Burning question for Jacksonville Jaguars' offensive line unit during training camp
So with training camp almost here, we will be taking a position-by-position look at the Jaguars' roster, specifically examining the one big question that faces each unit.
Up next is the offensive line. If you missed any of our other previews, you can find them below.
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Who makes up the Jaguars' starting five come Week 1?
Early on in his tenure as head coach, Liam Coen was direct in saying that the offensive line play had to improve this season. To help accomplish that, GM James Gladstone made six additions up front between free agency and the NFL draft.
With a number of new faces, there is added versatility to the offensive line unit and a lot more competition, which the Jaguars have leaned into this offseason, with there reportedly being a lot of mixing and matching throughout OTAs and minicamp.
"That was the thing we saw and we wanted in the spring," OL coach Shaun Sarrett said via Jaguars.com of the competition up front. "It's going to really pop its head when you come into training camp. There are guys who running with the ones right now, and there's guys that are running with the twos. But they have to hold on to their spots. We'll keep them working at it each day and hopefully we have the best five starting when it all flattens out."
Based on what we know right now from the reporting of ESPN's Michael DiRocco, Wyatt Milum is competing with Ezra Cleveland at left guard, although Cleveland has the "early edge" in that competition. DiRocco also mentioned that Chuma Edoga was seeing time at right tackle with the starters, along with Anton Harrison.
So, potentially, the Jaguars' starting offensive line unit could be Walker Little at left tackle, followed by Cleveland, Robert Hainsey, Patrick Mekari, and Edgoa. However, evaluating offensive line play before the pads come on isn't an easy task, so a lot can change between now and when final roster decisions have to be made.
This article originally appeared on Jaguars Wire: Jaguars training camp: Big question facing offensive line unit
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