Joey Aguilar debuts with Jaguars in NFL preseason

Jacksonville (1-0) defeated New Orleans (0-1), 24-20, on Saturday at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Former Tennessee quarterback Joey Aguilar appeared in the NFL preseason Week 1 contest for the Jaguars. He completed 1-of-1 passing attempts for 43 yards. Aguilar completed a 43-yard pass to Penn State rookie wide receiver Trebor Pena.

Carter Bradley also completed 10-of-17 passing attempts for 105 yards, one touchdown and one interception for Jacksonville.

Nick Mullens totaled 33 passing yards and one interception, while completing 3-of-7 passing attempts for the Jaguars.

Aguilar played at Tennessee in 2025. He completed 272-of-404 passing attempts for 3,565 yards, 24 touchdowns and 10 interceptions in 13 games during his only season with the Vols.

Aguilar finished behind two SEC quarterbacks for passing yards during the 2025 season: Trinidad Chambliss of Ole Miss (3,937 yards, 15 games) and Ty Simpson of Alabama (3,567 yards, 15 games).

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