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USA Today
16 hours ago
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Jaguars' DE Josh Hines-Allen looking to break a record in 2025
Jacksonville Jaguars' DE Josh Hines-Allen has set a huge goal for himself for the 2025 season. Jacksonville Jaguars' pass rusher Josh Hines-Allen wants to break an NFL record during the 2025 season. As Hines-Allen told reporters, his goal for the upcoming year is to set the NFL's single-season sack record. Currently, that record belongs to Micahel Strahan and TJ Watt, with each hitting the 22.5 sack mark. Meaning, Hines-Allen would have to get to at least 23. "I think all pass rushers should strive for that goal like every team strives to win a Super Bowl," Hines-Allen said via ESPN. "So, I think my goal is to break the record and not really focus on it. Just know that if I handle what I need to handle, stay healthy, know what I'm doing, communicate, anticipate what's happening to me, anticipate pass and kind of be quicker on that, then everything's going to play off the way it's supposed to." During the 2023 season, Hines-Allen got to 17.5 sacks that year. Getting to the sack record would mean finding an additional 5.5 sacks to go with his career-high from two seasons ago. Along with the 17.5 sacks, Hines-Allen also produced 90 pressures that season as well, putting himself consistently in a position to get to the quarterback. In 2024, Hines-Allen's overall numbers took a step back. He finished the year with 8.0 sacks and 63 pressures--although from a consistency standpoint, he was still one of the more productive pass rushers in football, ranking 10th among defensive ends in pressures and 17th in pass rush win rate, according to PFF. This year, after being asked by former defensive coordinator Ryan Nielsen to bulk up in 2024, Hines-Allen is now back at his more natural playing weight. He's also operating in a defensive scheme under Anthony Campanile that plays with a more attacking play style, has more movement up front, and more potential blitz opportunities, all of which could help Hines-Allen's production.
USA Today
5 days ago
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NFL Top 100: Jaguars DE Josh Hines-Allen is No. 63, faces Arizona Cardinals in 2025
The Cardinals face Jaguars DE Josh Hines-Allen, the No. 63 player in the 'NFL Top 100,' in Week 12. This week, the NFL had its fourth week of revealing players in the "NFL Top 100." This week was about revealed Nos. 61-70. Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride came in at No. 65. On Thursday, a player the Cardinals will face as an opponent in 2025 was included. Coming in at No. 63 is Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Josh Hines-Allen. He was No. 35 in 2024. Center Mitch Morse, the Jaguars' starter last season in the final year of his NFL career, said that players like Hines-Allen make him glad he wasn't a tackle. Tight end Evan Engram called him a "game-wrecker" in both against the run and rushing the passer. His sack production declined last season. After 17.5 sacks in 2023 with 17 tackles for loss and 33 quarterback hits, making the Pro Bowl for the first time, he had eight sacks, 10 tackles for loss and 19 quarterback hits last season. The Cardinals will host the Jaguars in 2025 in Week 12. Luckily, they have the tackle quality to be able to handle or at least limit him. 'NFL Top 100' opponents for Cardinals in 2025 Of the 30 players in the top 100 revealed as of the end of last week, the Cardinals face the following: Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire's Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe onSpotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts.
USA Today
07-07-2025
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Jaguars Josh Hines-Allen on how new DC Anthony Campanile has stood out early on
Jaguars' DE Josh Hines-Allen recently weighed in on new DC Anthony Campanile and what he adds. Jaguars' defensive coordinator Anthony Campanile is, of course, bringing a new defensive scheme to Jacksonville. But with offseason programs now behind us, the Xs and Os aren't what stands out to defensive end Josh Hines-Allen. On a recent appearance on the 'Rich Eisen Show,' Hine's Allen detailed what instead stands out about Campanile. "I love Coach Camp," said Hines-Allen. "He's somebody that you want to play for." ... "This dude is intense but he shows the passion and love that he has for the game and for us. It makes us want to play for him. It makes us want to understand the defense a little bit faster for him. So that's always a good trait to have in a coach." Across this new Jaguars' coaching staff is a players-first mentality. As Liam Coen has said since taking over as the head coach, it's about players over plays. Like any play-caller, Campanile has core principles that his defensive scheme is built around. But this is a malleable defense that will adjust to each opponent. It will also mold to the skill sets that are on the Jaguars' roster in order to maximize each player's abilities and put them in positions to make plays. Accomplishing this begins with communication and understanding what each player does well and what roles they are comfortable filling. The scheme absolutely matters--we all know that--but just as important to Campanile is that his defenders also have the right play style each week and on every play. "The most important thing when you talk about defense is your play-style," said Campanile earlier this offseason. "My vision for us defensively, we want to be a tough, fast, physical, violent at the point of attack team. "What does that mean? That means that you got guys who take pride in not getting blocked. Everybody talks about running to the ball, I don't think there's another person in the world who believes in running to the ball more than I do. But you can't run to the ball if you don't get off blocks, and that is something that's going to be celebrated in our room."
