The Jacksonville Jaguars have re-signed 31-year old WR/TE Ernest Wilford to a 1-year, $630,000 dollar deal.  Wilford played in 15 games for the Jaguars last season and he caught 11 passes for 123 yards (11.2 avg) with 1 TD grab.  He has now played in 78 games in his career with the Jaguars and he has caught 152 passes for 2,117 yards (13.9 avg) with 15 TD grabs.  I like this signing for the Jaguars as the price was right to bring Wilford back.

The Jaguars have re-signed 26-year old WR Troy Williamson to a 1-year, $1 million dollar deal.  Williamson played in 2 games for the Jaguars last season and he caught 3 passes for 34 yards (11.3 avg).  He has now played in 49 games in his NFL career and he has caught 87 passes for 1,131 yards (13.0 avg) with 4 TD grabs.  Williamson had his season cut short due to injury last year after playing outstanding in the pre-season.  He has awesome speed and that is the real reason the Jaguars signed him up again for 2010.

25-year old WR Mike Sims-Walker stepped up for the Jaguars last season.  He played in 15 games for the Jaguars and he caught 63 passes for 869 yards (13.8 avg) with 7 TD grabs.  Sims-Walker was finally healthy for a whole season and he showed what he is capable of doing.  In a perfect world he would be a #2 WR but in Jacksonville right now he is the #1 guy.  Look for the Jaguars to draft some WRs or sign some free agents to help out here.  Sims-Walker has now played in 24 games in his career with the Jaguars and he has caught 79 passes for 1,086 yards (13.7 avg) with 7 TD grabs.  The Jaguars really need to keep him healthy in 2010 and beyond because he is a solid NFL receiver.

The Jaguars have released 33-year old WR Torry Holt, 35-year old OT Tra Thomas and 32-year old DT Rob Meier.  Holt only played one year with the Jaguars and he wasn’t the answer to their ongoing problems at WR.  He played in 15 games for the Jaguars last season and he caught 51 passes for 722 yards (14.2 avg) but oddly enough he didn’t have any TD grabs.  OT Tra Thomas played in 8 games (3 starts) last season for the Jaguars who have decided to go young at tackle.  DT Rob Meier didn’t play at all last season for the Jags.  He played in 138 games in his career with the Jaguars and he finished up with 228 tackles, 4 passes defensed, 21.5 sacks and 3 forced fumbles.  The Jaguars did the right thing in getting rid of these guys who just didn’t look like they could help the team much in 2010.

The Jaguars picked 9 players in last April’s NFL Draft and 8 of them helped the team in 2009.  It all started in the first round when the Jaguars selected OT Eugene Monroe (#8 overall) out of Virginia.  He played in 15 games (13 starts) for the Jaguars in 2009.  Monroe will team with 2nd round pick Eben Britton (#39 overall) out of Arizona to give the Jaguars a nice foundation for the O-Line for a long time.  OT Britton played in 15 games (all starts) as a rookie last season for the Jaguars.  DT Terrance Knighton (3rd round, #73 overall) out of Temple had a solid rookie year for the Jaguars.  Knighton played in all 16 games for the Jaguars last season and he finished up with 45 tackles, 6 tackles for a loss, 1.5 sacks, 1 forced fumble and 1 pass defensed.  CB Derek Cox (3rd round, #73 overall) out of William & Mary stepped right in for the Jags and played well as a rookie.  He played in all 16 games for the Jaguars last season and he made 72 tackles, defensed 11 passes and he had 4 interceptions.  WR Mike Thomas (4th round, #107 overall) out of Arizona stepped right in as the Jaguars #3 receiver last season and he could be moving up the depth chart for 2010.  Thomas played in 14 games for the Jaguars last season and he caught 48 passes for 453 yards (9.4 avg) with 1 TD grab.  He also carried the ball 12 times for 86 yards (7.2 ypc) for the Jags last season.  WR Jarrett Dillard (5th round, #144 overall) out of Rice was solid for the Jags before he got injured.  He played in 7 games for the Jaguars last season and he caught 6 passes for 106 yards (17.7 avg).  TE Zach Miller (6th round, #180 overall) out of Nebraska-Omaha really stepped up late last season and he could start in 2010 for the Jaguars.  Miller played in 14 games for the Jaguars last season and he caught 21 passes for 212 yards (10.1 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  He also carried the ball 1 time for 3 yards last year.  RB Rashad Jennings (7th round, #250 overall) out of Liberty really stepped up as Maurice Jones-Drew’s backup in 2009.  He played in 15 games for the Jaguars last season and he carried the ball 39 times for 202 yards (5.2 ypc) with a TD run.  He also caught 16 passes for 101 yards (6.3 avg) last season.  WR Tiquan Underwood (7th round, #253 overall) out of Rutgers played in 3 games (0 starts) last season for the Jags and he didn’t catch any passes.

GRADE FOR 2009:  A

GRADE FOR THE FUTURE:  A+