B.J. Green II and Zach Durfee set the tone as Jaguars’ Teal and White mock scrimmage closes Day 8

The Jacksonville Jaguars’ annual Teal and White mock scrimmage on Day 8 of training camp offered the most game-like look yet at this year’s group, a two-and-a-half hour padded session staged at the Miller Electric Center. Coaches used the format to simulate key down-and-distance situations and to evaluate how the team responds when the reps start to look more like something that could matter in the preseason. Among the individual takeaways, B.J. Green II turned in what the Jaguars’ camp coverage described as the most dominant defensive performance of the offseason, while Zach Durfee helped headline a defensive-heavy day.

Green’s impact was the central storyline. According to the recap, he produced the most clearly lopsided stretch on defense of the camp work leading into that scrimmage, giving Jacksonville an example of how quickly a play can swing when a difference-maker wins at the point of attack. In practice terms, a performance like that matters because it does not only reflect a single skill, it also indicates how a player is managing the full sequence of an opponent’s play, from recognition through to finishing the rep.

Durfee’s name also surfaced as part of the day’s top defensive moments. While the scrimmage is not a stat-sheet event, it tends to separate players who can translate technique into real collision and timing against live movement. Durfee’s presence in the highlights underscores how Jacksonville is using the mock scrimmage to identify who can operate in front of a crowd of teammates at full speed, not just in walk-through environments.

The day’s value extended beyond highlight plays. The camp session came with “some” injury concerns, a reminder that even tightly managed practices can create evaluation questions because bodies still take contact in padded settings. The Jaguars’ coaches will typically weigh availability and workload as the days progress, especially when the offseason clock is moving toward the next phase of preparation.

From a roster-battle standpoint, Jacksonville’s camp is heading into a stretch that will bring the group’s work into sharper focus with upcoming joint practices. The scrimmage functions as a bridge to that portion of the schedule, meaning coaches and players likely treated the Teal and White game as a last meaningful checkpoint for who is ready to handle physical tempo when another group’s schemes are more disruptive. The recap framed the session as shedding a clearer light on where roster battles stand as that next run of practices approaches.

For Jaguars fans, the practical question coming out of Day 8 is how much of what the team saw in the mock scrimmage can be sustained when the competitive environment intensifies. When defensive performances like Green’s show up in a padded, game-like setting, it typically raises expectations not because a single practice predicts the regular season, but because it suggests the defensive unit is getting the kind of repeatable execution that coaches can build on.