Duval spent deadline week watching James Gladstone rebuild the defense. The Jacksonville Jaguars landed Jordan Davis and Jessie Bates III plus Davon Godchaux, sending out a 2027 first-round pick and two second-rounders, and the 6-2 Jaguars head to Tennessee on Sunday in first place in the AFC South.
The trade window is shut, and the picks are gone. Free agency is the one door still open. Players released from here on are subject to waiver claims, while veterans who were already cut can sign anywhere today. Two of them fit an offense that has carried Jacksonville as much as the defense has.
Najee Harris, running back
Bhayshul Tuten has been the workhorse, with 492 yards on 110 carries through seven games, according to ESPN. He has also been banged up. Liam Coen called Tuten a game-time decision with an ankle and foot injury before the Ravens game, and he managed 29 yards on 12 carries once he played.
Harris is the 245-pound insurance policy. He ran for more than 1,000 yards in each of his four seasons in Pittsburgh, and the Giants released him Oct. 20 after he finished with 31 carries for 99 yards in five games.
Giants coach John Harbaugh said it’s hard to carry four backs and added that it was nothing against what Harris did. He’s a year removed from a torn Achilles, so a short-yardage and four-minute role is the realistic ask.
Tyreek Hill, wide receiver
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Jacksonville kept Brian Thomas Jr. for his downfield speed, but he hasn’t produced. Set that next to the rest of the room and the gap is obvious. Thomas has one catch for 12 yards on seven targets over the last four games, while Parker Washington led the team with 432 receiving yards through seven games.
Hill, 32, is the fastest option on the market. He caught 21 passes for 265 yards in four games for Miami in 2025 before tearing his ACL, and PFF credited him with 2.55 yards per route run in that stretch. Agent Drew Rosenhaus said this week that Hill hasn’t been medically cleared, as we wrote Tuesday, and possible league discipline is part of every team’s evaluation.
With Trevor Lawrence owning the NFL’s best passer rating, Jacksonville doesn’t need Hill in November. A team that already spent like a contender could use him in January.
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