The brunt of the offseason is in the books and training camp is still off on the horizon. Join us in the NFL’s dead zone with a player-by-player review of the Jaguars roster ahead of the 2023 season.
When the Jacksonville Jaguars officially parted ways with Shaquill Griffin earlier this year, it seemed clear that cornerback would be a top priority for the team in the offseason. While Tyson Campbell is a rising star at the position and Darious Williams thrived after getting moved outside, there was little depth at the position.
Instead, the Jaguars sat tight during free agency and waited until late in the third day of the 2023 NFL draft to finally address the position. The cornerback drought finally ended in the sixth round when Jacksonville added Christian Braswell.
At 5’10, 183 pounds, Braswell isn’t the long, rangy cornerback that the Jaguars often target. But his 4.49 40-yard dash and 40-inch vertical jump show he’s got more than enough athleticism and bounce to stick with NFL receivers.
Contract (2023): $750,000 base salary, $41,898 prorated signing bonus, $791,898 cap hit.
Acquired: Jaguars selected Braswell with the No. 202 overall pick in the sixth round of the 2023 NFL draft.
- 86.3 (2022 – Rutgers)
- 65.6 (2020 – Temple)
- 78.7 (2019 – Temple)
- 72.1 (2018 – Temple)
Statistics:
- Three interceptions, one tackle for loss, 36 tackles (2022)
- One interception, two forced fumbles, 21 tackles (2020)
- One interception, one forced fumble, one tackle for loss, 30 tackles (2019)
- One interception, 11 tackles (2018)
Highlight:
Christian Braswell’s interception: pic.twitter.com/seQByWlSgk
— Brian Fonseca (@briannnnf) October 7, 2022
Quote: “You look at the numbers — 40-inch vertical guy, almost 11-foot broad jumper. He’s got some explosion in his body and he’s really quick in a short area, which you have to be in the nickel.” – Jaguars GM Trent Baalke on Braswell
| Calvin Ridley (No. 0) | Travis Etienne Jr. (No. 1) | Rayshawn Jenkins (No. 2) | C.J. Beathard (No. 3) | Tank Bigsby (No. 4) | Andre Cisco (No. 5) |
| Chris Claybrooks (No. 6) | Zay Jones (No. 7) | Logan Cooke (No. 9) | Parker Washington (No. 11) | James McCourt (No. 12) | Christian Kirk (No. 13) |
| Kendric Pryor (No. 14) | Tim Jones (No. 15) | Trevor Lawrence (No. 16) | Evan Engram (No. 17) | Nathan Rourke (No. 18) | Sammis Reyes (No. 19) |
| Daniel Thomas (No. 20) | Latavious Brini (No. 21) | JaMycal Hasty (No. 22) | Foyesade Oluokun (No. 23) | Snoop Conner (No. 24) | D’Ernest Johnson (No. 25) |
| Antonio Johnson (No. 26) | Divaad Wilson (No. 27) | Tevaughn Campbell (No. 29) | Montaric Brown (No. 30) | Darious Williams (No. 31) | Tyson Campbell (No. 32) |
| Devin Lloyd (No. 33) | Gregory Junior (No. 34) | Ayo Oyelola (No. 35) | Christian Braswell (No. 36) | Tre Herndon (No. 37) | Qadree Ollison (No. 38) |
| Jamal Agnew (No. 39) | Erick Hallett (No. 40) | Josh Allen (No. 41) | Andrew Wingard (No. 42) | Kaleb Hayes (No. 43) | Derek Parish (No. 43) |
| Travon Walker (No. 44) | K’Lavon Chaisson (No. 45) | Ross Matiscik (No. 46) | De’Shaan Dixon (No. 47) | Chad Muma (No. 48) | Leonard Taylor (No. 49) |
| Shaquille Quarterman (No. 50) | Ventrell Miller (No. 51) | DaVon Hamilton (No. 52) | Willie Taylor III (No. 53) | DJ Coleman (No. 54) | Dequan Jackson (No. 55) |
| Yasir Abdullah (No. 56) | Caleb Johnson (No. 57) | Raymond Vohasek (No. 59) | Darryl Williams (No. 60) | Samuel Jackson (No. 62) | Coy Cronk (No. 64) |
| Chandler Brewer (No. 67) | Brandon Scherff (No. 68) | Tyler Shatley (No. 69) | Cole Van Lanen (No. 70) | Walker Little (No. 72) | Blake Hance (No. 73) |
| Cam Robinson (No. 74) | Cooper Hodges (No. 75) | Anton Harrison (No. 76) | Josh Wells (No. 77) | Ben Bartch (No. 78) | Luke Fortner (No. 79) |
| Kevin Austin Jr. (No. 80) | Seth Williams (No. 81) | Elijah Cooks (No. 84) | Brenton Strange (No. 85) | Gerrit Prince (No. 86) | Jaray Jenkins (No. 87) |
| Oliver Martin (No. 88) | Luke Farrell (No. 89) | Henry Mondeaux (No. 90) | Jordan Smith (No. 92) | Tyler Lacy (No. 93) | Folorunso Fatukasi (No. 94) |
| Roy Robertson-Harris (No. 95) | Adam Gotsis (No. 96) | Nick Thurman (No. 97) | Michael Dogbe (No. 98) | Jeremiah Ledbetter (No. 99) | Brandon McManus |
| Jacob Harris |
