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1998 Jacksonville Jaguars
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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 1st in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 392 points (24.5/g), 8th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 338 points (21.1/g), 17th.
Differential of 54 points (3.4/g), 11th.
Expected W-L: 9.4-6.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +10 (0.6/g), 5th.
Coached by Tom Coughlin (11-5-0)
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1998 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Mark Brunell | 28 | 4 | 13 | 208 for 354, 2,601 yards, 20 td, 9 int, & 49 rushes for 192 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 118th pick / 1993 |
| RB | Fred Taylor | 22 | Rook | 12 | 264 rushes for 1,223 yards, 14 td, & 44 catches for 421 yards and 3 td | Jacksonville Jaguars / 1st / 9th pick / 1998 |
| FB | Daimon Shelton | 26 | 1 | 8 | 30 rushes for 95 yards, 1 td, & 10 catches for 79 yards and 0 td | Jacksonville Jaguars / 6th / 184th pick / 1997 |
| WR | Keenan McCardell | 28 | 6 | 15 | 64 catches for 892 yards, 6 td | Washington Redskins / 12th / 326th pick / 1991 |
| WR | Jimmy Smith* | 29 | 6 | 15 | 78 catches for 1,182 yards, 8 td | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 36th pick / 1992 |
| TE | Pete Mitchell | 27 | 3 | 16 | 38 catches for 363 yards, 2 td | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 122nd pick / 1995 |
| TE | Damon Jones | 24 | 1 | 7 | 8 catches for 90 yards, 4 td | Jacksonville Jaguars / 5th / 147th pick / 1997 |
| LT | Tony Boselli*+ | 26 | 3 | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | Jacksonville Jaguars / 1st / 2nd pick / 1995 |
| LG | Ben Coleman | 27 | 5 | 16 | Phoenix Cardinals / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1993 |
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| C | Quentin Neujahr | 27 | 2 | 16 | ||
| RG | Brian DeMarco | 26 | 3 | 9 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 2nd / 40th pick / 1995 |
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| RG | Rich Tylski | 27 | 2 | 8 | ||
| RT | Leon Searcy | 29 | 6 | 15 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 11th pick / 1992 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Joel Smeenge | 30 | 8 | 14 | 7.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 71st pick / 1990 |
| LDT | Kelvin Pritchett | 29 | 7 | 9 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 20th pick / 1991 |
| LDT | John Jurkovic | 31 | 7 | 16 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDT | John Jurkovic | 31 | 7 | 16 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDT | Renaldo Wynn | 24 | 1 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Jacksonville Jaguars / 1st / 21st pick / 1997 |
| RDE | Renaldo Wynn | 24 | 1 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Jacksonville Jaguars / 1st / 21st pick / 1997 |
| RDE | Tony Brackens | 24 | 2 | 8 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Jacksonville Jaguars / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1996 |
| LLB | Bryce Paup | 30 | 8 | 16 | 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 159th pick / 1990 |
| MLB | Bryan Schwartz | 27 | 3 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Jacksonville Jaguars / 2nd / 64th pick / 1995 |
| RLB | Kevin Hardy | 25 | 2 | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Jacksonville Jaguars / 1st / 2nd pick / 1996 |
| LCB | Aaron Beasley | 25 | 2 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Jacksonville Jaguars / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1996 |
| RCB | Dave Thomas | 30 | 5 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 203rd pick / 1993 |
| RCB | Deon Figures | 28 | 5 | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 23rd pick / 1993 |
| SS | Donovin Darius | 23 | Rook | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Jacksonville Jaguars / 1st / 25th pick / 1998 |
| FS | Chris Hudson | 27 | 3 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Jacksonville Jaguars / 3rd / 71st pick / 1995 |
| FS | Travis Davis | 25 | 3 | 5 | 0.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 242nd pick / 1995 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Mike Hollis | 26 | 3 | 0 | 21 of 26 field goals & 45 of 45 extra points | |
| P | Bryan Barker | 34 | 8 | 0 | 85 punts for a 45.0 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Reggie Barlow | 25 | 2 | 2 | 43 punt returns for a 12.9 average and 1 td | Jacksonville Jaguars / 4th / 110th pick / 1996 |
