Jaguars' Udinski Describes State of Running Back Room

One of the biggest issues from the 2024 season was the Jacksonville Jaguars run game, which either stagnated far too often or lacked consistency in many aspects. This year, under new head coach Liam Coen, that could be set to change drastically.

One Jaguars coach in particular has had a first-hand account of the progress made by a talented and deep group of tailbacks. He updated the local beat on Thursday on the state of Jacksonville's running back room.

Grant Udinski gives update on the state of the RB room

Coen and offensive coordinator Grant Udinski will be charged with a potential significant turnaround for the Jaguars' offense, particularly with their run game. As training camp enters its eighth day on Friday, Udinski has a much clearer vision of what the room is becoming with the first preseason game just over a week away.

Udinski has said the effort and embrace of the work and opportunity have stood out the most with his running backs. All of the top runners or roster bubble players in the room have an area that they want to improve in, and Jacksonville's second-in-command on offense is impressed with how the group has answered.

“I would say the thing that really stands out about the guys is their effort and embrace, how much they've embraced the opportunity to improve," Udinski said. "I think all those guys kind of had different areas that they've wanted to improve, individually or collectively, even as a group, and the way they've approached the protection scheme, the run game, that's a little bit different than some of the things they've done."