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Jacksonville Jaguars NFL Draft Profile

How the Jaguars draft: the front office running the board, the needs shaping the next class, and every draft class we cover.

Compiled by the NFL Mock Draft Simulator research desk · Front office: James Gladstone (GM), Liam Coen (HC)

Front office and philosophy

General manager: James Gladstone  ·  Head coach: Liam Coen

Rebuild the defensive front and create a balanced, efficient offense. Coen's offense prioritizes line play and defensive awareness. Gladstone as a new GM is establishing a culture with an emphasis on high-character, high-production college players.

Liam Coen comes from a background running efficient, ball-control offenses. Gladstone is a new voice in the organization without an extensive track record. The Jaguars' most glaring needs are defensive, at linebacker and interior pass-rush, and expect those positions to dominate early picks.

These tendencies are encoded directly into the simulator: when you run a mock and the Jaguars are on the clock, the engine applies this regime's positional biases and its balance between best-player-available and need-based drafting. See how the simulator works for the full methodology.

Inside the simulator, this regime splits evenly between taking the best player available and drafting for need, and is more likely to trade back and collect picks than to move up (30 against 20). Its clearest positional preferences are linebacker, edge rusher, defensive tackle, which the engine applies on top of the needs list above.

Current draft needs

Our needs assessment for the Jaguars entering the 2027 draft cycle, ordered by priority. These weightings are what the simulator uses when it evaluates this team's board.

Team needs were researched for this class from current rosters. They predate free agency and will be revised after March 2027.

A needs list is a judgement, not a fact, so it is worth saying how this one is built. We read the current depth chart rather than last season's production: a position counts as a need when the projected starter is a stopgap, is out of contract, or is the reason a unit underperformed, and it stops counting when the roster has an answer even if that answer is unspectacular. Contract structure matters as much as talent, which is why a position can appear here a full year before it looks like a problem on the field.

The 2027 class

The 2027 draft has not been held. On the projected order the Jaguars hold 6 picks, opening at No. 20. 1 of their own have been traded away. The needs shaping that class are interior offensive line, offensive tackle, defensive tackle.

The full 2027 Jacksonville Jaguars outlook breaks down every projected pick, the weighting behind each need, and which prospects are currently projected into the range where they pick.

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