JACKSONVILLE – The Jaguars have moved to solidify their offensive line.
Ezra Cleveland, an offensive lineman who has started 49 games for the Minnesota Vikings in four NFL seasons, was acquired by the Jaguars in a trade on Tuesday. The team announced the trade Tuesday afternoon, also announcing it waived fourth-year offensive lineman Ben Bartch.
The NFL's trade 2023 deadline is Tuesday at 4 p.m.
Cleveland was a second-round selection (No. 58 overall) by the Vikings in the 2020 NFL Draft, playing his first two NFL seasons for Jaguars offensive line coach Phil Rauscher. He has played in 53 games and started 40 consecutive games before missing the last two games with a foot injury.
The Jaguars have dealt with injuries at left guard this season, with Bartch starting the first three games and Tyler Shatley starting Week 4. Walker Little started Week 5 against the Buffalo Bills, with Shatley returning to the lineup the last two weeks after Little sustained a knee injury against the Bills.
Check out top photos of each member of the 2023 Jaguars 53-man roster.
0 | WR | Calvin Ridley
1 | RB | Travis Etienne Jr.
2 | S | Rayshawn Jenkins
3 | QB | CJ Beathard
4 | RB | Tank Bigsby
5 | S | Andre Cisco
7 | WR | Zay Jones
10 | K | Brandon McManus
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Houston Texans
WR Parker Washington (11)
13 | WR | Christian Kirk
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. San Francisco 49ers
WR Elijah Cooks (14)
15 | WR | Tim Jones
16 | QB | Trevor Lawrence
17 | TE | Evan Engram
Buffalo Bills quarterback Matt Barkley (5) during an NFL preseason football game, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
23 | LB | Foyesade Oluokun
25 | RB | D'Ernest Johnson
26 | S | Antonio Johnson
30 | CB | Montaric Brown
31 | CB | Darious Williams
32 | CB | Tyson Campbell
33 | LB | Devin Lloyd
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
August 20th, 2022
37 | CB | Tre Herndon
41 | OLB | Josh Allen
42 | S | Andrew Wingard
44 | OLB | Travon Walker
45 | OLB | K'Lavon Chaisson
46 | LS | Ross Matiscik
48 | LB | Chad Muma
50 | LB | Shaq Quarterman
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Cleveland Browns
DL DaVon Hamilton (52)
56 | LB | Yasir Abdullah
57 | LB | Caleb Johnson
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Detroit Lions
OL Chandler Brewer (67)
68 | OL | Brandon Scherff
69 | OL | Tyler Shatley
70 | OL | Cole Van Lanen
72 | OL | Walker Little
73 | OL | Blake Hance
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Cincinnati Bengals
OL Ezra Cleveland (76)
77 | OL | Anton Harrison
79 | OL | Luke Fortner
85 | TE | Brenton Strange
89 | TE | Luke Farrell
90 | DL | Angelo Blackson
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. New Orleans Saints
OLB Dawuane Smoot (91)
93 | DL | Tyler Lacy
94 | DL | Folorunso Fatukasi
95 | DL | Roy Robertson-Harris
96 | DL | Adam Gotsis
2023 | #99 | DL | Jeremiah Ledbetter
