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Wide receiver Parker Washington was one of several standouts at Thursday’s practice.
Sorry to anyone who was looking for a Day 1 recap from Jacksonville Jaguars training camp. Travis Holmes and I will attend as often as possible, but we won’t be able to make every practice.
That said, here are our top highlights and observations from Day 2 at the Miller Electric Center.
Notes from practice
No. 2 overall pick Travis Hunter played on offense today (and yesterday at Day 1). According to ESPN’s Mike Dirocco, Hunter caught all 3 of his targets in 14 total snaps during 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 team drills this morning.
During warmups and special teams periods, Hunter was working off to the side with defensive coordinator Anthony Campanile, defensive backs coach Anthony Perkins, and secondary coach Ron Milus.
Undrafted wide receiver Chandler Brayboy impressed during individual drills, flashing crisp route running and sticky hands, and caught a crosser for a big gain in team drills.
Part of the offense ran a drill early in practice to simulate a quick screen, which I hadn’t seen before. Tampa Bay led the league in attempts, yards, and touchdowns on screen passes under Coen last season (per Sports Info Solutions).
Third-year receiver Parker Washington was the most productive player at practice, nabbing 5 of 6 passes in team drills. While most came on short passes in second-team reps, he also had the best catch of the day, leaping and reaching for a pass across the middle of the field with De’Antre Prince in coverage.
Eric Murray and Darnell Savage played the majority of snaps at first-team safety. Reportedly, Andrew Wingard played alongside Murray with the 1’s yesterday. It seems that the veteran free agent pickup is locked into a starting spot, while Savage, Wingard, and third-round rookie Caleb Ransaw will battle behind him on the depth chart.
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Though he didn’t finish the play above, free agent tight end addition Hunter Long caught a similar ball down the right sideline earlier in practice. He finished with 3 catches working mostly with second-stringers.
The two deepest pass attempts of the day (each by Trevor Lawrence, I believe) were incomplete. The first was almost more of a throwaway than anything, as Jarrian Jones was draped over Dyami Brown and didn’t provide any kind of throwing window. Later, practice squad cornerback Zech McPhearson made an impressive deflection on a bomb to Brian Thomas Jr. down the middle of the field.
Thomas had at least two catches during team drills against the team’s top corner, Tyson Campbell, though the latter also forced a throwaway with tight coverage down the sideline.
Josh Hines-Allen blew up a run play to Tank Bigsby, though Bigsby also had the longest run on the play on a right-side carry.
Devin Lloyd had the biggest hit of the day. I didn’t catch who the target was, but Lloyd knocked a pass-catcher to the ground as...
