After winning a Super Bowl Ring (50) with the Denver Broncos, Malik Jackson signed with the Jaguars, where he would play for three seasons (2016-18).

Allen Robinson's pro career began with the Jacksonville Jaguars when the former Penn State All-American was drafted in the second round.

Rob Meier was the league’s number one draft pick…of the Canadian Football League.

Myles Jack has played his first six seasons in the NFL in Jacksonville, patrolling the interior line for the team after a succesful run at UCLA.

An above-average run-blocker, Khalif Barnes, came to Jacksonville as a second round pick in 2005 from Washington. The former All-Pac 10 star was an immediate starter for the Jags, and he would start all 57 of his 60 games for the team. 

After four years with the Houston Texans, A.J. Bouye signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2017.

Yannick Ngakoue played the first four seasons in the NFL with the Jacksonville Jaguars, though it was mostly known for its acrimonious end.

Kyle Brady played the meat of his career with the Jacksonville Jaguars, who he signed with after four years as a New York Jet.

Josh Scobee played with the Jacksonville Jaguars for the first 11 of his 12 NFL seasons, and he was a reliable Place Kicker during that time.  Scobee would lead the NFL in Field Goal Percentage in 2007, and he would later tie the record of 50 plus yard Field Goals in a game with three.

Tyson Alaalu came from Hawaii to the University of California, and from there, he became one of the many star Polynesian players to enter the National Football League.

Chris Naeole played his first five seasons in pro football with the New Orleans Saints before signing with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2002. 

Selected in the fourth round (108th overall) out of East Carolina in the 2002 NFL Draft, David Garrard entered the professional ranks initially slated to serve as the long-term backup to veteran Mark Brunell. That depth chart dynamic shifted a year later when Jacksonville drafted Byron Leftwich in the first round. Over the next several seasons, Garrard stepped up whenever called upon—including a key stretch in 2005 where he went 5–1 as a starter to push the Jaguars into the playoffs—before permanently claiming the starting job ahead of the 2007 campaign.

Garrard’s first year as the undisputed full-time starter in 2007 produced a career-defining performance. Combining calm decision-making with powerful mobility, he threw 18 touchdown passes against just three interceptions all season, leading Jacksonville to an 11–5 record and a 102.2 passer rating. In the wild-card round against Pittsburgh, Garrard authored one of the most iconic moments in franchise history, converting a daring fourth-and-2 scramble late in the fourth quarter to set up the game-winning field goal. Two years later, Garrard achieved national recognition with a Pro Bowl selection in 2009 after throwing for 3,597 yards and rushing for three additional scores.

After starting 14 games in 2010, Garrard was surprisingly released just days before the 2011 regular-season opener. He subsequently underwent surgery to repair a herniated disc. Though he later signed contracts with the Miami Dolphins in 2012 and the New York Jets in 2013, knee complications prevented him from ever taking another snap in a regular-season game. As a result, every official down of his nine-year NFL playing career was contested exclusively in Jacksonville teal and black.

Over his career, Garrard compiled 16,003 passing yards, 89 passing touchdowns, and 54 interceptions, alongside 380 rushing attempts for 1,746 rushing yards and 17 rushing touchdowns.

Selected 28th overall in the first round out of UCLA in the 2006 NFL Draft, John Mackey Award winner Marcedes Lewis arrived in North Florida charged with upgrading Jacksonville's passing game. While critics often pointed to his moderate box-score receiving totals over a 12-season stay, Lewis proved to be far more than just a pass-catcher, using his massive frame and exceptional inline blocking ability to function effectively as a sixth offensive lineman.

Lewis achieved the pinnacle of his receiving performance during a significant 2010 season, recording career highs across various metrics with 58 receptions for 700 yards and a franchise-record 10 receiving touchdowns. This outstanding season earned him his first Pro Bowl selection and Second-Team AP All-Pro honors. Beyond his exceptional single-season performance, Lewis represented the benchmark for tight end longevity and resilience in Jacksonville, serving as an essential component in sealing edge blocks in the running game for twelve years and bridging several offensive eras through his consistent leadership.

After departing Jacksonville in 2018, Lewis extended his remarkably durable NFL journey into his late 30s and 40s with Green Bay, Chicago, and Denver, eventually becoming the all-time NFL record holder for games played by a tight end. However, he forged his legacy over more than a decade of hard-nosed work in North Florida.

Lewis had 4,502 receiving yards and 33 receiving touchdowns for the Jaguars.

Selected second overall out of Illinois in the 1996 NFL Draft, consensus All-American linebacker Kevin Hardy arrived in North Florida as a cornerstone blueprint for an ambitious second-year franchise. Stepping straight into the starting lineup, Hardy possessed an elite blend of sideline-to-sideline range and pass-rushing instincts, earning PFWA All-Rookie Team honors while helping propel the young Jaguars to a shock appearance in the AFC Championship Game during his debut campaign.

