Head coach Liam Coen addresses the potential move for the former Oklahoma standout, balancing continuity on the right side with the urgent need to solidify Trevor Lawrence’s blindside.
Anton Harrison isn’t going anywhere, at least not yet.
Last offseason, the Jacksonville Jaguars knew that Harrison would play offensive tackle, but weren’t sure about which side.
In 2024, Walker Little played almost half the season at left tackle and didn’t perform well enough to lock down his spot for the next season, which led to Harrison becoming a candidate to move over.
When Harrison got hurt during training camp 2025, the talk of him switching positions died down since the injury kept him from getting the reps necessary to make the change.
Harrison ended up playing the 971 snaps for the Jags last year, all at right tackle.
Now, headed into the 2026 season, is it still in the cards for the Jags to play Harrison on the left side?
Jags HC Liam Coen talked about this at OTAs Monday, and said that the team recently discussed the possibility with Harrison, but that the idea isn’t “something you want to mess with too much unless you’re going to make a change.”
“I think you look at what Detroit’s doing with (Penei) Sewell, I mean, that’s going to be a long-term change that they’re making. I remember in the mock game we did it. And that was a little bit more to see how the guys would react and see what that would look like. We absolutely will do that again. But, just, also trying to get him—it’s OTA No. 4, so we’re just trying to get a little bit more of that continuity and chemistry back before doing that.”
Sewell has been a first-team All-Pro for the Detroit Lions three years in a row, but with the Lions releasing veteran Taylor Decker and somebody needing to protect QB Jared Goff’s blindside, the organization decided to move Sewell over.
At left tackle, the Jaguars have Cole Van Lanen, who became the starter during the second half of last season and played well enough to earn a contract extension.
So as of now, the Jags’ tackle situation seems pretty clear on both sides.
“We’ve had conversations about it,” Coen said. He’s (Harrison’s) very comfortable on the right side. So, I would imagine we would do it again at some point.”
When the Jags selected Harrison in the first round of the 2023 draft, they drafted a player who had been a dominant performer on the left side at Oklahoma, where he was a first-team All-Big 12 selection in 2022.
Jacksonville finished 20th in the league in sacks allowed, and for a return trip to the playoffs, that might not cut it.
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