The Jaguars had one of the more controversial draft classes in recent history, but—even if the choices were different—it was similar to how a draft with the Wolf Sports board often plays out in terms of going away from consensus.

 

Actual selections

2.56: TE Nate Boerkircher

3.81: DL Albert Regis

3.88: G Emmanuel Pregnon

3.100: S Jalen Huskey

4.119: EDGE Wesley Williams

5.164: TE Tanner Koziol

6.191: WR Josh Cameron

6.203: WR CJ Williams

7.233: EDGE Zach Durfee

7.240: LB Parker Hughes

 

Wolf Sports selections

2.56: CB Jermod McCoy

3.81: WR Chris Brazzell II

3.88: G DJ Campbell

3.100: CB Keionte Scott

4.119: LB Harold Perkins Jr.

5.164: DL Zane Durant

6.191: TE John Michael Gyllenborg

6.203: WR Deion Burks

7.233: QB Jalon Daniels

7.240: WR J. Michael Sturdivant

 

Thoughts

The first thing to note here is that we would have tried moving up a few spots for a falling prospect we were very high on (whether D’Angelo Ponds, Germie Bernard, or CJ Allen)—particularly with a bunch of draft capital to work with. But staying put, the choice would have been Jermod McCoy despite his injury concerns (though we obviously don’t get to consult with team doctors) to create a very promising young duo at cornerback with Travis Hunter and McCoy. Jacksonville started things off with Nate Boerkircher to pair with Brenton Strange at tight end, and head coach Liam Coen deserves some leeway for those criticizing the selection.

 

In the third round, the Jags had three selections to work with, and they added to the defensive line with Albert Regis, ended a fall for Emmanuel Pregnon as a guy that can start sooner rather than later at guard, and took an underrated safety in Jalen Huskey. We would have gone with another field-stretcher in Chris Brazzell II with Brian Thomas Jr. coming off a shaky 2025 campaign, a different target at guard with DJ Campbell (ranked No. 30 on our board, compared to Pregnon at No. 34), and a playmaking slot cornerback in Keionte Scott—creating an exciting trio of Hunter, McCoy, and Scott for the future.

 

Jacksonville kicked off their Day 3 selections with Duke edge defender Wesley Williams as a prospect we were a bit higher on than the consensus (which criticized basically every pick), then took another shot at tight end with Tanner Koziol. At those spots, we would have added to the defense with Harold Perkins Jr. getting to learn behind Foyesade Oluokun at linebacker, and Zane Durant would have given the defensive front a penetrating three-technique who could immediately contribute on passing downs.

 

For the rest of the selections, we prefer the upside of Deion Burks and J. Michael Sturdivant at wide receiver compared to Josh Cameron and CJ Williams for the Jags, John Michael Gyllenborg arguably has more receiving upside than the prospects taken in real life at tight end, and Jalon Daniels showed enough promise to earn a backup job—so it’ll be interesting to see if he does so after signing with the Bucs.