When the Jaguars declined linebacker Devin Lloyd’s fifth-year option, it felt like another quiet signal that the 2022 first-round pick was becoming a relic of a previous regime.
A new front office -- headlined by a no-nonsense general manager in James Gladstone -- had swept into town and begun reshaping the roster to fit a fresh vision, and Lloyd, talented but inconsistent across three seasons, seemed firmly in the gray zone: not a bust, but certainly not a sure thing to anchor the franchise’s second level long-term.
Yet through the opening months of 2025, the conversation around Lloyd has shifted, and it’s largely because of how new defensive coordinator Anthony Campanile has chosen to deploy him.