Jags move up a spot in NFL Network’s preseason power rankings
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By: James Johnson
With the preseason set to start for 30 teams this week, NFL Network’s Dan Hanzus has released another set of power rankings for the league. In them, the Jacksonville Jaguars moved up a spot after previously being ranked 30th, taking the spot previously held by the Cincinnati Bengals, who fell down a spot.
Here is what was said about the Jags’ ranking:
No. 29 Jacksonville Jaguars
Previous rank: No. 30
A report surfaced last week that the Jaguars are shopping C.J. Henderson, one year after the team selected the cornerback with the ninth overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. Having such little patience with a premium draft pick is unusual, but Henderson didn’t join the Jags on Urban Meyer’s clock and is thus outside the circle of trust. Henderson struggled as a rookie, but the potential he showed in college would hypothetically make the 22-year-old a valuable asset on the open market. One thing is clear: It’s Urban’s show in Duval.
It is indeed Urban Meyer’s show now as he was named the Jags’ new head coach in January after Doug Marrone and most of his regime were let go.
As for the CJ Henderson situation, time will tell what ultimately happens there as assistant head coach Charlie Strong expressed the Jags’ willingness to keep him and get him ready for Week 1 of the regular season despite the time he’s missed in camp. He also was held back by a labrum procedure he had after his rookie season, which limited him during the organized team activity phase and minicamp.
With Henderson practicing two consecutive days this week, it looks like he may be heading in the right direction — at least for now. That said, if he can turn heads in the preseason, that may help his chances to stick around as Meyer needs all the help he can get if he wants to win immediately.
As for the rest of the AFC South, the Houston Texans were the one team ranked lower than the Jags as they were slotted dead last. Meanwhile, the Tennessee Titans (No. 11) just missed cracking the top-10, while the Indianapolis Colts came in at the No. 16 spot (after previously ranking 13th).
