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Adam Stites

Jaguars 2023 roster review: OLB Yasir Abdullah

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.

Upgrading a lackluster pass rush seemed to jump out as a top priority for the Jacksonville Jaguars entering the 2023 offseason. But instead, the team seemed content to mostly rely on the players already on the roster.

The notable exception was the addition of two-time All-ACC linebacker Yasir Abdullah.

Despite being one of the nation’s most prolific and athletic pass rushers in the collegiate ranks, Abdullah slipped to the fifth round of the 2023 NFL draft due mostly to his 6’1, 234-pound frame.

Even smaller pass rushers have found NFL success in the past, but those players were the exception to the rule. Jacksonville is hopeful that Abdullah will be the latest to prove himself an outlier.

Contract (2023): $750,000 base salary, $91,304 prorated signing bonus, $841,304 cap hit.

Acquired: Jaguars drafted Abdullah with the No. 136 overall pick in the fifth round of the 2023 NFL draft.

PFF grades:

  • 84.2 (2022 – Louisville)
  • 75.4 (2021 – Louisville)
  • 78.6 (2020 – Louisville)
  • 65.7 (2019 – Louisville)
  • 64.3 (2018 – Louisville)

Statistics:

  • 9.5 sacks, 14.5 tackles for loss, two interceptions, four forced fumbles (2022)
  • 10 sacks, 16.5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble (2021)
  • Three sacks, seven tackles for loss, three forced fumbles (2020)
  • One sack, four tackles for loss, one interception (2019)
  • Eight tackles (2018)

Highlight:

Quote: “It matters what you do on the field, no matter what size you are. There’s a lot of guys in this league that have been productive and they’re shorter than me. Like Haason Reddick … who else? There’s a lot of guys. Elvis Dumervil, James Harrison. Legends. When people talk about my height, it just gives me extra fuel and stuff to show them I can be this small, I can be this big, and I’ll still dominate.” – Abdullah

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) 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
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