Jaguars Lose LT Anton Harrison for Season to Torn ACL — Lawrence's Blind Side Now a Question

What started as a routine arthroscopic cleanup turned into a season-ender. Jaguars left tackle Anton Harrison tore his ACL, a discovery doctors made during Thursday's surgery, and he's now done for 2026. Jacksonville had been holding out hope the 24-year-old could return after he was carted off in Week 5 against the Eagles in London, but that door is officially shut.

Harrison, the No. 27 overall pick in 2023, had moved from right tackle to the blind side this offseason and the transition was rocky — three sacks and 12 pressures allowed across just five games. Not a vintage start, but losing any starting tackle five weeks into a year is a gut punch, especially one protecting a franchise quarterback.

Who Protects Lawrence Now

Veteran swing tackle Walker Little already slid in during Week 5 and started Week 6 against Houston's nasty front. The returns were encouraging: zero sacks, two pressures allowed against one of the league's better pass rushes. Little has 40 career starts and isn't some unknown — coach Liam Coen said last week he has a lot of confidence in him and pointedly doesn't view him as a backup.

The deeper worry is depth. With Harrison gone, Little and right tackle Cole Van Lanen are essentially the only rostered tackles. Geron Christian Sr. sits on the practice squad, but that's a thin cushion. Jacksonville could call him up or go shopping before the Nov. 10 deadline.

There's a plan B worth noting: Van Lanen impressed sliding to left tackle late last season — enough to earn a three-year, $51 million extension — so the staff has proof of concept if they want to kick him back over and let Little handle right tackle. The catch is Little has never logged meaningful snaps at right tackle, only garbage-time reps in two blowouts.

The Trade Market

GM James Gladstone has a history of swinging big. He landed Jakobi Meyers at last year's deadline and pulled off the Travis Hunter blockbuster during the draft. The Commanders and Eagles loom as potential NFC East sellers — Philadelphia already shipped out Cam Jurgens — and names like Andrew Wylie could fit as a swing-tackle stopgap. Jacksonville and Philly have danced before, trading Fred Johnson a year ago.

The Fantasy Fallout

This is a trickle-down story more than a direct one. Trevor Lawrence is the player to watch. He's our #18 overall and QB7, sitting at 122 PPR points through six games in 2026, though his form has dipped slightly — down 2.7 fantasy points per game over his last five versus his season average. Blind-side instability is exactly the kind of thing that turns a modest dip into a real problem.

The flip side: Little actually held up against Houston, and the Jaguars aren't throwing a raw rookie to the wolves. If he keeps that up, Lawrence's floor stays intact and his QB7 ranking is defensible. There's no reason to bail.

The pass-catchers feel this indirectly. Jakobi Meyers (our WR38, 61 PPR points in six games) remains Lawrence's steadiest target, while Hunter (WR116, just 16 PPR points) is still finding his footing. Neither moves meaningfully on this news — their ceilings ride entirely on whether the line holds.

Bottom line for managers: hold Lawrence and keep him in your lineup. Little's Week 6 tape earns the benefit of the doubt, and Jacksonville has the cap room, the trade history and the fallback options to patch this. Monitor the Nov. 10 deadline closely — if the Jaguars stand pat and Little stumbles, that's your cue to reassess Lawrence's weekly upside.