Report: Jacksonville Jaguars hiring away Auburn defensive line coach Jeremy Garrett

Report: Jacksonville Jaguars hiring away Auburn defensive line coach Jeremy Garrett

Just when it seemed Auburn’s coaching carousel was beginning to slow, it appears it could be revving back up again.

According to Matt Zenitz of 247Sports, the Jacksonville Jaguars are expected to hire away Auburn defensive line coach Jeremy Garrett.

Should Garrett make the move to join Doug Pederson’s staff in Jacksonville, it would mark a return to the NFL for Garrett, who previously worked as an assistant defensive line coach for the Cleveland Browns in 2020 and 2021.

After his time with the Browns, Garrett joined Hugh Freeze at Liberty in 2022, only to head south to Auburn after Freeze took the reins of the Tigers’ program in November of 2022. Garrett was officially announced as a member of Auburn’s coaching staff on Dec. 23, 2022.

Now, Garrett’s expected departure makes for the fifth Auburn assistant to depart The Plains this offseason as he joins offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Philip Montgomery (fired), defensive coordinator Ron Roberts (took another job), running backs coach Cadillac Williams (resigned) and defensive backs coach Zac Etheridge (resigned).

So far, Freeze has filled each vacancy with the additions of offensive coordinator and running backs coach Derrick Nix, co-defensive coordinator Charles Kelly and defensive coordinator D.J. Durkin, as well as the elevation of Kent Austin to quarterbacks coach.