| 2021 Jacksonville Jaguars season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Shahid Khan |
| Head Coach | Urban Meyer (fired December 16; 2–11 record) Darrell Bevell (interim, Weeks 15–18; 1–3 record) |
| General Manager | Trent Baalke |
| Home Field | TIAA Bank Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 3-14 |
| Place | 4th AFC South |
| Playoff Finish | Did not qualify |
| Timeline | |
| Previous Season | Next Season |
| 2020 | 2022 |
The 2021 season was the Jacksonville Jaguars' 27th season in the National Football League (NFL). This was their only season under head coach Urban Meyer and first under general manager Trent Baalke.
Jacksonville had the first overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, which they used to select Trevor Lawrence. The Jaguars came into the season with a 15-game losing streak from the last season. The losing streak continued this season as the Jaguars started 0–5, before defeating the Miami Dolphins 23–20 in London. To date, the 2020–21 Jaguars' 20-game losing streak is the third longest losing streak in NFL history, after the 1976–77 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (26) and 1942–45 Chicago Cardinals (29).
The Jaguars finished 3–14, improving upon their 1–15 record from the previous season. However, they were eliminated from playoff contention for the fourth straight year, following a Week 14 loss to the Tennessee Titans. The Jaguars clinched the first overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, becoming the first team since the Cleveland Browns in the 2017 and 2018 Drafts to have the top pick in back-to-back years.
On December 16, after less than a year and following repeated scandals involving the team, Meyer was fired as head coach and replaced with Darrell Bevell for the remainder of the season.
Draft[]
- Main article: 2021 NFL Draft
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | |||
| 25 | ||||
| 2 | 33 | |||
| 45 | ||||
| 3 | 65 | |||
| 4 | 106 | |||
| 130 | ||||
| 5 | 145 | |||
| 170 | ||||
| 7 | 249 |
Notes
- Exact numbers of the selections from rounds 4–7 will be determined when compensatory selections are awarded at the NFL's annual spring owners' meetings.
Pre-draft trades
- The Rams traded their first-round selection in 2020 as well as their 2021 first and fourth-round selections to Jacksonville in exchange for cornerback Jalen Ramsey.[1]
- Minnesota traded their second-round selection, along with a conditional 2022 fifth-round selection, to Jacksonville in exchange for defensive end Yannick Ngakoue. The fifth-round selection would have upgraded to a fourth rounder if Ngakoue had gone to the Pro Bowl at the end of the 2020 season, but he was not named, or a third rounder if the Vikings had won the Super Bowl, but they were eliminated from postseason contention.[2]
- Cleveland traded a fifth-round selection to Jacksonville in exchange for safety Ronnie Harrison.[3]
- Jacksonville traded a sixth-round selection to Tennessee in exchange for a seventh-round selection and linebacker Kamalei Correa.[4]
Staff[]
Template:Jacksonville Jaguars staff
Current roster[]
Template:Jacksonville Jaguars roster
Preseason[]
The Jaguars' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.
Regular season[]
2021 opponents[]
Listed below are the Jaguars' opponents for 2021. The length of the season is contingent on whether the league and the National Football League Players Association agree to expand the regular season from 16 to 17 games. If this happens, a 17th game would match the Jaguars against a interconference opponent from one of the three divisions from the NFC that the Jaguars are not scheduled to play in 2021, which will be based on division placement from 2020.[5]
Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring.
| Category | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Division opponents (AFC South) |
Houston Texans Indianapolis Colts Tennessee Titans | |
| Conference opponents (AFC East) |
Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins |
New England Patriots New York Jets |
| Conference opponents (based on 2020 division placement) |
Denver Broncos | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Interconference opponents (NFC West) |
Arizona Cardinals San Francisco 49ers |
Los Angeles Rams Seattle Seahawks |
References[]
- ↑ "Ramsey traded to Los Angeles Rams", jaguars.com, October 15, 2019.
- ↑ Jaguars agree to trade DE Yannick Ngakoue to Vikings (August 30, 2020). Retrieved on August 30, 2020.
- ↑ Browns acquire safety Ronnie Harrison from Jaguars in trade.
- ↑ Unhappy LB Correa traded by Titans to Jaguars (October 14, 2020).
- ↑ Florio, Mike (February 16, 2020). 17th game will give each team a fifth interconference matchup. Profootballtalk.com. Retrieved on February 16, 2020.