I am sticking with 6 or 7 wins. Primarily, this is due to the fact the Jaguars will be counting heavily on a very high number of players either new to the team or the position they will be playing. These are the players who fall into this category:

Trevor Lawrence
Travis Etienne
Marvin Jones
Jihad Ward
Malcolm Brown
Jay Tufele
K' Lavon Chaisson (new position)
Josh Allen (new position)
Tyson Campbell
Shaq Griffin
Rayshawn Jenkins
Roy Robertson-Harris
Damien Wilson

In addition to the players listed above, I'm just not expecting rookies Anrdre Cisco and Walker Little to be ready to contribute much until mid-season at the least. The Jaguars would be wise to not rush these two onto the field until they have totally recovered from injury (Cisco) and rust/injury (Little). I do expect both these players to be building blocks for the team once they are ready to play.

The schedule is definitely not going to be easy with the AFC East and NFC West to contend with. The only game I feel very confident in as of now is when they play the pitiful Texans in Jacksonville. They certainly should be able to compete with the Jets, Dolphins, Falcons, Bengals and Broncos. Games I see as definite losses are the Rams, Titans (on the road), Indy (2), Arizona, Buffalo and the Seahawks. Of course, things will change considerably due to key injuries and the actual date they play these teams. I do expect the Jaguars to get much better as the season progresses and it wouldn't shock me if they pull a big upset or two November and December.

The recent draft should prove to be excellent, but it won't be reflected in the win-loss record until 2022-23 and moving forward. Team chemistry does not develop overnight and when you combine this with a new defensive scheme and the significant number of rookies there will inevitably be growing pains this coming season.

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