The Jacksonville Jaguars today signed rookie safety Craig Lostonto the 53-man roster from the practice squad and waived rookie defensive endChris Smith, the club announced.
Loston, 6-2, 209, was signed by the Jaguars as a rookie free agent and spent the entire preseason with the team before he was waived on final cuts. He was signed to the club's practice squad where he has spent the first two weeks.
A two-year starter at LSU, Loston played in 45 games with 24 starts during his career. He finished his collegiate career with 148 tackles (84 solo), seven tackles for loss, seven interceptions and one sack. He participated in the Senior Bowl in 2014. He was an All-SEC performer as a senior, starting 10 games at safety and missing three games due to injury.
Loston will wear jersey number 20.
