Big Cat Country
The Jacksonville Jaguars played the New Orleans Saints to a stalemate on Sunday as the game ended in a 17-17 tie at the Superdome.
Despite that, the team put some much cleaner play on tape compared to last week’s sloppy performance against the Steelers. They cut their total penalties in half (from 8 to 4) and the operation on both sides of the ball looked a lot more controlled as Liam Coen and his young staff continue to work through the expected growing pains that come with a new regime.
Speaking of growing pains, the team’s star rookie sensation, Travis Hunter, is going through some of those of his own as he was held out of this contest with what the team called an “upper body” injury that was said to be a precautionary measure.
It’s certainly a shame that fans couldn’t get a larger dose of the two-way unicorn but his absence did allow for the rest of Jacksonville’s 2025 rookie class to step into the spotlight, and many of them took advantage of their opportunity. So let’s highlight how the newest Jags fared against the Saints on Sunday.
Wyatt Milum
The third-rounder out of West Virginia has been turning heads throughout camp and the preseason due to his ability to plug-and-play across any position on the offensive line with next to no drop off in his level of play. In fact, he’s been so impressive that there have been rumblings that he could be in a legit competition with the team’s top free agency acquisition this offseason in Patrick Mekari for the starting right guard spot.
Unfortunately, Milum pulled up with what looked to be a lower body injury early in Sunday’s game against the Saints and did not return to the field after that. There have yet to be any updates on the situation but it does put the breaks on the Wyatt Milum hype train just a little bit…for now
Bhayshul Tuten
The Jaguars clearly want to get an extended look at rookie running back Bhayshul Tuten this preseason as Sunday marked the second straight week in which Tuten has led the team in both carries and total touches. After getting eight opportunities a week ago, the Virginia Tech speedster touched the ball 11 times against the Saints and he hit pay dirt in both contests.
His balance and burst have stood out among the rest of the running back room and his heavy usage indicates that Tuten should be heavily involved in the running back rotation as a rookie.
Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser continues to flash for the Jaguars as he had himself a really nice game against the Saints on Sunday. He was active when on the field in the run game notching six total tackles (three solo) and he tallied two QB pressures as well.
The competition between he and Chad Muma for that LB4 spot is starting to feel like a runaway for the rookie as he’s been the far more impactful...
