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Jacksonville Jaguars' linebacker Foye Oluokun has always been a very sound and reliable tackler. But last season, we saw him impact the passing game at a much higher rate.
Oluokun finished the 2025 season with a career-high 11 pass deflections. His previous best was seven. Oluokun was also positioned well overall, holding pass-catchers to a modest 8.4 yards per catch.
So what led to this leap in pass game production for the Jaguars' veteran linebacker?
"I think it showed up actually last week as well," Liam Coen said of Oluokun's coverage abilities. "We were actually in a two-minute situation, and he gloved one of the running backs on an option route. I think Foye's obviously his brain works at a very high level, and he can understand release patterns of whether it's a tight end or the running back. He understands the release and maybe what the route could look like."
Also contributing to Oluokun's play in the pass game was Anthony Campanile's defensive scheme -- a vision-based system where the defenders' eyes are locked on the quarterback, which can lead to increased plays on the football.
"I also think vision zone coverage helped him," Coen added. "Not being in man-match all the time and having your eyes on the receiver, having your eyes on the quarterback and being able to read his eyes, see the route start to distribute and then his studying and training and habits can just go allow him to play fast. Having vision on the quarterback, I though he was a very underrated pass defender last year and I think he's getting better and better."
The continuity of being in Campanile's defense for a second offseason can be the catalyst behind a jump in 2026 for Oluokun and this unit as a whole.
Coen clearly sees Oluokun as still an ascending player, particularly in the pass game.
This article originally appeared on Jaguars Wire: Why Coen believes Jaguars' Foye Oluokun will get 'better and better'
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Oluokun finished the 2025 season with a career-high 11 pass deflections. His previous best was seven. Oluokun was also positioned well overall, holding pass-catchers to a modest 8.4 yards per catch.
So what led to this leap in pass game production for the Jaguars' veteran linebacker?
"I think it showed up actually last week as well," Liam Coen said of Oluokun's coverage abilities. "We were actually in a two-minute situation, and he gloved one of the running backs on an option route. I think Foye's obviously his brain works at a very high level, and he can understand release patterns of whether it's a tight end or the running back. He understands the release and maybe what the route could look like."
Also contributing to Oluokun's play in the pass game was Anthony Campanile's defensive scheme -- a vision-based system where the defenders' eyes are locked on the quarterback, which can lead to increased plays on the football.
"I also think vision zone coverage helped him," Coen added. "Not being in man-match all the time and having your eyes on the receiver, having your eyes on the quarterback and being able to read his eyes, see the route start to distribute and then his studying and training and habits can just go allow him to play fast. Having vision on the quarterback, I though he was a very underrated pass defender last year and I think he's getting better and better."
The continuity of being in Campanile's defense for a second offseason can be the catalyst behind a jump in 2026 for Oluokun and this unit as a whole.
Coen clearly sees Oluokun as still an ascending player, particularly in the pass game.
This article originally appeared on Jaguars Wire: Why Coen believes Jaguars' Foye Oluokun will get 'better and better'
Continue reading...
