The Jacksonville Jaguars’ plan for Caleb Ransaw to start his NFL career at safety is ready to move forward in training camp.

The Jaguars chose the former Sparkman High School standout in the third round of the NFL Draft on April 25.

“I know Caleb was a like a nickel whatever that is,” Jacksonville secondary coach Ron Milus said during the Jaguars’ offseason program, “and right now, he’s focusing mostly on the safety position, so right now that’s where we kind of see him. …

“He’s got the athletic ability. He’s got the ball skills. And what we did like about him watching tape was I thought he was tough with the ability to make tackles, especially tackles in space. Those things are hard, and I think he’s going to continue to improve and be a factor this year for us.”

The Jaguars drafted Ransaw from Tulane. Between Sparkman and the Green Wave, Ransaw played three seasons at Troy.

“Caleb’s doing awesome,” Jacksonville defensive-backs coach Anthony Perkins said during the Jaguars’ offseason program. “We were very excited, just during the draft process, we thought based on his skill set, what he showed on tape, that he’d be able to make that transition and play more at safety, and he hasn’t disappointed. He’s done a tremendous job.

“Every day’s a new day. Every rep is a new rep, so he’s learning. All those safeties are learning. But he’s doing a tremendous job of picking it up. I think he’s super athletic. I think he’s got a very high ceiling in this league, and I’m excited to see him continue to grow within the schemes of our defense.”

At the Reese’s Senior Bowl, Ransaw worked as a safety after playing mainly cornerback – outside and slot – during his college career.

Ransaw boosted his draft stock at the NFL Scouting Combine, where he ran a 4.33-second 40-yard dash – the sixth-fastest time overall at this year’s event.

“When you turn on the tape, you saw him playing a lot of nickel,” Perkins said, “but you saw the movement skills, you saw the ball skills, he was a really good tackler, and I think it was at whatever the bowl game was where he did get some safety reps and you saw he was able to function, so you felt good that he’d be able to make that transition and be able to function, and he’s done a tremendous job since he’s been here.”

After giving up the most passing yards in the NFL in a 4-13 season in 2024, the Jaguars used their first two draft picks on Colorado cornerback/wide receiver Travis Hunter and Ransaw and signed safety Eric Murray and slot corner Jourdan Lewis in free agency. They joined returning starters Tyson Campbell at cornerback and Darnell Savage at safety.

Perkins said Ransaw had “made tremendous progress in that communication space” during the offseason program.

“There’s always going to be that transition from whatever college system you were in, now you’re in our system with us, so you’re learning new words,” Perkins said. “You’re learning a ton of new words. You’re learning verbiage, terminology. And at safety, you have to be able to not just know it, you have to be able to speak it. You have to be able to communicate it loud, confident, convicted, so that everybody else is marching to the beat of what you’re drumming.”

Ransaw and the other Jacksonville rookies are scheduled to report for training camp on July 19. The veterans will follow on July 22. The Jaguars’ three-game preseason schedule starts on Aug. 9 against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X at @AMarkG1.