B
Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jaguars let Lee III fall and pounced. Final grade: B.
by AustinKM ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 6 steals
· 3 reaches
The Jaguars did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Will Lee III fell into the 166th pick.
Every board in the league had Kelly lower, and that gap is the story. Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They left with offensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.
Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
Sonny Styles at slot 31 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Steal is underselling it; Lee Hunter at pick No. 81 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Taking Jadarian Price in the Round 3 slot is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Circle this one: Bud Clark at the 126th pick is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Nyjalik Kelly this early at Round 5, Pick 24. A minor itch, scratched.
Will Lee III in pick 166 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Domani Jackson in the 198th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Keyshaun Elliott at No. 220 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Fa'alili Fa'amoe in slot 233 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
A conviction pick on Logan Taylor at the Round 7 slot that the board grades a round light. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.