
4	October 4	1:00 p.m.	at Indianapolis Colts			Lucas Oil Stadium	CBS
5	October 11	1:00 p.m.	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers			Raymond James Stadium	CBS
6	October 18	1:00 p.m.	Houston Texans			EverBank Field	CBS
7	October 25	9:30 a.m.	Buffalo Bills			Wembley Stadium (London, England)	CBS
8	Bye
9	November 8	1:00 p.m.	at New York Jets			MetLife Stadium	CBS
10	November 15	1:00 p.m.	at Baltimore Ravens			M&T Bank Stadium	CBS
11	November 19	8:30 p.m.	Tennessee Titans			EverBank Field	NFLN
12	November 29	1:00 p.m.	San Diego Chargers			EverBank Field	CBS
13	December 6	1:00 p.m.	at Tennessee Titans			LP Field	CBS
14	December 13	1:00 p.m.	Indianapolis Colts			EverBank Field	CBS
15	December 20	1:00 p.m.	Atlanta Falcons			EverBank Field	Fox
16	December 27	1:00 p.m.	at New Orleans Saints			Mercedes-Benz Superdome	CBS
17	January 3, 2016	1:00 p.m.	at Houston Texans			NRG Stadium	CBS

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.

External links

• Official website