The Jacksonville Jaguars are wrapping up their NFL Draft preparations and are ready to make the first selection of the Liam Coen-James Gladstone era.
The two newbies were hired as head coach and general manager, respectively, after owner Shad Khan parted ways with Doug Pederson and Trent Baalke. The new braintrust is led by new, old Jag, Tony Boselli, who has taken the role of executive vice president of football operations.
The Jaguars enter the 2025 NFL Draft with 10 total selections, including six picks in the first four rounds. That includes two selections in the third round and two in the fourth, in addition to first and second-round picks.
Gladstone has spoken about the value of retaining numerous draft picks and believes in building through the draft as a principle.
“That’s my experience most recently with the Los Angeles Rams and that’s something I feel I have a unique capacity to take on with the current position that we hold, which is 10 picks this year, 11 picks next year," Gladstone said after free agency when asked about building through the draft as a philosophy.
"So, with pro-free agency, we wanted to set ourselves up so that we feel like we have the flexibility to address any position we want to at any pick point that lies on the horizon and it feels like we’re currently in a position to do just that.”
That'll begin on April 24 at 8 p.m. when the first round of the draft kicks off. And it won't be long until the Jaguars are on the ...
