JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 2007 ROSTER - 9/4/07

I'm keeping this updated roster and cap estimate somewhere on the board at all times. Return to this post (if it's buried, just search for a lesser known player) anytime you want to see what the latest roster and salary cap figure looks like, as I edit it often.

Having signed Aaron Glenn and released Leftwich the Jaguars are estimated at roughly $18 mil under an estimated $117 mil adjusted cap for the Jaguars (includes $2,000,000 in estimated ‘06 LTBEs). The league salary cap is reportedly $109 mil, but it’s believed the league added roughly $8 mil to the Jaguars cap when adjusting for 2006 incentives results.

With Glenn signed and Tuten Reyes released, the Jaguars roster consists of 53 signed players, 6 players on IR, 1 player on PUP, and 9 Practice Squad member. August concluded with the release of Anoai, K. Coley, Connolly, Curry, Fudge, Gattis, Gibbons, Greisen, T. King, Landrom, Leftwich, R. Manning, McMahon, Moulton, Payne, Sharon, Smolko, Thornton and Webb, with Pearman traded, and with Walker and Wyche placed on IR. Chris Claiborne was waived and Roy Manning was signed a few days after Carnahan, Cordova, Farris, Kiser, Mincey, Ricard, Sorensen, Terry, Wiggins, Wimbush and Woods were released in the first round of cuts. Just prior to the first round of cuts, Elling was waived and Gilbert was placed on IR as Claiborne, Kevis Coley and Anoai signed. Tuten Reyes, Seth Payne and Tyler King signed as Couch and Brett Goode were released. Knight replaced McCadam on the roster a few days before McDougle was placed on IR. Early August saw the release of Yelk followed by Eric Wilber and Chris Jackson both being signed and then released before the Jaguars settled on Aaron Elling. Landri, Nkang and Walker signed just before the start of camp along with Tim Couch as Dan Parrish was waived and Chris Roberson and Anthony Pudewell were placed on IR. Brian Smith, Wrighster and Gray were placed on the PUP in late July, but Wrighster and Gray returned to the roster a couple weeks later. The end of June saw Nkang and Carnahan sign rookie contracts along with McCray finally signing his tender. During the final weeks of OTAs the Jaguars released Darius while signing Gattis, Nwaneri, Podlesh and Broussard. In early June the team signed Angulo, Smolko, and Bruce Smith while releasing Murray and Richardson. By mid-May the Jaguars had released Hanson and Carroll, and had signed Farris, Thornton, and Moulton. Cordova, Wilford and Gray all re-signed shortly before the Jaguars selected their 11 draft picks (Nelson, Durant, M. Walker, Podlesh, Gattis, B. Smith, Nwaneri, Landri, Broussard, Nkang and Carnahan) and 7 subsequent UDFAs (Kiser, Murray, Parish, Pudewell, Ricard, Terry and Woods). Brett Goode was offered a UDFA contract, but I believe he failed his physical. Wiggins, McAdam and Yelk signed, and Toefield, Gilbert, Carroll, Wimbush and Pettway all resigned in early April. In the opening days of free agency, the Jaguars signed Pashos and Northcutt, and re-signed Scobee. The offseason began with the signing of five former Practice Squad players: Curry, Estandia, Gibbons, McMahon and Landrom. Jeremy Mincey was the last player signed in 2006.

Position designations are being updated according to Preseason line-ups. The notation "R" simply means that the player is either a draft pick or is earning the rookie minimum salary. Players allocated to NFL Europe have their team in parentheses …

#47 TE Richard Angulo

#69 OLT Khalif Barnes

#15 WR John Broussard – R
#76 OT Richard Collier
#21 CB Terry Cousin

#56 WLB Justin Durant – R (#48 overall)

#83 TE Greg Estandia – R
#9 QB David Garrard

#31 CB Aaron Glenn

#5 QB Quinn Gray

#57 RDE Brent Hawkins

#97 RDE Reggie Hayward
#98 RDT John Henderson
#51 WLB Clint Ingram
#59 SLB Brian Iwuh

