B
Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jaguars did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.
by Mitchell ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 8 steals
· 2 reaches
The Jaguars spent real capital to be 26 picks early on Keylan Rutledge, and the board is going to hold them to it. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.
Trost falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the linebacker spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
They read the board right and Caleb Banks was the payoff at the 56th overall pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Elijah Sarratt at slot 81 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Keylan Rutledge in pick No. 88 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Nice patience on Skyler Bell, who had no business lasting to No. 100. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
The board had Davison Igbinosun higher than the 124th pick, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Steal is underselling it; Isaiah World at the Round 5 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
A slide stopped in pick No. 166, with Zxavian Harris worth more than the price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
They will replay Keagen Trost at No. 203 for years; that is how good the value is. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
A reach for Robert Henry Jr. in the 233rd pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Robert Spears-Jennings at the 240th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Zavion Thomas in pick 245, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
