East jacksonville jaguars linebacker devin lloyd agreed to a three-year, $45 million deal with carolina panthersa source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday.
According to NFL Network, $25 million is guaranteed on this deal.
The 27-year-old Lloyd had the best season of his four-year career in 2025, adding five interceptions, one fumble recovery, seven pass breakups, 10 quarterback hits and 81 tackles. Lloyd, who had a 99-yard interception return for a touchdown against the Kansas City Chiefs, earned second-team All-Pro honors and made the Pro Bowl.
He is a free agent after the Jaguars declined to pick up his fifth-year option last spring after disappointing performance in his first three seasons. Lloyd, the 27th pick in 2022, has had a solid start to his career, earning NFL Rookie of the Month honors in September after posting 24 tackles, six pass breakups and two interceptions in his first three games.
But after being out of position in pass coverage and struggling in run defense, Lloyd was also traded for fellow rookie Chad Mumma at the end of that season. Lloyd eventually regained his starting job but had similar problems in 2023 and 2024.
However, he flourished in 2025 under new head coach Liam Coen and first-year defensive coordinator Anthony Campanile, who used Lloyd more as a pass rusher and less in coverage than former Jaguars coordinators Ryan Nielsen and Mike Caldwell did over the past three seasons. Lloyd’s 95 pass-rush snaps and 24 pressures were the most in his career, and his 331 coverage snaps and one touchdown allowed in coverage were the fewest in his career. According to NextGen Stats, he gave up 13 touchdowns in coverage from 2022 to 2024.
In his four seasons with the Jaguars, Lloyd has 436 tackles, nine interceptions, 3.5 sacks, 18 QB hits, 26 pass breakups and five fumble recoveries.
ESPN’s Michael DiRocco contributed to this report.