Hardy’s multi-faceted playmaking served as an engine for Jacksonville’s linebacking corps through the late 1990s. After putting up a 112-tackle season in 1998, he put together a career-defining performance during Jacksonville's dominant 14–2 run in 1999. That year, Hardy recorded 96 combined tackles, a career-high 10.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, and an interception, accumulating a team-high 17 Approximate Value. His remarkable campaign earned him Pro Bowl honors and a First-Team AP All-Pro selection. Following six seasons anchoring the defense in teal, Hardy went on to play for Dallas and Cincinnati before concluding his nine-year NFL career.

Overall, Hardy had 28.5 sacks, 504 combined tackles (402 solo, 102 assists), 30 tackles for loss and five interceptions for the Jags.

Selected in the second round (39th overall) out of Georgia Tech in the 2004 NFL Draft, Daryl Smith quickly proved that the transition from college stardom to the professional ranks required zero warm-up time. Earning a starting spot right out of training camp as a rookie, Smith displayed the sharp diagnostic skills and sure tackling that would make him an indispensable fixture in North Florida for nearly a decade.

While often operating in the shadow of flashier league names, Smith served as the steady, highly versatile anchor for Jacksonville's defensive unit. Capable of seamless shifts between outside linebacker and middle linebacker, he adapted to multiple defensive schemes without missing a beat. He produced two campaigns with a career-high 107 combined tackles (2009 and 2011), regularly disrupting backfields on blitzes and matching up effectively against tight ends in coverage. Following nine productive years in teal, Smith spent three years with Baltimore and a final season in Tampa Bay, though his signature years were defined by his relentless work in Jacksonville.

Overall, as a Jaguar, Smith had 21.5 sacks, 682 combined tackles (540 solo, 142 assists), 57 tackles for loss and nine forced fumbles.

Donovin Darius was chosen in the first round (25th overall) of the 1998 NFL Draft, establishing a reputation as a fierce, impactful enforcer. Coming from Syracuse, where he was named Big East Defensive Player of the Year, the Camden, New Jersey native quickly introduced physical dominance to Jacksonville's secondary. From his first day on the field, Darius earned PFWA All-Rookie Team recognition, leading all Jacksonville defensive backs with 108 tackles as a rookie.

That debut performance established a template for near-decade-long dominance at safety. Operating primarily as an in-the-box strong safety, Darius functioned like an extra linebacker, relentlessly coming downhill to blow up interior running plays while delivering punishing hits to receivers braving the middle of the field. His downhill aggression set the physical tone for Tom Coughlin's playoff-bound rosters in the late 1990s and remained a constant as Jack Del Rio built his defensive unit in the mid-2000s.

While accolades often eluded him on the national voting stage, Darius' value inside the locker room and on the field was unquestioned. His defining hallmark was baseline consistency: if Darius was healthy enough to put on his helmet, he started. In fact, across nine active seasons in Jacksonville, Darius started all 115 regular-season games he appeared in for the franchise, never spending a single contest coming off the bench.

Beyond his crunching tackles, Darius displayed sharp ball instincts, racking up 14 interceptions and six fumble recoveries in a Jaguars uniform. He was an integral piece of Jacksonville’s 1999 squad, which finished an NFL-best 14–2 and reached the AFC Championship Game. Even through coaching shifts, scheme changes, and injuries later in his career, he remained the emotional heartbeat of the secondary.

After nine seasons, Darius' run in Jacksonville ended in June 2007 when the team released him to usher in a younger defensive core. He closed out his NFL career with a brief three-game stint with the Miami Dolphins before retiring.  As a Jaguar, Darius compiled 618 combined tackles (479 solo), 14 interceptions for 189 return yards, 46 passes defended, seven forced fumbles, six fumble recoveries, and 2.0 sacks.

Before securing the biggest contract in Jacksonville franchise history at the time, offensive tackle Leon Searcy established his credentials as a three-time national champion at the University of Miami and a starter for the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XXX. Signing with the Jaguars in 1996 as the prized target of their free-agent class, the former first-round pick brought immediate toughness and championship swagger to the right edge of North Florida's offensive line.

Searcy served as an unyielding pass protector and run-blocker, starting all 63 of his regular-season appearances in teal and black. His heavy hands and mobility kept quarterback Mark Brunell upright while carving wide lanes for Fred Taylor, fueling Jacksonville's rise to a premier AFC contender. Searcy's tenure peaked during the legendary 1999 season, anchoring a front five that allowed just 23 sacks all year on the way to a league-best 14–2 record. That stellar campaign earned him Second-Team AP All-Pro honors and a Pro Bowl selection. However, misfortune struck when a severe leg injury during 2000 training camp sidelined him for the entire season. He subsequently signed with the Baltimore Ravens in 2001, but a preseason injury kept him from ever appearing in another regular-season game.

He started all 71 of his games (63 regular season and eight postseason) in Jacksonville.