| KR | Reggie Barlow | 25 | 2 | 2 | 30 kick returns for a 24.9 average and 0 td | Jacksonville Jaguars / 4th / 110th pick / 1996 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Tavian Banks | 24 | RB | 6 | 1 | 203 | 5-9 | Iowa | 2/17/1974 | Rook | Jacksonville Jaguars / 4th / 101st pick / 1998 |
| Bryan Barker | 34 | P | 16 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | Santa Clara | 6/28/1964 | 8 | |
| Reggie Barlow | 25 | WR | 16 | 2 | 190 | 6-0 | Alabama State | 1/22/1973 | 2 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 4th / 110th pick / 1996 |
| Aaron Beasley | 25 | DB | 16 | 15 | 205 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 7/7/1973 | 2 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1996 |
| Tony Boselli*+ | 26 | T | 15 | 15 | 324 | 6-7 | USC | 4/17/1972 | 3 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 1st / 2nd pick / 1995 |
| Brant Boyer | 27 | LB | 11 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | Arizona | 6/27/1971 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 177th pick / 1994 |
| Tony Brackens | 24 | DE | 12 | 8 | 267 | 6-4 | Texas | 12/26/1974 | 2 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1996 |
| Mark Brunell | 28 | QB | 13 | 13 | 217 | 6-1 | Washington | 9/17/1970 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 118th pick / 1993 |
| Ben Coleman | 27 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 330 | 6-5 | Wake Forest | 5/18/1971 | 5 | Phoenix Cardinals / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1993 |
| Zack Crockett | 26 | FB | 10 | 1 | 240 | 6-2 | Florida State | 12/2/1972 | 3 | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 79th pick / 1995 |
| Eric Curry | 28 | DE | 11 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Alabama | 2/3/1970 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 6th pick / 1993 |
| Donovin Darius | 23 | DB | 14 | 14 | 225 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 8/12/1975 | Rook | Jacksonville Jaguars / 1st / 25th pick / 1998 |
| Travis Davis | 25 | DB | 16 | 5 | 203 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 1/10/1973 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 242nd pick / 1995 |
| Brian DeMarco | 26 | G-T | 16 | 9 | 323 | 6-7 | Michigan State | 4/9/1972 | 3 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 2nd / 40th pick / 1995 |
| Kevin Devine | 24 | DB | 5 | 0 | 179 | 5-9 | California | 12/11/1974 | 1 | |
| Deon Figures | 28 | DB | 16 | 5 | 200 | 6-0 | Colorado | 1/20/1970 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 23rd pick / 1993 |
| Todd Fordham | 25 | T | 11 | 1 | 320 | 6-5 | Florida State | 10/9/1973 | 1 | |
| Rich Griffith | 29 | TE | 7 | 0 | 262 | 6-5 | Arizona | 7/31/1969 | 5 | New England Patriots / 5th / 138th pick / 1993 |
| James Hamilton | 24 | LB | 7 | 0 | 243 | 6-5 | North Carolina | 4/17/1974 | 1 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 3rd / 79th pick / 1997 |
| Kevin Hardy | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 259 | 6-4 | Illinois | 7/24/1973 | 2 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 1st / 2nd pick / 1996 |
| Mike Hollis | 26 | K | 16 | 0 | 179 | 5-7 | Idaho | 5/22/1972 | 3 | |
| Chris Howard | 23 | RB | 8 | 0 | 223 | 5-10 | Michigan | 5/5/1975 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 5th / 153rd pick / 1998 |
| Chris Hudson | 27 | DB | 13 | 13 | 199 | 5-10 | Colorado | 10/6/1971 | 3 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 3rd / 71st pick / 1995 |
| Damon Jones | 24 | TE | 16 | 7 | 270 | 6-5 | Michigan,Southern Illinois | 9/18/1974 | 1 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 5th / 147th pick / 1997 |
| George Jones | 25 | RB | 12 | 0 | 204 | 5-9 | San Diego State | 12/31/1973 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 154th pick / 1997 |
| John Jurkovic | 31 | DT-NT | 16 | 16 | 301 | 6-2 | Eastern Illinois | 8/18/1967 | 7 | |
| Jeff Kopp | 27 | LB | 6 | 0 | 244 | 6-3 | USC | 7/8/1971 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 194th pick / 1995 |
| Jeff Lageman | 31 | DE-LB | 1 | 1 | 266 | 6-6 | Virginia | 7/18/1967 | 9 | New York Jets / 1st / 14th pick / 1989 |
| Mike Logan | 24 | DB | 15 | 0 | 212 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 9/15/1974 | 1 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 2nd / 50th pick / 1997 |
| Reggie Lowe | 23 | DE | 4 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Troy State | 6/14/1975 | Rook | |
| Jamie Martin | 28 | QB | 4 | 1 | 205 | 6-2 | Weber State | 2/8/1970 | 2 | |
