As Week 5 approaches, we rounded up the latest NFL power rankings to get a sense of how the Jaguars are viewed nationally.
The Athletic: 7 (last week: 16)
From Josh Kendall and Chad Graff:
As promised, the Jaguars have tried a little bit
of everything with the second pick. [Travis Hunter] has played 250 snaps so far, according to TruMedia, 152 on offense, 95 on defense and three on special teams. On Sunday, he concentrated on offense, playing 38 snaps there against only nine on defense, and had three catches for 42 yards, including a career-long 28-yarder. He is the team’s second-leading receiver with 13 catches for 118 yards and has 11 tackles on defense.
Yahoo Sports: 12 (16)
There is room to grow for the Jaguars. Trevor Lawrence is not playing well. Brian Thomas Jr. has just 164 yards. They’re still figuring out how to use Travis Hunter. And still, Jacksonville is 3-1 after a nice win at San Francisco and the Jags are tied for first in the AFC South. A big home game vs. Kansas City awaits.
CBS Sports: 12 (17)
At 3-1, they are one of the surprise teams in the league, led by a defense with 13 takeaways. But here come the Chiefs on Monday night for a big one.
Pro Football Talk: 12 (18)
Winning ugly is still winning.
NFL.com: 13 (17)
That was a gutsy, hard-fought road win over the 49ers, with the Jaguars’ defense amazingly turning in their fourth straight game with three or more turnovers forced. And they needed every single one of them, along with Parker Washington ’s punt-return TD, to pull off the 26-21 victory. That’s now 13 takeaways on the season, and several of them have come at critical times. The question is whether Jacksonville can maintain this absurd pace. The obvious answer is no, and the defensive injuries are starting to add up. The Jags can’t afford to lose Travon Walker (wrist) for an extended period of time and hope for the defense to be this impactful going forward. The offense has given the team some early juice, but Jacksonville’s likely to need even more from that unit.
Bleacher Report: 13 (19)
With Sunday’s victory over the 49ers, they are 3-1 and tied with the Indianapolis Colts atop the AFC South. It’s only the second time Jacksonville started 3-1 since the 2008 campaign. Plenty of room for improvement still exists, too, specifically how the offense utilizes its weapons at wide receiver. As soon as Brian Thomas Jr. and Travis Hunter become more consistent, Trevor Lawrence and Co. can become truly dangerous.
USA Today: 14 (17)
Their 13 takeaways − including at least three in every game − are already four more than they had all of last season. The Jags are the sixth team since 2000 to record multiple interceptions in each of a season’s first four games.
ESPN: 14 (18)
The Jaguars lead the NFL in called (30) and accepted (23) offensive penalties. That includes 10 holding penalties, second most in the league behind Tampa Bay (12), and seven false starts. That’s keeping Liam Coen’s offense from getting into rhythm and plays a large part in the Jaguars converting only 35.2% of their third downs (25th in the league).
Fox Sports: 14 (19)
The Jaguars defense forced the 49ers offense to commit four turnovers. Maybe Robert Saleh is right about Jags coach Liam Coen stealing signs. Whatever Jacksonville did, though, worked on Sunday and the Jags are now surprisingly 3-1.
The Ringer: 14 (22)
Since Lawrence’s accuracy issues became more pronounced a couple of seasons ago, it’s been clear that he needs an offensive system that doesn’t need him to play like a star. Jacksonville seems to be crafting exactly that in 2025 by giving him the most reliable rushing attack he’s ever had.
We should expect that Lawrence is still going to miss throws and come apart when he’s pressured, but we’re seeing him have a positive impact on his team now that the offensive infrastructure is more stable.
Sports Illustrated: 16 (20)
I don’t know that I’ve ever seen Travis Etienne look like this in the NFL. If Liam Cohen doesn’t get Travis Hunter going for a little while, and Brian Thomas plateaus in Year 2, but the Jaguars become a consistent run threat that buoys Trevor Lawrence perpetually, isn’t that a massive win?
Where would you rank the team, Jaguars fans? Let us know in the comments!
