It felt like the Jaguars were able to run the ball all day sans a few short-yardage snaps here and there, and that is largely because the
entire Jaguars' offense thrived blocking in the run game -- especially the tight ends. Brenton Strange and Quintin Morris always get the job done as blockers, but rookie tight end Nate Boerkircher turned his blocking ability into 38 snaps (67%), with Boerkircher playing just one snap fewer than Brenton Strange and more snaps than each of the Jaguars' top three receivers. ... It is clear that, for now, Boerkircher is going to play a lot, and a lot of those plays will be run-blocking. If it works like it did on Sunday, consider it a success.
John Shipley·
The Jaguars do not appear to be bringing their rookie tight ends along slowly. The Jaguars invested two different draft picks at the tight end position with second-rounder Nate Boerkircher and fifth-rounder Tanner Koziol, and each opened up training camp with some very valuable reps with the offense and Trevor Lawrence. Neither rookie lit up the practice field or caught a ton of passes on Wednesday, but it was interesting to see the Jaguars mix their rookie duo into things so quickly. The Jaguars have two veteran tight ends behind them with Quintin Morris and Hunter Long, but the Jaguars did not just make the rookies earn their dues first. Instead, it appears they are ready to see what they can do. @Tanner Koziol
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