; edge rusher Bryan Thomas Jr. is giving Liam Coen and James Gladstone quite a bit to consider with roster cutdown day looming.
Within the s' preseason finale in opposition to Tampa Bay, Thomas logged 5 pressures, in accordance with Professional Soccer Focus, and he was in on three sacks.
"His play type is the fitting method," Coen mentioned afterward. "It matches a number of the issues that we preach and that we're about as a workforce. When you have got a present of dashing the passer, man, it's one thing you could't ignore. I assumed he did some good issues in opposition to the run as nicely tonight. I assumed the protection as an entire, clearly with the shutout, was large, being led by Bryan. He's making it actually tough, which is an efficient factor. It's simply what we're looking up. He's had that talent set. That was one thing we actually appreciated about his recreation. He's simply continued to do it on this stage."
Regardless of Thomas' spectacular efficiency, he does nonetheless face an uphill battle in the case of making the 53-man roster. The defensive finish group is sort of crowded in entrance of him.
Retaining a seventh defensive finish in all probability isn't within the playing cards, given the roster affect elsewhere. Has Thomas proven sufficient to leap Zach Durfee on the depth chart? That's the query that Gladstone and Coen must ask themselves.
Whereas preseason efficiency carries probably the most weight, for what it's price, n of the Florida Occasions-Union posted on X that all through coaching camp, he didn't "write down" Thomas' identify quite a bit as these practices unfolded.
The Jaguars signed Thomas after the 2026 draft as a UDFA.
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