JACKSONVILLE – This was a numbers game – and a quality game, too.
Jaguars General Manager James Gladstone liked both parts of that game – and the Jaguars correspondingly liked a lot about a 2026 NFL Draft class that will go a long way toward forming and strengthening the foundation of the roster moving forward.
Gladstone called the Jaguars’ ’26 draft “strategically bold.”
“We wanted to attack the volume play as best we could while at the same time prioritizing the players we felt could level up our team moving forward,” he said.
Added Gladstone, “We’re really excited about the outcome and the results and looking forward to these guys each getting a shot to hit the ground running when they arrive here in a couple of weeks.”
The Jaguars, after not selecting in Round 1 for the first time in the franchise’s 32 all-time drafts, selected 10 players over the final two days of the 2026 NFL Draft:
Nate Boerkircher, tight end, Texas A&M (No. 56 overall, Round 2).
Albert Regis, defensive tackle, Texas A&M (No. 81 overall, Round 3).
Emmanuel Pregnon, guard, Oregon (No. 88 overall, Round 3).
Jalen Huskey, safety, Maryland (No. 100 overall, Round 3).
Wesley Williams, edge, Duke (No. 119 overall, Round 4).
Tanner Koziol, tight end, Houston (No. 164 overall, Round 5).
Josh Cameron, wide receiver, Baylor (No. 191 overall, Round 6).
CJ Williams, wide receiver, Stanford (No. 203 overall, Round 6).
Zach Durfee, edge, Washington (No. 233 overall, Round 7).
Parker Hughes, linebacker, Middle Tennessee State (No. 240 overall, Round 7).