Jacksonville Jaguars sign S Devin Neal

The Jaguars' signing of safety Devin Neal earns a C Contract Value Index (CVI), a fair-value deal that neither capitalizes on a bargain nor overpays for depth. At $1.04M AAV over three years ($3.12M total), this is a low-cost commitment typical of reserve secondary depth—the kind of contract that carries minimal cap burden and poses no dead-cap risk if the arrangement dissolves early. Neal's role here appears to be roster competition and situational safety depth rather than a building-block piece, which aligns with the modest financial commitment; the Jaguars are essentially buying optionality without tying significant resources to a single outcome. For a team currently positioned as an AFC South contender, this signing does what it's supposed to do: add a body on a non-committal deal during the offseason. The CVI grade reflects a transaction executing exactly at market rate with no upside surprise—neither a steal nor a misstep, simply operational roster management at the safety position.