JACKSONVILLE — The Jacksonville Jaguars entered day one of 2026 training camp understanding their goal for the 2026 NFL season: establish consistency. 

The Jaguars achieved a complete turnaround in 2025, going 13-4 in coach Liam Coen’s first year to win the AFC South division after a 4-13 season in 2024, but exited the playoffs in the first round, losing 27-24 to the Buffalo Bills on Jan. 11.  

Quarterback Trevor Lawrence made clear that the team’s first back-to-back playoff appearance since 1998 and 1999 will not occur by focusing on the past.

“You can’t carry anything over,” Lawrence said Wednesday. “Our team [should] start really from scratch [with] that mindset of we got to earn it. The way we prepare now until the season starts and it’s already started in April honestly, but from now until the season starts, that’s what’s going to earn us the right to win these games in the fall.”

In front of fans at Miller Electric Center,  the players ran through four 8-minute periods of drills before testing their offensive and defensive systems in periods of 11-on-11 and 7-on-7. With the first preseason game set for Aug. 15 against the New Orleans Saints, Coen wants the offense to clean up mistakes after initial inconsistency. 

“I thought it was a little sloppy in terms of drops and some inaccuracy, just not throwing and probably catching a ton with each other,” Coen said. “I don’t like to see the ball on the ground as much as it probably was today, but I was pleased with some of the back and forth and hits in the run game as well.” 

Lawrence almost connected with Travis Hunter during a 7-on-7 drill in their first live-team rep after Hunter suffered a non-contact knee injury during practice Oct. 30, but Hunter couldn’t maintain control of the ball on the way down. 

Hunter, the team’s 2025 second overall pick, took reps on both sides of the ball during the practice periods. The team continues to be intentional with his recovery process, mapping out each of his practice reps leading up to the Teal & White Game on Aug. 7.

Given Hunter’s two-way nature, Coen acknowledged his workload will need to double, but already saw major improvements in his athletic ability in the offseason, gaining 10 pounds of muscle and hitting 22.6 mph in sprints.

“He made the comment to me on the grass the other day that when he’s running he feels lighter,” Coen said. “I think he’s going to go into the season feeling more confident in what he’s been able to put on his body for armor purposes and physicality.” 

The Jaguars offense clicked in Coen’s new system last year, finishing sixth in scoring in the league while ending the regular season on an eight-game win streak.

Lawrence proved instrumental to the offensive success, recording 4,007 yards while setting a career- and franchise-best 38 total touchdowns to finish fifth in MVP voting. He truly found his game at the tail end of the season, throwing 15 touchdowns against one interception in the final six regular-season games, but doesn’t want to delay production that long in 2026. 

“Staying sharp on everything so I can play fast like I was at the end of the season,” Lawrence said. “The chemistry and the rapport with me and the skill guys is so important. We started clicking at the end of the last season [with] how efficient and how sharp we were and some of the plays we were able to make. 

“So just starting that now and trying to practice like that every day so we can start the season that way and not take a few weeks to get there.” 

The Jaguars have two positions to fill after the departures of starting running back Travis Etienne Jr. and linebacker Devin Lloyd. 

Running back Bhayshul Tuten took the bulk of first-team carries as Chris Rodriguez Jr., a free-agent addition, returned from a foot injury suffered on the first day of the offseason program. Lawrence has full confidence in the running back room even without Etienne Jr., who ranked 11th in the NFL in rushing last season with 1,107 yards. 

“I think our running back room is really talented and diverse and can do a lot of good things,” Lawrence said. “Obviously we’re going to miss Travis, but the show goes on, and we’ve got to figure it out.” 

Last season’s 13-4 record marked the second-winningest season in Jaguars franchise history, but as the team prepares to kick off its season  Sept. 13 against the Cleveland Browns, Coen doesn’t want the Jaguars resting on their laurels. 

“Last year was about finding an edge and creating an edge, and now we are attacking these edges with a relentless pursuit,” Coen said. “At the end of the day, we know we want to go play anywhere, anytime, anybody. Our mindset is we got to go prove it and go earn it because consistency is the truest measure of performance at the end of the day.”