| Eddie Mason | 26 | LB | 4 | 0 | 233 | 6-0 | North Carolina | 1/9/1972 | 3 | New York Jets / 6th / 178th pick / 1995 |
| Keenan McCardell | 28 | WR | 15 | 15 | 191 | 6-1 | UNLV | 1/6/1970 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 12th / 326th pick / 1991 |
| Blaine McElmurry | 25 | DB | 2 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Montana | 10/23/1973 | 1 | |
| Tom McManus | 28 | LB | 16 | 4 | 252 | 6-2 | Boston College | 7/30/1970 | 3 | |
| Pete Mitchell | 27 | TE | 16 | 16 | 243 | 6-2 | Boston College | 10/9/1971 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 122nd pick / 1995 |
| Will Moore | 28 | WR | 16 | 0 | 184 | 6-1 | Texas Southern | 2/21/1970 | 3 | |
| Quentin Neujahr | 27 | C | 16 | 16 | 297 | 6-4 | Kansas State | 1/30/1971 | 2 | |
| Jeff Novak | 31 | G-T | 4 | 0 | 297 | 6-6 | Texas State | 7/27/1967 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 172nd pick / 1990 |
| Bryce Paup | 30 | LB | 16 | 16 | 247 | 6-5 | Northern Iowa | 2/29/1968 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 159th pick / 1990 |
| Seth Payne | 23 | DT-NT | 6 | 1 | 303 | 6-4 | Cornell | 2/12/1975 | 1 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 4th / 114th pick / 1997 |
| Kelvin Pritchett | 29 | DT-DE | 15 | 9 | 322 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 10/24/1969 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 20th pick / 1991 |
| Jonathan Quinn | 23 | QB | 4 | 2 | 243 | 6-6 | Middle Tenn. State,Tulane | 2/27/1975 | Rook | Jacksonville Jaguars / 3rd / 86th pick / 1998 |
| Troy Sadowski | 33 | TE | 5 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Georgia | 12/8/1965 | 8 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 145th pick / 1989 |
| Bryan Schwartz | 27 | LB | 13 | 12 | 253 | 6-4 | Augustana (SD) | 12/5/1971 | 3 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 2nd / 64th pick / 1995 |
| Leon Searcy | 29 | T | 15 | 15 | 313 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 12/21/1969 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 11th pick / 1992 |
| Tawambi Settles | 22 | DB | 7 | 0 | 194 | 6-2 | Duke | 1/19/1976 | Rook | |
| Daimon Shelton | 26 | FB | 14 | 8 | 262 | 6-0 | Sacramento State | 9/15/1972 | 1 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 6th / 184th pick / 1997 |
| Joel Smeenge | 30 | DE-LB | 16 | 14 | 262 | 6-6 | Western Michigan | 4/1/1968 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 71st pick / 1990 |
| Fernando Smith | 27 | DE | 14 | 0 | 287 | 6-6 | Jackson State | 8/2/1971 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 55th pick / 1994 |
| Jimmy Smith* | 29 | WR | 16 | 15 | 213 | 6-1 | Jackson State | 2/9/1969 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 36th pick / 1992 |
| James Stewart | 27 | RB | 3 | 3 | 224 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 12/27/1971 | 3 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 1st / 19th pick / 1995 |
| Erik Storz | 23 | LB | 1 | 0 | 234 | 6-2 | Boston College | 6/24/1975 | Rook | |
| Cordell Taylor | 25 | DB | 11 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Hampton | 12/22/1973 | Rook | Jacksonville Jaguars / 2nd / 57th pick / 1998 |
| Fred Taylor | 22 | RB | 15 | 12 | 234 | 6-1 | Florida | 1/27/1976 | Rook | Jacksonville Jaguars / 1st / 9th pick / 1998 |
| Dave Thomas | 30 | DB | 14 | 13 | 213 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 8/25/1968 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 203rd pick / 1993 |
| Jabbar Threats | 23 | DE | 2 | 0 | 268 | 6-5 | Michigan State | 4/26/1975 | 1 | |
| Rich Tylski | 27 | G | 11 | 8 | 305 | 6-4 | Utah State | 2/27/1971 | 2 | |
| John Wade | 23 | C | 5 | 0 | 299 | 6-5 | Marshall | 1/25/1975 | Rook | Jacksonville Jaguars / 5th / 148th pick / 1998 |
| Jose White | 25 | DT | 15 | 0 | 290 | 6-3 | Howard | 3/2/1973 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 232nd pick / 1995 |
| Alvis Whitted | 24 | WR | 16 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | North Carolina State | 9/4/1974 | Rook | Jacksonville Jaguars / 7th / 192nd pick / 1998 |
| Lamanzer Williams | 24 | DE | 2 | 0 | 276 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 11/17/1974 | Rook | Jacksonville Jaguars / 6th / 179th pick / 1998 |
| Renaldo Wynn | 24 | DE-DT | 15 | 15 | 292 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 9/3/1974 | 1 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 1st / 21st pick / 1997 |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 16 | 246.1 | 6-2.3 | 2.8 |