Welcome to the sixteenth part of a thirty-two-part series: Reading the NFL Offseason Tea Leaves. Fantasy football tasseography is deeply rooted in predicting future fantasy fortunes. Some of the team tea cups we'll be looking into may be larger than others. The smallest of cups may have the most alluring blends of offensive weaponry, or be set to bloom after a long steep. This series will aid in your approach to Redraft and Dynasty leagues by bringing you up to date on:

• Free Agency
  • Re-signings, additions, who signed elsewhere, and what it means for fantasy.
• NFL Draft
  • What can we decipher about the direction a team is headed in based on their draft selections?
• Coaching Changes
  • Who's in, who's out, and how do the coaching philosophies translate to fantasy production?
• Fantasy Fortunes
  • What does this all mean for your fantasy football drafts?

Like tasseography, the arrangement of these four topics will vary as we digest each team's offseasons and see how the offensive pieces settle. Each article will interpret what the NFL team discussed here is telling us about their future plans, based on what they've done since their 2025 season ended.

Reading the Jacksonville Jaguars' 2026 Offseason

Sorting the Tuten Backfield

With the departure of Travis Etienne (pronounced 'Achane') in free agency, it was expected that Bhayshul Tuten would ascend to be the team's RB1, with LeQuint Allen operating as the RB2. Head Coach Liam Coen then brought in an RB he is familiar with from his time coaching at Kentucky in Chris Rodriguez.

To further muddy things, the team signed Undrafted Free Agent (UDFA) J'Mari Taylor, who is fresh off a 1,000-yard rushing season in which he hauled in 43 catches and totaled 15 TDs.

While Tuten has the most upside for fantasy football purposes, it's unclear how Coen will deploy his RBs in 2026. There's a real chance none of the RBs consistently see 50 percent of the offensive snaps. Fantasy managers may overdraft Tuten this offseason.

If you're in a redraft league and your first four picks allow you to take a shot on Tuten in the fifth round, maybe that's when you consider taking him.

I'd need to have at least one bellcow back to feel comfortable doing it myself. In dynasty, he's typically valued as a backend RB2. His upside is in doing a lot of heavy lifting, as he only played more than 30 percent of snaps once, as a rookie in 2025. I'd rather take the cheaper option than Tuten to build my RB stable.

In dynasty, if Tuten plays the majority of snaps in Weeks 1 and 2, the premium you'll have to pay might be worth it if you're a contender. 

The WR Logjam

If you thought the RB room was puzzling, wait till you hear about Jacksonville's pass catchers. Jakobi Meyers, Brian Thomas Jr., Parker Washington, and Travis Hunter were on the roster pre-draft. Post-draft, they added Josh Cameron as depth. I don't think the rookie has a meaningful role outside of special teams, but still, why are you adding so much WR depth, Jacksonville?

The top of the WR1 and WR2 in this offense is unclear. Whoever it is, they'll likely finish somewhere in the WR2-3 range. Early in the offseason, a member of the media reported that WR/CB hybrid Hunter would play more CB in 2026. Hunter responded, letting everyone know he was still splitting his time between the two roles.

Hunter was clocked at a Jacksonville workout running 22.6 MPH. It sounds like he's still recovering from his midseason knee injury, but all reports have been positive this offseason. Hunter is a cheap sleeper in all formats.

The TE Picture

Tight ends must be clear, right? Ha. Okay, I kid, Brenton Strange will be their starting TE, but the team drafted Nate Boerkircher in the second round, and then added Tanner Koziol in the fifth round. Boerkircher is a fantastic blocking TE with solid hands.

Koziol was a target vacuum throughout his college career, leading Houston in targets and catches last season. It's unclear what percentage of targets will be available for the TE group given their glut of WR talent.

Fantasy Fortunes

Trevor Lawrence is the only player on this offense that we can safely project, and you should be buying into him if he is available. The remainder of the offensive weapons swim in ambiguity. And that's a good thing if you're interested in buying into this offense, as the players will likely be available at a discount due to uncertainty about their roles.

Regardless, Lawrence will likely finish as a QB1, fueling an offense that delivers an RB2-RB3 with Tuten having RB1 upside if he wins the majority of the snaps, two WR2s and two WR3-4s, and a TE2. The rookie RB Taylor's is a name to remember if he ever has a shot to become a lead back down the line.

Meyers and Washington have the safest fantasy floors, and Thomas Jr. has the highest upside of the WRs. Hunter might be the most talented, but as he works his way back from his knee injury, the team may choose to be careful with his usage.

Rookie WR Cameron's is another name to pay attention to if your league awards points for return yardage. Strange will likely find himself in the TE2 conversation unless a WR is dealt or someone goes down with an injury.

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