The 2022 season was the Jacksonville Jaguars' 28th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their first under head coach Doug Pederson.
Following a 3–14 season marked with on-and off-the-field issues by head coach Urban Meyer who ultimately got fired, the Jaguars were one of the most active teams in free agency during the offseason and spent a record $175.3 million in guaranteed money, with the notable additions of Christian Kirk, Zay Jones, Brandon Scherff, Evan Engram, Foyesade Oluokun, Darious Williams and Folorunso Fatukasi. They earned the first overall pick for the second straight year in the 2022 NFL draft, which they used to select defensive end Travon Walker from Georgia.
Despite a 3–7 start, the Jaguars won six of their final seven games, tripling their win total from 2021, including finishing the season on a five-game winning streak to win their fourth division title and second AFC South title after a Week 18 win over the Tennessee Titans, securing their first playoff berth since 2017. They also became the second team in NFL history after the 2008 San Diego Chargers to start 4–8 and make the playoffs.
In the Wild Card round, the Jaguars rallied from a 27–0 deficit to defeat the Los Angeles Chargers 31–30. It was the largest comeback in franchise history and the third largest in NFL postseason history. However, their season would end the following week with a 27–20 loss to the eventual Super Bowl LVII champion Kansas City Chiefs in the Divisional round.
Offseason
NFL draft
2022 Jacksonville Jaguars draft Round Pick Player Position College Notes 1 1 Travon Walker DE Georgia 27 Devin Lloyd LB Utah From Buccaneers 2 33 Traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3 65 Luke Fortner C Kentucky 70 Chad Muma LB Wyoming From Panthers 4 106 Traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5 144 Traded to the Carolina Panthers 154 Snoop Conner RB Ole Miss From Commanders via Eagles 157 Traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers From Vikings 6 180 Traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 188 Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles From Seahawks 197 Gregory Junior CB Ouachita Baptist From Eagles 198 Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles From Steelers 7 222 Montaric Brown CB Arkansas 235 Traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers From Ravens Draft trades
Undrafted free agents Name Position College Ref. Israel Antwine DT Oklahoma State Kevin Austin Jr. WR Notre Dame Naz Bohannon TE Clemson Shabari Davids CB Southeast Missouri State De'Shaan Dixon OLB Norfolk State Nick Ford C, G Utah Benjie Franklin CB Tarleton State Grayson Gunter TE Southern Miss Willie Johnson WR Marshall Sean Mahone S West Virginia Ryan McDaniel WR North Carolina Central Andrew Mevis K Iowa State Grant Morgan LB Arkansas Denzel Okafor G Texas E. J. Perry QB Brown Gerrit Prince TE UAB Marcus Tatum OT UCF Josh Thompson CB Texas Lujuan Winningham WR Central Arkansas
Staff
Offseason changes
Head coach
The Jacksonville Jaguars fired first-year head coach Urban Meyer on December 16, 2021, due to on-and off-the-field issues along with a 2–11 record.
Staff
Final roster
Preseason On February 28, the NFL announced that the Jaguars would play the Las Vegas Raiders in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game on Thursday, August 4, at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio, at 8:00 p.m. EDT. The Jaguars would be represented by offensive tackle Tony Boselli, who played with the team during the franchise's first seven seasons from 1995–2001. The two teams would meet again during the regular season in Jacksonville.
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap HOF vs. Las Vegas Raiders L 11–27 0–1 Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium Recap 1 Cleveland Browns L 13–24 0–2 TIAA Bank Field Recap 2 Pittsburgh Steelers L 15–16 0–3 TIAA Bank Field Recap 3 at Atlanta Falcons L 12–28 0–4 Mercedes Benz Stadium Recap
Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 11 at Washington Commanders L 22–28 0–1 FedExField Recap 2 September 18 Indianapolis Colts W 24–0 1–1 TIAA Bank Field Recap 3 September 25 at Los Angeles Chargers W 38–10 2–1 SoFi Stadium Recap 4 October 2 at Philadelphia Eagles L 21–29 2–2 Lincoln Financial Field Recap 5 October 9 Houston Texans L 6–13 2–3 TIAA Bank Field Recap 6 October 16 at Indianapolis Colts L 27–34 2–4 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap 7 October 23 New York Giants L 17–23 2–5 TIAA Bank Field Recap 8 October 30 Denver Broncos L 17–21 2–6 Wembley Stadium Recap 9 November 6 Las Vegas Raiders W 27–20 3–6 TIAA Bank Field Recap 10 November 13 at Kansas City Chiefs L 17–27 3–7 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 11Bye 12 November 27 Baltimore Ravens W 28–27 4–7 TIAA Bank Field Recap 13 December 4 at Detroit Lions L 14–40 4–8 Ford Field Recap 14 December 11 at Tennessee Titans W 36–22 5–8 Nissan Stadium Recap 15 December 18 Dallas Cowboys W 40–34 6–8 TIAA Bank Field Recap 16 at New York Jets W 19–3 7–8 MetLife Stadium Recap 17 January 1 at Houston Texans W 31–3 8–8 NRG Stadium Recap 18 Tennessee Titans W 20–16 9–8 TIAA Bank Field Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries Week 1: at Washington Commanders
Week 2: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Week 3: at Los Angeles Chargers
The win snapped the Jaguars' 18-game road losing streak, tied for the eighth-longest in NFL history, and marked their first road victory over the Chargers, ending a five-game skid in road games against them.
Week 4: at Philadelphia Eagles
Week 5: vs. Houston Texans
Week 6: at Indianapolis Colts
Week 7: vs. New York Giants
Week 8: vs. Denver Broncos NFL London games
Week 9: vs. Las Vegas Raiders
Week 10: at Kansas City Chiefs
Week 12: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Week 13: at Detroit Lions
Week 14: at Tennessee Titans
Week 15: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Week 16: at New York Jets
Week 17: at Houston Texans
Week 18: vs. Tennessee Titans
Standings Division
Conference
Postseason
Schedule Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap Wild Card Los Angeles Chargers (5) W 31–30 1–0 TIAA Bank Field Recap Divisional at Kansas City Chiefs (1) L 20–27 1–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
Game summaries AFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs. (5) Los Angeles Chargers
AFC Divisional Playoffs: at (1) Kansas City Chiefs
Statistics
Team
CategoryTotal yardsYards per gameNFL rank Passing offense 3,959 232.9 10th Rushing offense 2,116 124.5 14th Total offense 6,075 357.4 10th Passing defense 4,055 238.5 28th Rushing defense 1,951 114.8 12th Total defense 6,006 353.3 24th
Individual
CategoryPlayerTotal Offense Passing Trevor Lawrence 4,113 Rushing Travis Etienne 1,125 Receiving Christian Kirk 1,108 Defense Tackles (Solo) Foye Oluokun 128 Sacks Josh Allen 6 Interceptions Tyson CampbellAndre CiscoRayshawn Jenkins 3
Statistics correct as of the end of the 2022 NFL season
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