B
Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jaguars won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B.
by Bryce k ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 19 picks
· 4 steals
· 12 reaches
It is the swing that defines the weekend: Jason Henderson in pick No. 238, a good 143 spots before the room expected him. The bottom line is a respectable B.
Getting Stukes where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The phones were where this weekend was really won.
If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but safety.
Pick-by-Pick
Jacob Rodriguez at the 64th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Elijah Sarratt in the 81st overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
They took Ted Hurst at par in slot 88, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
They talked themselves into Billy Schrauth at Round 3, Pick 25, and the board did not agree. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
They went early on Keylan Rutledge in pick 100, and the value did not follow. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Treydan Stukes in pick No. 124 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Nothing to complain about; Jack Endries went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Kaytron Allen in pick No. 129 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Nolan Rucci well ahead of where he belonged. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Logan Taylor in slot 231 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Eli Heidenreich at Round 7, Pick 16 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Joe Fagnano in the Round 7 slot, miles early. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
A real head-scratcher, Josh Moten in pick 237 is miles ahead of his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Jason Henderson at the 238th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
They read the board right and John Michael Gyllenborg was the payoff at slot 239. A need, and now a little less of one.
They reached into another round for Deven Eastern, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Zavion Thomas in Round 7, Pick 36 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
A big swing on Aidan Hubbard at pick 256, well ahead of any board in the building. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Terion Stewart at the Round 7 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.