The Jacksonville Jaguars have promoted rookie linebacker Nick DeLuca to the 53-man active roster from the practice squad, the team announced today. To make room on the roster, the Jaguars released 11th-year running back Jamaal Charles.
DeLuca has been on the Jaguars practice squad for the first seven weeks of the season after originally signing with the team on August 21, 2018. He spent part of the offseason with the Titans after signing with Tennessee as an undrafted rookie.
A two-time Butkus Award nominee at North Dakota State for the nation’s top linebacker, DeLuca was named a first-team All-American as a redshirt senior in 2017 and won five Missouri Valley Football Conference championships and four NCAA Division I FCS national titles, as the Bison went 69-6 over his five years in the program.