BCC Staff Roundtable: Final Jaguars Takes Before 2026 NFL Draft

Welcome to Big Cat Country’s staff roundtable! We’re here to preview the busiest weekend of the football offseason. Even if the Jacksonville Jaguars aren’t active in Round 1 tonight, the team has 11 current picks to make (or trade) on Friday and Saturday.

Find the rest of our draft content at our Jaguars 2026 NFL Draft home page . Question 1 Do you view any position(s) as a glaring need that must be addressed, or do the Jaguars have the luxury of taking a “best player available” approach? Dillon Appleman : I think the need at linebacker is more significant than a lot of fans want to admit.

While Ventrell Miller is a solid player and more than capable of taking on a bigger role in this defense, the dropoff behind him and Foye Oluokun is significant. Miller played 20% of defensive snaps last season as a depth piece, so finding a player to absorb that vacated snap share is a quiet but critical necessity. Not just that, but they need a player who is capable of stepping in as a competent starter should injury strike.

Without that insurance policy on the roster, the defense lacks the necessary contingency plan at the second level, and that could derail Camp’s unit in a major way. Travis Holmes : For the first time in quite a while, the Jaguars find themselves in a stable position across the roster, allowing them to genuinely focus on drafting the best player available in the second round. That said, they still need to address certain areas, particularly the rotational defensive end role or the addition of a three-technique defensive tackle.