The Jacksonville Jaguars completed their fourth day of Organized Team Activities at the Miller Electric Center on Monday.
After the defense dominated the opening day, the offense rebounded strongly.
Getting the deep ball back into the playbook has been a deliberate offseason emphasis. Monday's practice made that focus clear with several explosive downfield plays.
Thomas Jr. Steals the Show
Wide receiver Parker Washington opened the initial 7-on-7 period with a sharp 15-yard sideline catch.
He hauled in the football through a diving deflection attempt from cornerback Montaric Brown.
The offensive highlight belonged to Brian Thomas Jr. He beat cornerback Jarrian Jones deep for a 60-yard touchdown with several yards of separation, catching a well-thrown pass from Trevor Lawrence in full stride.
Later, Thomas found the end zone for a second time.
The rookie receiver beat Montaric Brown down the sideline with eight yards of separation on what appeared to be a busted defensive coverage.
It was not a flawless day for the deep passing offense.
Lawrence underthrew a pass to Washington, allowing Brown to secure an interception with safety Antonio Johnson providing coverage.
Offensive Inefficiencies and Secondary Battles
Multiple long touchdowns were recorded, but the offense also left several downfield scoring opportunities on the field.
Quarterbacks Lawrence, Joey Aguilar, Carter Bradley, and Nick Mullens each identified their targets slightly late in progressions.
The starting offensive unit also appeared a step slow working through shorter progressions and checkdown reads.
This timing issue resulted in limited yards after the catch or routine incompletions.
On defense, Brown delivered a strong repetition against Thomas in 7-on-7 drills.
The cornerback ran stride for stride with the receiver on an early deep pass attempt while establishing a physical jam at the line of scrimmage.
Safety Jalen Huskey registered a pass breakup on a scramble drill deep ball to end the early 7-on-7 period.
He later narrowly missed an interception on a deep ball from Bradley during 11-on-11 drills.
Undrafted Free Agents and Roster Returns
The undrafted group provided notable moments. Second-year cornerback Jabbar Muhammad delivered two pass breakups on throws intended for CJ Williams.
One deflection nearly resulted in an interception, while the second knocked the ball down in traffic.
Undrafted cornerback Devin Marshall added a pass breakup to close out the early period, deflecting an Aguilar pass intended for Michael Wortham.
Cornerback Preston Hodge also forced a fumble using a peanut punch technique.
Wide receiver Josh Cameron returned to the field after nursing an ankle injury.
Defensive end Josh Hines-Allen also returned, quickly beating offensive tackle Walker Little for a simulated sack on a play that resulted in a Brown interception.
Offensive lineman Cole Van Lanen and tight end Nate Boerkircher practiced off to the side while recovering.
Running backs Chris Rodriguez and Ameer Abdullah were not visible during the open practice periods.
Travis Hunter, dressed in the offensive teal jersey, stayed locked into offensive drills and remained in every huddle following receiver work.
Cornerback Jourdan Lewis followed a similar routine on defense, working off to the side.
