Jacksonville Jaguars

The Jaguars look like one of the more interesting fantasy offenses in 2026, with Trevor Lawrence still the engine and Brian Thomas Jr. the clear headliner in the passing game. Recent previews consistently have Lawrence in the QB1 conversation and Thomas as the top Jacksonville fantasy target, while the arrival of Travis Hunter adds explosive upside but also some target-competition risk for everyone else in the receiver room.

Lawrence profiles as a steady starting quarterback in most fantasy formats, especially if Jacksonville’s offense continues to play faster and more efficiently under its current direction. The main reason to feel good about this unit is that the Jaguars have enough dynamic pass-catching talent to create weekly spike weeks, but the flip side is that Hunter’s presence could make the target tree a little less concentrated than it would be otherwise. For drafters, Thomas is the safest and best Jaguars pick, while Hunter is the higher-variance upside swing if he carves out a significant offensive role.

At running back, Jacksonville looks more unsettled than the passing game, which makes the backfield more of a late-round dart throw than a place to pay up. Current depth charts and previews point to Bhayshul Tuten leading the group, with Chris Rodriguez Jr., LeQuint Allen Jr., and Ameer Abdullah also in the mix, so this is a room where touches could shift quickly and the safest approach is to monitor preseason usage closely. That kind of split-back uncertainty usually caps fantasy ceiling, even if one runner eventually emerges as the best waiver-wire value of the bunch.

The biggest recent roster note is on the offensive line and depth, where Jacksonville has made multiple August transactions, including signing Timothy McKay and Geron Christian, trading for Daniel Faalele, and placing several players on injured reserve or waiving others. Those moves matter because line stability can affect both Lawrence’s efficiency and the run game’s consistency, and the defense is also projected as a usable late-round fantasy option after solid 2025 production. Overall, the Jaguars should be drafted as a team with one true fantasy cornerstone in Thomas, a reliable quarterback in Lawrence, and plenty of upside elsewhere, but with enough backfield and receiver competition that the margin for error is smaller than it first appears.