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Throughout the months of September and October the Jacksonville Jaguars will celebrate 2024 Hispanic Heritage Month, recognizing the rich cultural heritage and contributions of the Latino community around the NFL. 

From honorary captains to pre-game flag holding to in-game recognition, the Jaguars Foundation and Jaguars PREP put on a show for our local football athletes during August's Play Football Month. Student athletes from across Northeast Florida were highlighted and treated to unique behind-the-scenes experiences at both home preseason Jaguars games.

To kick off Play Football Month, the Jaguars Foundation donated nearly 200 new helmets to area youth football programs. This included 30 helmets that were donated by Gatorade to Riverside High School on the Westside.

With the 2024 football season around the corner, the Jacksonville Jaguars are helping the communities around the First Coast build momentum toward kickoff at all levels of the game in Play Football Month.

The Jaguars recently announced the selection of the 2024 Jaguars Girls Flag ALL PREP Top 25 and just like the athlete's performance on the field this year's crop continues to break barriers and promote the growth of the sport.

The Jaguars host their largest QB Skills Challenge with over 200 quarterbacks, including 60 female quarterbacks, who competed in skills challenges and included some of Florida's and South Georgia's top talent.

The Jaguars host their first ever Battle at the Bank 7v7 tournament featuring 16 7v7 travel teams, including four nationally ranked teams.

The Jaguars Foundation, Action Sports Jax and Whataburger have partnered to present Whataburger Coach of the Year to Coach Brian Braddock of St. Augustine High School and Whataburger Player of the Year to Tiant Wyche Jr. of Mandarin High School.

Jaguars recognize the 2025 ALL PREP Top 25 team at EverBank Stadium with special photo opportunities, meeting Legends and players and more!

The 2023 Jaguars PREP and Action Sports Jax ALL PREP Top 25 has been announced. The Top 25 high school football players in Jacksonville were selected by Action Sports Jax based on their on and off the field achievements and considered the best at their positions. 

August was all about our youth and high school football athletes! 🏈 From helmet donations and youth football camps to donating more than 3,500 tickets to our Play Football Game this past Saturday, the Jaguars celebrated the youth football community and impacted more than 5,000 coaches, athletes and families.

Jacksonville Jaguars Spend the Month of August Celebrating and Recognizing the Efforts Behind Youth Football in Our Community

With fall approaching the Jaguars know that means more than just the game of football to the people of Jacksonville. We teamed up with Gatorade to provide a surrounding high school with brand new equipment for their 2023 season and are excited to continue impacting the community that forms DUUUVAL.

The Jaguars teamed up with Gatorade to surprise Hawthorne High School with new helmets and equipment for their upcoming season! The Jaguars are proud to partner and support Gatorade's Equity in Sports program, providing access and opportunity for all to play the game they love. 🏈

Jaguars partnered with Baker's Sports to host 60 local high school football teams and over 240 athletes at EverBank Stadium for High School Media Day. Athletes were recognized and met with the media ahead of their Fall season.

Over three days in June, Jaguars PREP hosted more than 1,000 high school football athletes from northeast Florida and southeast Georgia at EverBank Stadium for a series of Nike 11-On tournaments.

Time to show out💡 The Jaguars host a summer flag football event for athletes to showcase their skills at EverBank Stadium!

Coach Pederson and staff hosted more than 120 local high school coaches at Coaches Clinic! This impactful event allowed speakers to share their coaching journey, insight on equipment safety and mental health and gave coaches a behind-the-scenes look into OTA practice. 🏈

Paving the way 🏈 We had many surrounding high school coaches join us for our Coaching Clines, leading hundreds of kids daily on and off the field. Coaches got to experience practice as well as hear from head coach Doug Pederson.

The Jaguars organized a massive QB Skills Challenge, which attracted over 160 quarterbacks from various parts of Florida and southern Georgia to showcase their abilities. The event also featured guest appearances by football legend David Garrard, as well as players Travon Walker and Devin Lloyd. Thanks to our friends at Dream Finders for bringing this event to life.

The Jaguars put on a QB Skills Challenge that allowed over 160 quarterbacks in the surrounding communities to show off their accomplished talents. This successful event allowed these individuals to hear from past and present Jaguars including David Garrard, Travon Walker and Devin Lloyd.

The Jaguars Foundation, Action Sports Jax and Whataburger present the 2022 Whataburger Coach and Player of the Year

The Jaguars kicked off Play Football Month with the Jaguars Prep and Baker's Sports High School Media Day. More than 450 coaches and athletes representing 60 schools in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia were on hand to meet with regional media and talk about expectations for the coming season.

Jacksonville Jaguars will donate 7,000 preseason game tickets to local youth football teams

Jaguars PREP hosted 20 Jacksonville area high school football teams for the 2022 Nike 11-On tournament.

Jaguars PREP is proud to support the 2022 Florida High School 7v7 Association State Championship Tournament with over 45 high school football teams represented from across the state of Florida.

The Jacksonville Jaguars will host a Nike 11-On tournament on Friday, July 15 beginning at 10 a.m. 20 high schools are scheduled to participate, the most to date.

The Jacksonville Jaguars host the 2nd annual High School QB Challenge as part of the Jaguars PREP program presented by Dream Finders Homes. With over 100 quarterbacks in attendance, local high school talent had a chance to show off their skills and even receive some words of wisdom from former NFL quarterback and Jaguars Head Coach Doug Pederson.

While a good portion of the country labored under a winter storm warning last week the Jaguars and 6 Points Quarterback Academy went to work under brilliant sunny skies and on the emerald, green grass at TIAA Bank Field with some of the best young quarterbacks in the area.

The Jacksonville Jaguars held their annual High School Quarterback Skills Challenge, which hosted over 130 quarterbacks from 4+ states, including Florida where over 30 counties were represented. Head Coach Doug Pederson, and current Jaguars players Jamal Agnew and Jordan Smith all made an appearance to meet with and talk to these young, incredible athletes. The event took place at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Florida.

The Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation, Action Sports Jax and Whataburger have partnered to present Whataburger Coach of the Year to Coach Christopher Foy of Andrew Jackson High School and Whataburger Player of the Year to defensive back Jaheim Singletary of Riverside High School.

The Jaguars honored the 2021 Jaguars PREP and Action Sports Jax ALL PREP Top 25 student athletes at the Jaguars vs. Texans game on Sunday, December 19. They were surprised with custom teal Jaguars jerseys, held the flag during the national anthem and recognized them in-game for their achievements.

Over 16 local High School Football Programs competed in the Jaguars Prep & Nike 11-On Event. It was a great day of 7v7 and a Lineman Challenge.

View top photos of the FHS 7v7 State Championship Flag Football Tournament. In partnership with the Florida High School 7v7 Association, Jaguars PREP covered all 48 high school teams registration fees.

Check out top photos of the Jaguars Prep Highschool QB Skills Challenge where highschool athletes compete and gain coaching from Jaguars alumni.