John ShipleyAug 30, 2026
Shipley breaks down Jacksonville's initial 53-man roster, predicting undrafted rookie QB Joey Aguilar lands on the practice squad, rookie guard Emmanuel Pregnon starts at left guard in Week 1, and laying out the interior defensive line pecking order.
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What John Shipley said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromLook for undrafted rookie quarterback Joey Aguilar as the top option for the practice squad spot.
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- The piece
- Full Jaguars 53-Man Roster After Final Cuts: Who Joins Trevor Lawrence and Travis Hunter?
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- 1Arik Armstead to be 2nd on the depth chart“the Jaguars see the pecking order in the defensive line room to start with DaVon Hamilton, before trickling down to Arik Armstead and Matt Dickerson”
- 2DaVon Hamilton to be 1st on the depth chart“the Jaguars see the pecking order in the defensive line room to start with DaVon Hamilton, before trickling down to Arik Armstead and Matt Dickerson”
- 3Joey Aguilar to land on the practice squad“Look for undrafted rookie quarterback Joey Aguilar as the top option for the practice squad spot.”
- 4Emmanuel Pregnon to be 1st on the depth chart“rookie guard Emmanuel Pregnon is set to take over at the left guard spot in the starting offense in Week 1 and beyond”
- 5Matt Dickerson to be 3rd on the depth chart“the Jaguars see the pecking order in the defensive line room to start with DaVon Hamilton, before trickling down to Arik Armstead and Matt Dickerson”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arik Armstead to be 2nd on the depth chart1 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| DaVon Hamilton to be 1st on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Joey Aguilar to land on the practice squad3 | Roster Spot Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Emmanuel Pregnon to be 1st on the depth chart4 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Matt Dickerson to be 3rd on the depth chart5 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 calls · 5 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
5 checkable claims — 4 depth chart calls and 1 roster spot call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 6 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room.
Each call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same calls; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
1Depth Chart CallsArik ArmsteadJacksonville Jaguars
Arik Armstead to be 2nd on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Depth Chart CallsDaVon HamiltonJacksonville Jaguars
DaVon Hamilton to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Roster Spot CallsJoey AguilarJacksonville Jaguars
Joey Aguilar to land on the practice squad
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Depth Chart CallsEmmanuel PregnonJacksonville Jaguars
Emmanuel Pregnon to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Depth Chart CallsMatt DickersonJacksonville Jaguars
Matt Dickerson to be 3rd on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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