Jaguars add Nick Mullens and Joey Aguilar back to auxiliary roster as quarterback depth reshuffles

The Jacksonville Jaguars made a quick quarterback roster adjustment by signing Nick Mullens and Joey Aguilar back to the club’s auxiliary roster after both were cut earlier in the week. According to the team’s transaction announcement reported by Yahoo Sports on Monday, the Jaguars had released three quarterbacks on Sunday, then brought two of them back to their practice-squad style group the following day.

The move matters because the Jaguars’ quarterback depth chart is still being shaped in the late-summer roster window, when teams balance developmental looks with the need for immediate coverage if starters or primary backups cannot go. With rosters continually tightening, returning familiar arms to an auxiliary spot can be a way to keep an evaluation pipeline intact without committing a larger roster number.

Jacksonville also entered this stretch with a clear baseline on the active roster. As reported, the Jaguars traded for Quinn Ewers ahead of moving to a 53-man roster, leaving him as the only quarterback on the active roster other than Trevor Lawrence. That setup elevates the importance of what happens behind the scenes on the auxiliary group, where the coaching staff can keep multiple quarterbacks close enough to practice with the team’s structure.

Nick Mullens’ return to the auxiliary roster reflects the Jaguars’ preference for continuity and experience during a period when playbooks and timing are being fine-tuned. Mullens, like other depth options in this stage, is typically used to run scout-team looks, support team passing drills, and be ready for an emergency call-up if the team’s active group changes again.

Joey Aguilar’s addition alongside Mullens also indicates Jacksonville is keeping more than one quarterback available for the work that drives weekly preparation. Auxiliary quarterbacks do not usually drive game-day planning, but they can affect practice quality, the realism of coverage schemes against the scout defense, and the ability for the coaching staff to keep evaluating report-calling and decision-making.

For fans, the bigger takeaway is that Jacksonville’s quarterback room is still in active construction. The Jaguars have already determined their top two active options, Lawrence and Ewers, and they are now deciding who fits best as the next layer of depth. Over the coming roster sets, the Jaguars will likely keep using the auxiliary group as a funnel for what the team values most in the run-up to the regular season.

What to watch next is whether the auxiliary group stays stable or continues to rotate as the Jaguars finalize protection assignments, timing patterns, and red-zone and two-minute execution during practice. Any further changes would suggest the coaching staff sees another quarterback as a better match for those roles, or that the team wants to increase urgency and competition at the position while still keeping coverage ready if injuries or performance issues surface.