(05-30-2023, 12:14 PM)TheDuke007 Wrote: Last year, the Jaguars kept four running backs.  The strong favorites this year are Etienne, Bigsby, Johnson and Hasty.  Snoop isn't very good and doesn't play special teams.  He's very likely cut.  In 2022, Baalke cut a fourth rounder from the previous year (Jay Tufele) after only one season, so I don't think Baalke is going to blindly keep Snoop just because he was a fifth round pick.

The interesting one is Derek Parish.  Last year, the Jaguars kept 4 running backs and 4 tight ends.  I originally thought the Jaguars would only keep three tight ends (Engram, Strange, and Farrell) and use the extra roster spot on Parish.  However, the emergency quarterback rule passed.  As such, I think they keep 3 quarterbacks this year instead of two.  This makes Parish's job of making the team harder.  How does he get a spot?  Does he need to beat out either Hasty or Johnson?  Do the Jaguars only keep five wide receivers?  Do the Jaguars keep one less defensive player?  I think Parish is going to have to be very impressive on special teams in order to earn a 53 man roster spot.

Parish is interesting and I'm rooting for him to make the team somehow.  His versatility is valuable and I think a guy like that that has multiple skill sets should be able to carve out a role on special teams and be active on game day.  Would love to see a guy do multiple things well and make appearances on both sides of the ball in a game. A Pats fan highlighted him pre-draft here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyT4jNKZA5I

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