B
Jacksonville Jaguars
More right than wrong for the Jaguars, and a B to prove it.
by Fins1981 ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 15 picks
· 8 steals
· 3 reaches
You can hear the double-takes from here. The Jaguars took Enrique Cruz Jr. at Round 7, Pick 29, roughly 46 spots before his name belonged.
A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. However the rest shakes out, Stowers at that price is a win they earned.
They went 7 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.
A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
They barely believed it either: Eli Stowers still on the board at Round 3, Pick 8. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Value with a capital V on Elijah Sarratt in the 88th overall pick, a genuine coup. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Ted Hurst in pick 92. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Ja'Kobi Lane at pick No. 112 is the proof. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Nicholas Singleton in No. 122 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
A tidy bit of business in slot 124, where Michael Trigg graded well above the range. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Justin Joly in pick No. 128 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A clean, defensible pick in No. 164 with a little surplus value in Demond Claiborne. A need, and now a little less of one.
You do not let a cornerback like Charles Demmings reach the Round 5 slot and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Nothing to complain about; Taylen Green went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
They read the board right and Jeff Caldwell was the payoff at the 201st pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
The board had Ephesians Prysock higher than slot 203, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Bryce Foster at the 233rd overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Robert Spears-Jennings at pick 240 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
A real head-scratcher, Enrique Cruz Jr. in the Round 7 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.