Jaguars 2023 roster review: OLB Josh Allen

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.

The Jacksonville Jaguars are in a precarious position with outside linebacker Josh Allen.

On one hand, the former top 10 draft pick has developed into a leader for the team’s defense and consistently leads the team in quarterback pressures. On the other hand, he hasn’t eclipsed eight sacks in any season since bursting on to the scene with 10.5 as a rookie.

While 27.5 sacks through four years was enough to warrant the Jaguars picking up the fifth-year option on his rookie contract, his production hasn’t yet been enough for Jacksonville to feel comfortable dishing out a huge extension.

With his contract set to expire in March 2024, his performance will be under the microscope this season and the Jaguars will have a tough decision to make soon.

Contract (2023): $10.892 million base salary, $10.892 million cap hit.

Acquired: Jaguars drafted Allen with the seventh overall pick in the first round of the 2019 NFL draft.

PFF grades:

82.9 (2022)
78.5 (2021)
69.6 (2020)
68.4 (2019)

Statistics:

Seven sacks, four forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, 57 tackles (2022)
7.5 sacks, one forced fumble, one interception, 71 tackles (2021)
2.5 sacks, 13 tackles (2020)
10.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, 44 tackles (2019)

Highlight:

The play that sent the @Jaguars to the playoffs 👏 pic.twitter.com/GyBkkzIP5j

— NFL (@NFL) January 8, 2023

Quote: “I really wanted to focus on myself, prioritize myself this offseason. I can really just focus on myself and not really be a part of a team. Obviously, I want to be here and be part of my guys, but it’s always that individual growth that I need to take and I feel I can do better outside of here.” – Allen

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