Jaguars' 2026 NFL draft class receives low grades from experts
Several NFL draft experts are not impressed with the Jacksonville Jaguars' 10 selections.
With the dust having somewhat settled on the Jacksonville Jaguars' 2026 NFL draft class, let's see what grades the experts are giving GM James Gladstone for his selections. The truth is, it takes three to four years to actually know whether a draft class was any good or not. So grading these picks a few hours after it's all said and done is a bit premature, to say the least.
The draft experts were underwhelmed by the Jaguars Day 2 selections, but as Gladstone described, there is a specific vision that he had in mind with those picks. "We ended up with four guys who fit the bill for exactly what we're hunting up and feel like we were able to level up in a few different areas that going into 2026, we were really excited about addressing," Gladstone said on Friday. "As the trends across the NFL begin to show themselves, not only over the last season, but the back half of the season and what we anticipate being big pieces to the puzzle over the course of this next season I think that was a real reflection of the decisions that we made.
" Now, let's see how the Jaguars' draft class as a whole graded out. Below is a look at Jacksonville's 10-man draft class , followed by the grades these picks received. List of Jaguars' 2026 NFL draft picks Pick 56: Nate Boerkircher, TE, Texas A&M Pick 81: Albert Regis, IDL, Texas A&M Pick 88: Emmanuel Pregnon, G, Oregon Pick 100: Jalen Huskey, DB, Maryland Pick 119: Wesley Williams, DE, Duke Pick 164; Tanner Koziol, TE, Houston Pick 191: Josh Cameron, WR, Baylor Pick 191: Josh Cameron, WR, Baylor Pick 233: Zach Durfee, DE, Washington Pick 240: Parker Hughes, LB, Middle Tennessee State NFL draft experts grade Jacksonville Jaguars ' 2026 class USA Today: D They said it: "They lost RB Travis Etienne and LB Devin Lloyd in free agency but didn’t seem compelled to replace either with a lofty pick this year, opting for a blocking tight end and D-line depth.
Third-round G Emmanuel Pregnon is the most notable incoming rookie and the one likely to contribute significantly the earliest. " - Nate Davis PFF: D+ They said it: " Boerkircher will be one of the oldest prospects in the class as a sixth-year senior, but he showed depth-level NFL ability in 2025. He is a tenacious run blocker with strong competitive toughness and better athleticism than his receiving production suggests.