3 Observations on Jaguars' Anton Harrison's 5th-Year Option What do we make of the Jacksonville Jaguars' decision to move forward with Anton Harrison's fifth-year option? in the 2023 NFL Draft, is set to enter a pivotal fourth season. But before that begins, the Jaguars have made a non-official decision on his fifth-year option as Jaguars general managerJacksonville Jaguars offensive tackle Anton Harrison runs on the field before an NFL football matchup at EverBank Stadium, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, in Jacksonville, Fla. The Jaguars defeated the Titans 41-7, capturing the AFC South title. | Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Simply put, this was always the move the Jaguars were going to make. Starting offensive tackles do not grow on trees, and Harrison is a young and ascending one who truly has still not started to even scrape his potential. After the improvements he made last year, this might be one of the easier decisions the James Gladstone front office makes. Harrison's projected option cost is set to be just over $19 million, which means the team gets him for, at minimum, two more seasons under a relative cost controlled price considering what Harrison would make -- and will eventually get -- when it comes to a new deal. This is just good business.Sep 21, 2025; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Jacksonville Jaguars offensive lineman Anton Harrison blocks against the Houston Texans at EverBank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Travis Register-Imagn Images | Travis Register-Imagn Images Not a fan of the Jaguars being passive in free agency? Well, you might need to get used to it. The Jaguars have even bigger deals coming down the road than they had over the course oft he 2025 season and start of 2026 offseason, and Harrison is just one of them. Thanks to the option, though, this one will probably be paid out last.have five legit starters who deserve big pay-days. It is hard to see the Jaguars letting any of them walk at this point.September 28, 2025; Santa Clara, California, USA; Jacksonville Jaguars offensive tackle Anton Harrison during the fourth quarter against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images | Kyle Terada-Imagn Images Perhaps the biggest takeaway of all is that Harrison deserves all the credit in the world when the Jaguars do actually trigger his option. There was a real time a year ago when it was a genuine question whether Harrison would not only be a long-term piece, but even a short-term one. Liam Coen never minced words on how far Harrison needed to come, and he responded. There were several players the Jaguars publically and privately challenged last season. More than a few of them spent very little time with the franchise during the regular season. Harrison, though, embraced it and came out on the other side better for it. Not all the players who faced a similar situation can say that.John Shipley has been covering the Jacksonville Jaguars as a beat reporter and publisher of Jaguar Report since 2019. Previously, he covered UCF's undefeated season as a beat reporter for NSM.Today, covered high school prep sports in Central Florida, and covered local sports and news for the Palatka Daily News. Follow John Shipley on Twitter at @_john_shipley.NFL Divisional Round Opening Odds for Every Game Super Bowl 60 Odds: Seahawks, Rams, Broncos Top Odds; Dark Horse to Bet?