Selected in the fifth round (144th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft, Telvin Smith didn't have to venture far from home to launch his professional career. Fresh off anchoring Florida State's defense during their 2013 BCS National Championship campaign, the Valdosta, Georgia native brought rare, sideline-to-sideline speed and instantly injected energy into Jacksonville's linebacker corps.

Despite being undersized for an NFL weakside linebacker, Smith erased any concerns about his frame through relentless diagnostics and elite closing speed. He became an automatic tackling machine, racking up over 100 combined tackles in each of his five seasons in Jacksonville. His speed enabled him to drop effortlessly into coverage, shoot gaps on blitzes, and chase down ball carriers across the turf.

Smith's high point came in the memorable 2017 season. Serving as a primary engine for the aggressive "Sacksonville" defense, he recorded 102 tackles, three interceptions, and returned a fumble 52 yards for a touchdown. His dynamic play earned him a Pro Bowl invitation and Second-Team AP All-Pro honors while helping guide the Jaguars to an AFC South title. In the postseason, he raised his game even further, returning a Ben Roethlisberger fumble 50 yards for a score in Jacksonville's thrilling 45–42 divisional round victory over Pittsburgh.

Smith backed that up with a career-high 134 combined tackles in 2018. However, his football journey took a sudden, tragic turn in May 2019 when he unexpectedly announced he was stepping away from the game at age 28 to focus on his personal life. Subsequent legal troubles and off-field incidents permanently closed the door on a comeback.

Over his five-year career, Smith had 587 combined tackles (446 solo), 52 tackles for loss, 9.0 interceptions for 130 return yards and two touchdowns, 26 passes defended, six fumble recoveries (one touchdown return), 7.5 sacks, and five forced fumbles.

Selected third overall in the 2014 NFL Draft out of UCF, Blake Bortles landed in Jacksonville carrying the weight of a franchise desperate for a savior. The 2013 AAC Offensive Player of the Year brought ideal physical tools—a prototype 6-foot-5 frame, a strong arm, and deceptive mobility—and was thrust into the fire earlier than planned during his rookie year. That introductory campaign brought steep growing pains, as he absorbed 55 sacks and threw 17 interceptions while throwing just 11 touchdowns.

His sophomore season in 2015 produced a statistical explosion that teased superstar potential. Operating a high-octane passing game, Bortles set Jaguars single-season franchise records with 4,428 passing yards and 35 touchdown passes. Yet that production came with heavy volatility; he also led the NFL in interceptions (18) and sacks taken (51). He backed up that wild ride by throwing for 3,905 yards in 2016 and 3,687 yards in 2017, demonstrating durability while quietly proving to be an effective weapon on the ground as a scrambler.

The absolute high-water mark of the Bortles era arrived during the magical 2017 campaign. While a dominant, sack-happy defense carried the primary identity of the "Sacksonville" squad, Bortles executed his role as a game manager to near perfection. He steered Jacksonville to a 10–6 record, an AFC South division title, and a memorable postseason run. In the playoffs, he played mistake-free football, defeating Buffalo and outdueling Pittsburgh on the road to push Jacksonville within one quarter of the Super Bowl in the AFC Championship Game against New England.

That playoff run earned Bortles a contract extension, but the momentum evaporated instantly in 2018. Mechanical struggles, turnover issues, and a wave of offensive injuries caused the team to slide, leading to his benching in favor of Cody Kessler. The breakup was finalized in March 2019 when the Jaguars released him shortly after signing Nick Foles. Bortles backed up Jared Goff with the Rams and had brief roster stints in Denver, Green Bay, and New Orleans before officially announcing his retirement in 2022.

In his five seasons in Duval, Bortles threw for 17,649 passing yards, 103 passing touchdowns, 75 interceptions, and 1,766 rushing yards with eight rushing touchdowns.

After entering the league as a second-round pick with Buffalo, middle linebacker Paul Posluszny signed with Jacksonville in 2011 and proceeded to outshine his solid early career, becoming the central nerve center for the Jaguars' defense over the next seven seasons. Combining classical linebacking instincts with remarkable durability, Posluszny served as a relentless tackling machine, commanding the defense through various defensive shifts and rebuilding years.

Posluszny’s peak performance arrived during the 2013 season, when he earned his lone career Pro Bowl selection after leading the entire NFL with 122 solo tackles while adding 162 combined tackles, 3.0 sacks, and two interceptions (including a 59-yard pick-six). Over his tenure in North Florida, he produced five seasons with at least 119 combined tackles and cracked triple digits in solo tackles three times. In his final season in 2017, Posluszny adapted seamlessly to a reduced rotational role, providing veteran leadership that helped power Jacksonville's defense to the AFC Championship Game before he officially retired in the spring of 2018.

With Jacksonville, he compiled 13.0 sacks, 816 combined tackles (587 solo, 229 assists), 45 tackles for loss, 36 pass deflections, 11 interceptions, four forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries.