AFC South NFLPA report card takeaways: Jaguars' lousy 2024 extended off the field

On Wednesday, the NFL Players Association released its third annual report cards for the league's 32 teams. Nearly 1,700 players shared with their union information about their team's facilities, treatment of their families and more.

Here are four takeaways from the AFC South. 

Houston Texans: Success starts at the top

The Texans have been one of the league's great turnaround stories under head coach DeMeco Ryans, who inherited a team with 11 wins in three seasons and has led it to the divisional round of the playoffs two years in a row.

The report card shows Ryans' impact. Players gave the third-year Texans coach an A, with 97 percent of players saying they "feel ... Ryans is efficient with their time, a rank of 9 out of 32."

While he ranked No. 17 in players' feelings on how receptive he was "to locker room feedback on the team's needs," Ryans' decision to part with offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik and hire former Rams passing game coordinator Nick Caley could be a step in the right direction.

Owner Cal McNair ranked in the top 10 in three metrics: perceived willingness to invest in facilities, contribution to team culture and commitment to building a competitive team. 

Indianapolis Colts: The report cards are working ... slowly

The Colts received a significant boost in the grading of their treatment of families. Last year, the team received a D, which improved to a B-minus on its 2025 report card.

The improvement stemmed from the Colts establishing a game-day daycare for the first time, which irked players in their previous evaluations.

"The players' top request is for the team to offer daycare on gameday like most other teams do across the League," wrote the NFLPA in its 2024 Colts report card.

Indianapolis' improvement in this area shows that the appraisals have produced their intended results. Teams are largely taking the grades to heart and addressing their faults. Now, if only Colts owner Jim Irsay would do something about the team's food/cafeteria and travel arrangements, which have consistently received poor grades from players.

Jacksonville Jaguars: Team isn't just declining on the field

The Jaguars' win total declined by five games in 2024. Their report card also showed a decline, with the organization dropping in eight of the 11 categories from 2024 and only improving in one, receiving a B-plus in team travel, up from 2024's B.

The organization received its harshest assessment in players' evaluation of its treatment of families.

"Players believe that many changes need to be made," wrote the NFLPA. "They would like more access to sideline passes so they can see their families pregame. During the game, players want a family room so their families can escape the heat and allow mothers to change/nurse babies."

The survey found Jacksonville is one of 10 teams that don't provide a family room.

Tennessee Titans: Directory of Family Affairs the team's 2024 MVP

The Titans didn't get much right last offseason. Despite doling out free-agent contracts worth $367.8 million, Tennessee was the league's worst team, finishing with its fewest wins (three) since 2015.

But the one thing the Titans aced was hiring Ansley Moore as their Director of Player and Family Affairs.

"The players are very complimentary," the NFLPA wrote before noting the team's remarkable improvement in the grading of its treatment of families from a D-plus for the 2023 season to a B-plus for last season.

The Titans saw firsthand what a difference one person can make. Maybe they'll find someone just as valuable with the No. 1 pick in April's draft.