Jaguars Sign Three To Practice Squad

John Reid reports the Jacksonville Jaguars signed WR Josh Imatorbhebhe, RB Kerrith Whyte Jr., and OL Jared Hocker to the team’s practice squad.

This puts Jacksonville at 17 players on the practice squad by our count, which means a move could potentially be coming. 

The Jaguars’ practice squad now includes:

1. DB Lorenzo Burns
2. DT Doug Costin
3. WR Jeff Cotton
4. WR Josh Hammond
5. T KC McDermott
6. DB Brandon Rusnak
7. T Badara Traore
8. WR Laquon Treadwell
9. G Tre’Vour Wallace-Simms
10. QB Kyle Lauletta
11. TE Matt Sokol
12. RB Nathan Cottrell
13. WR Tim Jones
14. K Matthew Wright
15. WR Josh Imatorbhebhe
16. RB Kerrith Whyte Jr.
17. OL Jared Hocker

Whyte, 24, was selected in the seventh round out of Florida Atlantic by the Bears in 2019. He agreed to a four-year, $2.6 million contract and managed to make the 53-man roster coming out of the preseason.

However, Chicago elected to waive Whyte that September and signed him to their practice squad once clearing waivers. The Steelers signed Whyte to their active roster later in the year. 

Whyte spent all of last season on the Lions’ practice squad before a brief stint with the Bills this summer. 

In 2019, Whyte appeared in six games for the Steelers and rushed 24 times for 122 yards (5.1 YPC) and caught one pass for nine yards.