The Jaguars selected Louisiana State wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. with the No. 23 pick of the 2024 NFL draft’s first round on Thursday night. Jacksonville moved back from its original No. 17 slot with Minnesota, receiving the Vikings’ No. 23 and No. 167 (fifth-round) overall picks in 2024 and their third and fourth-round selections in 2025. Thomas, from Walker (La.) High, signed with his home-state Tigers as a consensus top-100 recruit in the class of 2021 and eventually became the fourth wide receiver prospect selected in the 2024 NFL draft, just over three years later. He followed receiver ..read more

Shortly after being placed on the clock at pick No. 17, Jacksonville traded its first-round selection in the 2024 NFL draft to Minnesota. In exchange for No. 17, the Vikings sent their No. 23 (first-round) and No. 167 (fifth-round) picks in 2024 and their third and fourth-round picks in 2025 to the Jaguars, according to Field Yates of ESPN. 2024 NFL draft: Three predictions for the Jaguars Minnesota selected Alabama edge rusher Dallas Turner with Jacksonville’s former pick. Previously, the Vikings picked Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy at No. 11. Turner was the third defensive player off ..read more

According to Dianna Russini of The Athletic, the Jaguars are on the line, making calls about potentially trading up in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft on Thursday evening. With a “specific pass-catcher” as their alleged target. “The Jacksonville Jaguars are also calling around trying to move up…teams taking their calls believe they are on the hunt for a specific pass catcher, per source,” Russini wrote. Throughout the draft process, wide receivers, Marvin Harrison Jr. Malik Nabers and Rome Odunze, and tight end Brock Bowers have often been projected as top-15-caliber prospects. Jacksonvi ..read more

It’s finally here: The 2024 NFL draft is set to begin at 8 p.m. Thursday evening, with the Jaguars looking to build upon an active offseason relative to talent acquisition by making good use of their eight selections in the selection ceremony. Jacksonville Jaguars 2024 NFL draft preview Jaguars Wire shares three predictions for Jacksonville’s approach to the 2024 NFL draft below. The Jaguars will trade in the first round. Up or down? Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle Raymond Vohasek (59) fist bumps general manager Trent Baalke Monday, Aug. 14, 2023 at Miller Electric Center at EverBank ..read more

Barring a trade out of the first round entirely, the Jaguars will make their first of (barring a trade up or down!) eight selections in the 2024 NFL draft Thursday night, aiming to build upon an active free agency period with a strong influx of young talent. Jacksonville enters the draft with a handful of pressing needs, but it patched up its roster with ample spending between March and April, handing out over $188 million in guarantees via free agent contracts and edge rusher Josh Allen’s five-year extension with the club. Accordingly, the Jaguars have some flexibility in their approach to th ..read more

With the 2024 NFL draft quickly approaching, Jaguars Wire is breaking down top prospects at positions of need for Jacksonville via individual scouting profiles. Following our breakdowns of cornerback Terrion Arnold, wide receiver Rome Odunze, cornerback Quinyon Mitchell, wide receiver Malik Nabers, cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry, cornerback Nate Wiggins, wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. and wide receiver Adonai Mitchell, next up is cornerback Cooper DeJean. NFL Combine measurements and positional percentiles via MockDraftable. Scouting reports by Jaguars Wire. C ..read more

As the 2024 NFL draft inches closer and dominoes continue to fall in the league’s wide receiver market, all eyes are on San Francisco and the status of star 49ers’ pass-catcher, Brandon Aiyuk. Aiyuk has been the subject of seemingly endless trade rumors this offseason as a long-term contract extension with San Francisco has evaded him thus far. He’s currently slated to play the 2025 campaign on his fifth-year option, worth just over $14.1 million fully guaranteed, and has been eligible for a new deal since March 2023. NFL Network draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah added fuel to that fire on Wednesd ..read more

In just over 24 hours, NFL teams begin the next step of filling out their rosters, injecting young talent into positions of need via the 2024 NFL draft. Quarterbacks are widely expected to fly off the board with the first three picks, potentially the first four or four of the first five. From there, it’s anyone’s guess as to how the board will stack up on Thursday night, although analysts project the first round will heavily feature offensive players. After previously conducting a seven-round mock focused on Jacksonville, Jaguars Wire offers a guess of its own, attempting to predict the first ..read more

With the 2024 NFL draft quickly approaching, Jaguars Wire is breaking down top prospects at positions of need for Jacksonville via individual scouting profiles. We can’t stay away from pass-catchers and their defenders. After examining cornerback Terrion Arnold, wide receiver Rome Odunze, cornerback Quinyon Mitchell, wide receiver Malik Nabers, cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry, cornerback Nate Wiggins and wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr., our next prospect of focus is wide receiver Adonai Mitchell. NFL Combine measurements and positional percentiles via MockDraftable ..read more

It’s draft week, the ideal time to post a mock draft. Projections are out in abundance with the first round of the NFL’s annual selection ceremony scheduled to kick off at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, so many that they’re hard to keep up with. Therefore, Jaguars Wire is tracking and logging relevant mocks including projections for Jacksonville’s first-round pick below. For the sake of relative brevity, this round-up will be limited to mocks published within one week of the draft. An offer for Jags fans For the best local Jacksonville news, sports, entertainment and culture coverage, subscribe to J ..read more