The Jaguars benched eighth-year left tackle Cam Robinson in favor of fourth-year backup offensive lineman Walker Little for their Week 8 matchup with the Green Bay Packers in Jacksonville, Fla.
Robinson suffered a concussion during Jacksonville’s Week 7 game against the New England Patriots in London but cleared the NFL’s concussion protocol on Saturday. He entered Week 8 without an injury designation.
Little filled in for Robinson against the Patriots and played well, earning 87.0 (out of 100) pass-protection and 73.3 run-blocking grades from Pro Football Focus for his showing over 56 offensive snaps.
“I thought he did a good job,” Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson said of Little’s Week 7 performance on Monday.
“Walker’s a pro. That’s what I like about him. He comes to work every day, prepares like a starter, and he’s always ready, and you never know … he did a good job, and something that we’ll see how Cam does. If we had to go into this game with [Little] at left tackle, we’re obviously more than comfortable doing that and got a lot of confidence in him, and he’ll be ready to go either way.”
When healthy and available, Robinson had started 91 consecutive games for the Jaguars dating back to his second-round NFL draft selection by the club in 2017. However, he has not completed a full season since 2020.
Little has appeared in 48 games and made 18 starts, including Week 8, since becoming Jacksonville’s second second-round pick in 2021.
Both Robinson and Little are scheduled to become free agents this offseason, with Robinson in the final season of a three-year, $52.8 million contract signed in 2022 and Little in the last year of his rookie deal.
