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Jaguars on the spot: Tyler Lacy thinks the new defensive scheme can make him an 'impact player'
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Another in a series about Jacksonville Jaguars veterans who will be battling for their starting job or, in some cases,a roster spot during the 2025 training camp.
Tyler Lacy , defensive tackle
Years with Jaguars : Three.
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Career highlights: Lacy, who was drafted in the fourth round in 2023 from Oklahoma State, has 37 tackles (three for loss) in 28 games, but 25 came last year in his most extensive playing time. Two of his better games in 2024 came back-to-back, with four tackles against Philadelphia and five against Green Bay.
Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle Tyler Lacy (93) jogs off the field after the Jacksonville Jaguars’ third mandatory minicamp Thursday June 12, 2025 at the Miller Electric Center in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union]
Camp scenario: Lacy ended his second season in 2024 on the injured list, missing the final two games. Before that, he had eight starts at tackle and backed up DaVon Hamilton at nose tackle and has the size (6 feet 4, 279 pounds) and the versatility to play the Jaguars ' "big end" position. The Jaguars' new administration didn't draft an interior defensive lineman and went to free agency for 10-year veteran Emmanuel Ogbah so it's apparent Lacy will have some role on the team and has a chance to nail down a starting spot.
Tyler Lacy on his role with the Jaguars
"The role I want on this defense is to be an impact player ... come out there and show what I can do for this team and provide for the team so we can win games."
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Tyler Lacy on the Jaguars' defensive line room
"I feel like we can make a very big impact around the league. I feel like we've got all the guys in the room, especially some of the vets leaning on some of the younger guys."
Tyler Lacy on playing for DC Anthony Campanile
"I like his mentality, his attitude. He comes in, he's the same person every single day. That's what I like. I like a man that comes in here and can be himself every day. I like the scheme. It's attacking, all the stunts and blitzing people, I feel like it's good for what we needed with a young team. I feel like we needed to get after the quarterback."
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Tyler Lacy on competing in the NFL
"I want competition on my tail or somebody in front of me. I want that competition to make myself better and push me every day.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Jaguars on the spot: Tackle Tyler Lacy ready to make an impact
