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Jacksonville Jaguars 2026 NFL Draft Class

Every Jaguars selection in the 2026 NFL Draft, the needs they entered the weekend with, and the trades that reshaped their board.

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

The class

Jacksonville Jaguars made 10 selections in the 2026 draft, opening with Nate Boerkircher, a tight end out of Texas A&M, at No. 56 overall.

The class skewed toward tight end, where they used 2 picks. In total they drafted 6 different positions.

Going into the weekend our board had their priority needs listed as Defensive Tackle, Linebacker, Edge Rusher, Safety, Offensive Tackle. They addressed 3 of their 5 pre-draft needs directly: Defensive Tackle, Edge Rusher, Safety. Left unaddressed: Linebacker, Offensive Tackle.

Their best value relative to the consensus board was Josh Cameron at No. 191, 63 slots later than the industry board had him ranked (128).

Draft capital

Jaguars draft capital broke down as 0 Day 1 picks, 4 on Day 2 and 6 on Day 3. 1 of those were compensatory selections, awarded for free-agency losses in the prior cycle. 6 were slots they did not own when the weekend began, acquired by trade. Entering Day 2 without a first-round pick changes the arithmetic considerably: a team in that position is buying volume rather than a single premium outcome.

Pick by pick

Every Jaguars selection, with where it landed against our consensus board and against their own pre-draft needs list.

• Round 2, No. 56: Jaguars moved on Nate Boerkircher on Day 2, 109 slots ahead of his board ranking, which is conviction rather than value. Tight End was not on their priority needs list, a best-player-available call.
• Round 3, No. 81: Jaguars moved on Albert Regis on Day 2, paying 82 slots of premium rather than risk the wait. It was their single highest-priority need going in.
• Round 3, No. 88: Jaguars took Emmanuel Pregnon on Day 2, a board-rank 50 player whom the rest of the league passed on across 38 slots of board value. Interior Offensive Line was not on their priority needs list, a best-player-available call.
• Round 3, No. 100: Jaguars moved on Jalen Huskey on Day 2, 144 slots ahead of his board ranking, which is conviction rather than value.
• Round 4, No. 119: Jaguars moved on Wesley Williams on Day 3, paying 105 slots of premium rather than risk the wait. Edge Rusher was their No. 3 listed need.
• Round 5, No. 164: Jaguars took Tanner Koziol at board rank 207, a late lottery ticket rather than a statement. Tight End was not on their priority needs list, a best-player-available call.
• Round 6, No. 191: Jaguars took Josh Cameron on Day 3, a board-rank 128 player who waited 63 slots past his board ranking to get there. Wide Receiver was not on their priority needs list, a best-player-available call.
• Round 6, No. 203: Jaguars took C.J. Williams on Day 3, a player who sat outside our ranked board.
• Round 7, No. 233: Jaguars took Zach Durfee on Day 3, within 8 slots of his board ranking of 225. Edge Rusher was their No. 3 listed need.
• Round 7, No. 240: Jaguars took Parker Hughes on Day 3, a player who sat outside our ranked board.

Pre-draft needs

Our needs assessment for the Jaguars going into the 2026 draft, ordered by priority. This is the list the class above is measured against.

Draft-day trades

• With Carolina Panthers: sent No. 124 (R4), No. 166 (R5); received No. 119 (R4), No. 196 (R6).
• With New England Patriots: sent No. 196 (R6), No. 245 (R7); received No. 191 (R6).

Related

• Round 2 results: every other pick made around the Jaguars' first selection.
• Position rankings for the groups they drafted: Tight End, Defensive Tackle, Interior Offensive Line, Safety, Edge Rusher, Wide Receiver.
• The 2026 consensus big board: where every one of these players ranked before the draft.
• Every trade from the 2026 draft: the full ledger, including the Jaguars' moves.
• Steals and reaches: which picks diverged most from the board, and what that gap means.
• The draft by the numbers: positional supply, school production and how draft capital was distributed.

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