USA Today
28-06-2025
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How many Jacksonville Jaguars players could make 2025 NFL top 100 rankings?
How many players on the Jacksonville Jaguars could appear on the NFL top 100 list for the 2025 season? How many players on the Jacksonville Jaguars could appear on the NFL top 100 list for the 2025 season? The NFL is set to unveil its list of the top 100 players for the upcoming season, as voted on by the players, beginning on June 30th. The unveiling of these rankings will run through August 29th, with two new players being revealed each weekday as the countdown goes from No. 100 down to No. 1. The player reveals will take place on X at 10:00 AM and 11:00 AM ET on weekdays and feature a three to five-minute video about each member on the list. Which Jacksonville Jaguars players could make the NFL's top 100 list in 2025? On the 2024 NFL top 100, the Jaguars had two players on the list, with quarterback Trevor Lawrence coming in at No. 94 and defensive end Josh Hines-Allen at No. 35. Those two again will be top candidates to make this year's list, and I'm sure wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. is a safe bet as well, after he was one of the most productive receivers in the NFL as a rookie, totaling the third-most receiving yards in 2024. Defensive end Travon Walker is another name to watch for. He was top-20 last season among his position group in pressures, along with recording double-digit sacks for the second consecutive year.
USA Today
26-06-2025
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Jaguars urged to sign former No. 1 overall pick to boost defensive end depth
With training camp now on the horizon, what is one final roster move that the Jacksonville Jaguars need to make? ESPN recently weighed in. With training camp now on the horizon, what is one final roster move that the Jacksonville Jaguars need to make? ESPN's Aaron Schatz recently answered this question for each NFL team, and when it came to the Jaguars, further bolstering the defensive end depth by signing former No. 1 overall pick Jadeveon Clowney is the move that was selected. "The Jaguars have a strong pair of starting edge rushers with Josh Hines-Allen and Travon Walker," Schatz wrote. "But there are questions about the depth behind them. Emmanuel Ogbah is 32 years old and had just five sacks as a full-time starter in Miami last season. Myles Cole had no sacks on 11.3% of defensive snaps as a seventh-round rookie." Adding to the depth behind Josh Hines-Allen and Travon Walker has already been a priority for the Jaguars. Since the draft ended, GM James Gladstone has already signed Emmanuel Ogbah, Dennis Gardeck, and Dawuane Smoot. So, given that those players have been brought in over Clowney already, I'm not sure another addition at defensive end is in the cards for the Jaguars. With that said, the reason three veteran signings have been made is because improved depth behind Hines-Allen and Walker is a must. While those two will shoulder the workload here, this is a heavily rotated position with four or sometimes even five players seeing snaps each week, which puts a premium on having strong depth. "You want, we talked about it the other day, waves of maybe some different types of rushers at times," Liam Coen said of the defensive end depth. "When you're playing in the trenches specifically, when you come in and maybe you're a UDFA or a rookie in general, that size, that strength, that speed, especially in the trenches, is different for anybody. "So there's always a curve, there's always going to be a learning curve and physical growth curve that is going to occur. But getting some of those guys that have established themselves in this league and played meaningful snaps, I think will just help us in times of crisis and just to be a little bit more consistent in some way, knowing that we're pretty young as a team in general." Clowney spent the 2024 season with the Carolina Panthers, where he appeared in 14 games, totaling 44 pressures and six sacks. Among all defensive ends, Clowney ranked 20th in PFF's pass rush win rate metric. Clowney has made three Pro Bowls in his 11 NFL seasons and was named a second-team All-Pro once back in 2016. According to Over the Cap, the Jaguars have $18.91 million in available salary cap space still remaining.
