5 players who stood out in Jaguars training camp

The Jacksonville Jaguars have completed the preseason.

After 19 practices, three games and two inter-squad scrimmages, the team has turned its attention to the start of the regular season. The Jaguars will open at home on Sept. 7 against the Carolina Panthers.

But before they get there, let’s recap training camp a bit.

We had camp standouts from each week of the preseason. Those players include names like Trevor Lawrence, Josh Hines-Allen and Travon Walker, who were all very impressive at their respective positions throughout camp.

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But that should be par the course at this point so they aren’t standouts, per se.

We saw rookie running back Bhayshul Tuten make his mark during the preseason. Same goes for cornerback Christian Braswell, who stepped up after the Jaguars suffered several injuries at corner.

However, neither player sustained the level high enough to be deemed an overall standout from training camp.

That leaves us with five players who were consistently impressive throughout the preseason.

Let’s take a look at who the overall camp standouts were:

WR Parker Washington makes impact, should see larger role this season with Jaguars

Wide receiver Parker Washington entered the season largely as an afterthought. The Jaguars have a core recieving trio of Dyami Brown, Travis Hunter and Brian Thomas Jr. By themselves, they present the best receiving core Lawrence has ever had.

But after Washington’s camp, you’d have to include him in the mix when mentioning the team’s top pass catchers. Washington slotted in without a drop off when Hunter was on defense or recovering from the upper body injury that sidelined him for the final week and a half of camp.

He displayed a versatility in Coen’s system that wasn’t previously shown, playing as a slot and outside receiver while making plays from both positions.

As the team enters the regular season, it’s almost certain that he’ll hold a role in Coen’s offense moving forward.

Jaguars CB Jourdan Lewis brings leadership, veteran guidance to young defensive backs

Cornerback Jourdan Lewis joined the Jaguars via free agency and has made an immediate impact on the team. He was a player who made a play just about everyday of camp.

His ability to be a nickel corner while also being versatile enough to be the outside cornerback in base formations is valuable to a Jaguars’ defense that ranked at the bottom of the league last season.

But his most valuable asset might very well be his veteran presence and leadership. Lewis talked about his role with the team from the first interview he did with local media. He’s preached his desire to show the younger defensive backs the right way to play the game.

His influence has already spread to many of those players as he demonstrated the proper way to do drills and spent extra time helping rookies and undrafted free agents throughout camp.

Jaguars DB Jarrian Jones answers when oppurtunity calls

Of all players listed, Jarrian Jones probably had the best overall training camp.

From what was expected of him as a reserve corner who is playing in a new scheme, a zone heavy scheme at that, to what he’s become was impressive to watch. Jones will most likely enter Week 1 as the starting boundary cornerback for Jacksonville.

He played as a reserve nickel corner last season and has never played in a zone scheme before. The fact that he rose to the call when Montaric Brown went down is a feat by itself.

Then add in the fact that he got the better of Thomas in several one-on-one reps and team periods throughout camp. The key for the second-year defensive back is translating all of that to the field when it counts. If his training camp was any indicator, that won’t be an issue.

Jaguars TE Brenton Strange steps into larger role and makes immediate impact

Speaking of one-on-one reps, there wasn’t a day where tight end Brenton Strange didn’t torch whoever lined up across from him in those periods. Strange used a mixture of physicality and finesse to work his way past defenders and reel in catch after catch.

It was more of the same during team periods, too. He was Lawrence’s safety blanket throughout camp, a reliable target when he needed to complete a pass.

Strange told reporters he’s still preparing the same way he did in his first two seasons in the league despite being a starter now. That type of hunger can go far for success.

Travis Hunter stars on both sides of the ball for Jaguars

Rookie two-way player Travis Hunter was a very notable standout from Jaguars camp. If for no other reason, he’s playing both ways for the team.

We tracked Hunter’s usage throughout training camp as he saw action on offense and defense. It started with fully dedicated practices to a specific side of the ball. But as Hunter grew, he was given more responsibilities.

In several practices Hunter would start with Jacksonville’s offense before swapping sides of the field to join the defense or vice versa. I’ve been covering the league for five years and football in general for more than a decade.

I’ve seen players in high school play both ways. I’ve seen college athletes be featured on both sides of the ball. I never saw an NFL player play as a starter on offense and defense until Hunter did it during training camp.

It’s not only playing on both sides, but he made plays on both sides of the ball when the opportunity arose. Special player.

This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Jaguars training camp standouts: Players who stood out the most