This offseason has been different than previous years for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Coming off a wildly successful 2017 campaign, the Jaguars enter the 2018 season with lofty expectations.
Jacksonville finds itself all around the top ten in various power rankings. In previous rankings, done by NFL.com and ESPN.com, the team checked in at third and eighth, respectively.
In a brand new power ranking, before the start of the NFL draft, done by Brad Gagnon of bleacherreport.com, the Jaguars are slotted as the sixth best team for next season.
Gagnon speaks on the majority of star plays on the roster still being young and the depth on the roster, but does address the obvious elephant in the room, quarterback Blake Bortles:
Five of Jacksonville’s six 2017 Pro Bowlers were below the age of 28, so there’s little reason to believe one of the league’s youngest and deepest teams won’t be even better in 2018.