It had looked like Bryce Young might be a bust with the quarterback struggling since being drafted first overall in 2023, but down the back end of last season, there was real improvement in his game. He threw two or more touchdown passes in each of his final three games and had 200+ yards in five of his final seven.

Now he faces a Jaguars team that gave up the most amount of passing yards in the NFL last season. They have a new defensive coordinator in Anthony Campanile, but at the heart of it this is the same set of players. Their best cornerback is Travis Hunter, who’ll be playing the majority of his snaps at wide receiver, meaning we won’t see a huge improvement in their defense.

Trevor Lawrence is another quarterback who has failed to live up to the billing since being drafted first overall in 2021, amid claims that he was the best prospect of his generation. There have been glimpses of his talent throughout his career so far, but a lack of consistency, not helped by some poor coaching hires. The Jaguars look like fixing that with the hire of Liam Coen, a man who helped Baker Mayfield reach his potential and turn the Buccaneers into a high-powered offense.

He has the talent and now needs to put it together, but with Hunter and Brian Thomas Jr in his receiver corps, and an offense-minded HC, he has every chance. The Lawrence redemption arc starts Sunday against what was a poor Panthers defense last season.

We're backing Xavier Legette with the Panthers, a sophomore set to face one of the NFL’s softest secondaries. Legette exceeded 36.5 receiving yards on five occasions last season, but four were in the second half of the season.

His final six games of the season saw him average 6.5 targets and 35.5 yards per game. Given what we saw from the Jaguars’ defense last year, and the addition that Tetairoa McMillan offers. We should see him get plenty of opportunities again.