"I feel like we able to just play a lot more free instead of more laterally," Smith said via News4JAX. "The coaches have told us from the first time they got here, they want to have more go, more getting off the ball, more penetration, whereas last year we were kind of playing more on the line of scrimmage."

Pete Prisco of CBS Sports put together his list of the top 100 NFL players heading into the 2025 NFL season, and included were two members of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Coming in at No. 44 in Prisco's rankings were wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr., and at No. 76 was defensive end Josh Hines-Allen.