This week, we asked Jacksonville Jaguars fans to predict how many turnovers the defense will force in 2026.
Two-thirds of respondents said 20-29 turnovers, and the other third said 10-19 turnovers.
“We’re just continuing to improve our physicality and the X’s and O’s behind the game,” linebacker Foye Oluokun said after Friday’s mock scrimmage. “When we know that and everybody can trust the communication, we can all fly around. So, I like what I saw in terms of being in the right spots and stuff and kind of ramping up, getting ready for a real game. Kind of get that energy behind it with the mock game feel, but it’s always good to see us back out there playing football, talking with each other and flying around.”
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While the defense was among the league’s best at creating takeaways last season, head coach Liam Coen is hoping that consistently sticky coverage on the backend will help out the pass rush.
“I really have felt like that [defensive backs] group has gotten better and better. I think that Araujo and Perk and Drew Lascari have done a great job coaching those guys and working on some technique of maybe being able to challenge people a little bit more and be able to play a little bit more man, or just match coverages. I think that only helps the rush in how much those two are usually tied together. But I’ve been very pleased.”
According to FanDuel Sportsbook, the Jaguars have +3000 odds to win Super Bowl LXI.
