The Jacksonville Jaguars, to date have had a reasonably healthy 25 off-season. With the Jacksonville rookie class arriving in Jacksonville on Saturday and the team veterans reporting today, the team has added a second player to the Active/Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list this week. The team, on Tueaday announced that sophomore defensive tackle Maason Smith would begin his 2025 training camp on the PUP list with an undisclosed injury.
The Jacksonville Jaguars have placed DT Maason Smith on the
ADActive/Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list.
— JaguarsPR (@JaguarsPR) July 22, 2025
Smith, a second round pick from the 2024 draft came on strong towards the end of the 2024 season, leading all Jaguar defensive tackles with a 9.7% pressure rating.
ICYMI, my story on Maason Smith!
— Daniel Griffis (@DanDGriffis) March 27, 2025
Maason Smith’s rank among IDL (Wks 13-18)
- 11 Pressures (T-32nd, 2nd among Rooks)
- 2 Sacks (T-14th, T-2nd among Rooks)
- 248 Snaps (21st, 3rd among Rooks)
Full Story: https://t.co/26gUzKFloI pic.twitter.com/DeDMViB2lw
Smith will join Jaguars free agent linebacker Dennis Gardeck on the PUP list. Gardeck's placement on the list was announced on Saturday, and is presumably recovering from his season-ending torn ACL he suffered on October 21, 2024 against the Los Angeles Chargers. The 2024 injury was Gardeck's third torn ACL, including one instance in 2020 & another in high school.
Additionally guard Cooper Hodges was waived in June with a failed physical designation. After clearing waivers from his November knee injury, he initially reverted to the PUP list also. As a note, ESPN has differing information, with Hodges listed on Injured Reserve - which may require clarification. The promising guard option in 2023 training camp played 9 games in 2024, with 1 start. Many in the fanbase thought he would grow to become the potential successor for Brandon Scherff. However, after dealing with season ending injuries two years straight, it is currently unknown where is he within his recovery timeline.
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