#33 RB Greg Jones
#18 WR Matt Jones
#32 RB Maurice Jones-Drew

#26 S Sammy Knight

#66 DT Derek Landri – R (#166 overall)
#89 TE Marcedes Lewis
#67 LG Vincent Manuwai
#27 LCB Rashean Mathis

#93 RDE Bobby McCray
#96 DT Tony McDaniel

#63 C Brad Meester
#92 DT/DE Rob Meier
#65 RG Chris Naeole

#25 FS Reggie Nelson – R (#21 overall)

#45 LB/S Chad Nkang – R
#62 C/G Dennis Norman

#86 WR Dennis Northcutt

#77 LG Uche Nwaneri- R
#24 RB Montell Owens

#79 ORT Tony Pashos

#54 MLB Mike Peterson

#94 LB/DE Kenneth Pettway

#3 P/H Adam Podlesh – R

#10 K Josh Scobee
#43 SS Gerald Sensabaugh
#52 SLB Daryl Smith
#95 LDE Paul Spicer
#31 RCB Scott Starks
#99 LDT Marcus Stroud
#28 RB Fred Taylor

#53 SLB Pat Thomas

#22 RB/KR LaBrandon Toefield

#19 WR Ernest Wilford
#29 CB Brian Williams
#74 OT Maurice Williams
#11 WR Reggie Williams
#87 TE George Wrighster
#88 LS/TE Joe Zelenka


Practice Squad

#70 DT Walter Curry – R (Berlin Thunder, #91 LDE)

#72 OT Ryan Gibbons – R (Hamburg Sea Devils, #70 LG)

#60 ORT Samuel Gutekunst – R (Berlin Thunder, #64 ORT) (International P.S.)

#44 DE Jeremy Mincey

#39 CB Rashad Moulton – R

#12 QB Lester Ricard, Jr – R

#17 WR Charles Sharon

#80 TE Isaac Smolko – R

#35 RB D.D. Terry – R

Injured Reserve

#50 MLB Tony Gilbert

#73 OLT Stockar McDougle

#83 TE Anthony Pudewell

#38 CB Chris Roberson

#81 WR Mike Walker – R

#90 LDE James Wyche

Physically Unable to Perform

#49 RDE Brian Smith – R

Unrestricted Free Agents

LDE Marcellus Wiley

DT Tony Williams

Exclusive Rights Free Agents

DE Elton Patterson (not tendered)


Signed Elsewhere

RB Rich Alexis – Chiefs, released

WR/KR Chad Owens – Bucs, released

TE Kyle Brady – Patriots

FS Deon Grant – Seahawks

WR Cortez Hankton – Vikings, released

P/H Chris Hanson – Saints, released; Patriots

SS Donovin Darius – Raiders, released

TE Brian Jones – Patriots, released

LB Jorge Cordova – Dolphins, released

K Aaron Elling – Bengals (claimed off waivers), released

RB/PR Alvin Pearman – Seahawks (traded 5th round pick)

Top dead money hits

(total dead money = $3,975,000)

QB Byron Leftwich - $1,827,667

LB Nick Greisen - $700,000

P Chris Hanson - $520,000

TE Jermaine Wiggins - $250,000

SS Donovin Darius - $125,000


Compensatory Draft Pick Consideration

The basic formula for determining how many compensatory draft picks the NFL gives each team is to take the amount of "UFA's lost" (on another team's roster) and then subtract the amount of "UFA's gained," although the formula is highly dependent on contract values and factors in playing time and postseason honors.

Looking at this year’s draft, the Jaguars last year gained Brian Williams, McDougle and Greisen while having lost Ayodele, Wright, Winborn, Cooper, Pearson, and Salaam. Mike Williams and Troy Edwards did not count as UFAs gained because the Bills released him. This left the Jaguars with a net loss resulting in two seventh round comp picks (#251 and #252 overall). Brian Williams signing bonus prevented any chance of higher round picks.

Looking at next year, so far the Jaguars have gained Pashos, Northcutt and Wiggins while losing Brady, Grant and Hankton. As is stands, the Jaguars are looking at no comp picks in ‘08.