Predicting Jacksonville Jaguars' Training Camp Standouts

With training camp a week away, it seems like the awful wait that has extended back to mid-June for minicamp has finally ended. Now the Jacksonville Jaguars can get back to work and prepare for the 2015 season.

While the entire team will be looking to perform and improve as a cohesive unit, some players are poised to either move up the ranks or solidify their spots. Training camp does a lot for the mold of a team, and it's here that the tiers of players starts to take shape.

Sure, there are obviously gaps in talent, but it's almost like a finishing touch. This is the last impression before game situations in the preseason, and that means players will have to be at their best if they want to make an impact at the start of the season.

Every one of the Jaguars' 90 players will be striving for their best possible performance in training camp, whether that means winning positional battles or rehabbing an injury. The team and its individuals are zeroing on success in 2015, and that starts in training camp.

Jeremy Harris

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Cornerback Jeremy Harris has become a feint presence for the Jaguars over the past two years. Injuries kept him on the sidelines in his rookie year, and he struggled in his sophomore year, but he seems ready to compete and contribute in the 2015 season.

According to the Florida Times-Union's Phillip Heilman, Harris has been impressing his teammates and coaches with improved play and attitude, most notably head coach Gus Bradley:

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I’m reserving judgment until we see it in training camp, but what I see now has been a great surprise,” Bradley said. “He’s playing more consistently, he’s playing with more confidence, and I think he was a guy that needed to see the importance of playing special teams. I know that was a little bit in question his first years, but that’s not in question [from] what we’ve seen in OTAs...I’m hopeful that he’s maturing because he does have the length and the size that we’re looking for.

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Harris may have had a rough start, but the 2013 NFL draft seventh-round selection is putting it behind him. A fantastic training camp would be another positive step in his progress from the bench to the field.

The Jaguars secondary hasn't been stellar the past couple of seasons, so a guy like Harris could be a surprise weapon in 2015. Having as much depth and talent as possible is every team's goal and Harris could be an important part of that in 2015.

Zane Beadles

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Typically, when you hear of fundamental changes in a player's game, it's from a rookie or relatively young player. For 28-year-old Zane Beadles, that is not the case, and his change in footwork and stance has apparently been a positive.

According to Jaguars.com, Beadles changed his stance and footwork to better improve on a mediocre first season with the Jaguars in 2014. The 2012 Pro Bowler got a wake-up call when the Jaguars drafted A.J. Cann in the third round of the 2015 NFL draft, and he responded well.

However, the change in fundamentals could've been in the works for much longer. A player who has been a part of top teams like Beadles isn't going to let himself sit on the bench, and he'll look to make sure that happens in training camp.

He'll go head-to-head with Cann for the majority of the camp, and it'll be in those battles that he'll need to excel. He's made the change, but its time to show the Jaguars' staff that he isn't giving up the starting job so easily.

Cann is a solid blocker—good enough to start—but Beadles has been a top guard previously in the NFL and likely respects himself as one. Training camp will be his chance to show everyone that 2014 was just an off year and that 2015 will be the start of something better.

T.J. Yeldon

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In my latest article, realistic expectations were set for rookie running back T.J. Yeldon. To get to those expectations in the season, he'll need to prove himself in training camp, and he should be ready.

It's hard to tell exactly how well a RB is doing before seeing him in pads, so training camp is a real turning point for the position. All RBs, not just Yeldon, will be putting out their first real performances of the season, and it's crucial they make the most of their reps.

Yeldon seems poised for the best overall training camp at the position, however. While Denard Robinson and Corey Grant are working in the return game, he'll be continuing to prove why he should start.

The 2015 NFL draft second-round selection will only have to compete with Toby Gerhart, Storm Johnson and Bernard Pierce for the entirety of the camp, and he shouldn't have any trouble beating them, or Robinson and Grant, out for a starting spot.

Yeldon is polished and talented, and his ability to run, receive and block will be put on show during the training camp. It may not be gametime situations, but on paper, Yeldon seems like a complete back, and that'll show up in training camp.

Sergio Brown

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James Sample has been the talk of the safety position this offseason thanks to his incredible ball skills (four interceptions at Louisville last season) and his broken arm, which will keep him out for a good part of training camp.

However, Sample's loss is Sergio Brown's gain. No one wants to see a player deal with injury, but Brown is now in a prime position to solidify his starting position at free safety.

The free-agent signing has been a consistent performer for the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts. He's reached his ceiling, and it isn't extravagantly high. Sample, on the other hand, has potential to be a gamechanger at safety.

But his injury has opened a chance, and veterans like Brown don't typically squander those opportunities. It may not be the tell of who will be the starting free safety at the end of the season, but to start, Brown should be ready to take the starting job.

His experience and familiarity at the position will need to be matched by a consistent, almost typical performance in training camp, which he should deliver. Sample will have time to learn and improve, but for the time being, it looks like Brown is the guy.

Marqise Lee

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The stage is set: Wide receiver Marqise Lee has a year under his belt, has a lot of potential and, most importantly, is healthy. For the first time this entire offseason, it seems like Lee will be at top health, and that means he'll be looking to make up for lost time.

The 2014 NFL draft second-round selection will likely be competing with Allen Hurns for the No. 2 WR spot, and while Hurns is talented and capable in his own right, Lee is an all-around more talented receiver and will show that in training camp.

Hurns took the Jaguars and the NFL by storm last preseason, and continued his success in the regular season with 677 yards receiving and six touchdowns. Lee played three games fewer and also played injured often last season, but he still finished with 422 yards and a touchdown.

With Lee healthy, however, it'll be the time for him to show exactly how good he can be. He's obviously got the talent and potential, but he has to buckle down and win this positional battle in training camp first.

Honestly, this battle could be really, really tight. Both seem to be around the same level of play at the moment, but if Lee can stay healthy through camp, he should show that he just offers too much to not start besides Allen Robinson.

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Evan Reier is a Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report covering the Jacksonville Jaguars. Follow Evan on Twitter @evanreier.