{"id":684053,"date":"2026-05-21T00:07:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T00:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/684053\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T00:07:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T00:07:15","slug":"jaguars-sign-final-member-of-2026-nfl-draft-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/684053\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaguars sign final member of 2026 NFL draft class"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a> announced that the team has officially signed<\/a> rookie tight end Nate Boerkircher.<\/p>\n

All 10 members<\/a> of the Jaguars<\/a>‘ 2026 NFL draft class are now under contract.<\/p>\n

“What’s up, Jags nation? Nate Boerkircher here,” he said. “Just signed. Ready to get to work. Duuuval!”<\/p>\n

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The Jaguars selected Boerkircher in the second round out of Texas A&M. That pick has been heavily criticized<\/a> by draft analysts, with many viewing 56th overall as too soon to take Boerkircher.<\/p>\n

But as head coach Liam Coen said, each pick is a reflection of the Jaguars’ consensus board, and no one else’s.<\/p>\n

“It’s about our consensus,” Coen said during rookie minicamp<\/a>. “Character matters. Personal and football character matters and the mental, the learning, how much they can take in a short period of time to get on the grass and be able to play. I wouldn’t say either of our offensive and defensive systems are “easy,” and so we do value players that can do different things and can mentally play the game fast.”<\/p>\n

What the Jaguars see in Boerkircher is a very good blocking tight end who will allow Coen to utilize heavier personnel more often to combat today’s NFL defenses by creating mismatches.<\/p>\n

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And although Boerkircher wasn’t often utilized in the passing game in college, the Jaguars believe he has the upside to impact that phase of the game as well.<\/p>\n

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