Grading Jaguars' Round 3 picks: Draft experts mostly underwhelmed
Several draft analysts graded the Jaguars' third-round picks and are mostly underwhelmed with the selections.
In the third round of the 2026 NFL draft, the Jacksonville Jaguars made three selections, taking Texas A&M DT Albert Regis, Oregon OL Emmanuel Pregnon, and Maryland S Jalen Huskey. So how did the draft experts grade these selections? The addition of Regis bolsters the Jaguars ' defensive tackle position -- a major need -- specifically providing a run-first presence.
Landing Pregnon at pick 88 overall was one of the best value picks on Day 2, relative to the consensus big board. Huskey, meanwhile, brings another versatile presence to the Jaguars' safety room. In Round 2, the draft analysts weren't all that impressed with the Jaguars picking tight end Nate Boerkircher.
But what grades did James Gladstone's third round selections receive? Draft experts grade Jaguars' Albert Regis pick USA Today: C+ "Jacksonville looks due for a difference-maker on the interior. Regis can help stuff the run, but not much more should be expected of him, and he's not a dominant force there.
" Yahoo! Sports: C+ "He plays with power and is a “plugger” type of defender. This, like much of everyone at this point in the draft, is a dart throw.