Jaguars' Nate Boerkircher: Consensus board chatter adds fuel to fire
Jacksonville Jaguars second round tight end Nate Boerkircher doesn't worry about outside chatter, but lets it fuel him moving forward.
Nate Boerkircher does not care about the consensus board and neither does his head coach, Liam Coen. The Jacksonville Jaguars ' first pick in this year's draft took to the practice field for the first time last earlier this month during the team's three-day rookie minicamp . Boerkircher was one of 37 players who participated in the camp in some capacity, and stood out as a big-body tight end that he was billed as in April.
After the Jaguars made Boerkircher the 56th-overall pick, online draft analysts nearly universally maligned the pick. Boerkircher was ranked 163rd on the consensus big board, an arrogate list of over 100 draft analyst big boards from NFL. com's Daniel Jeremiah to an SB Nation blog.
Essentially, critics feel he was significantly over-drafted. 2026 NFL strength of schedule: Where do the Jacksonville Jaguars rank? His stats were not extensive.
In 52 games, Boerkircher caught 38 passes for 417 yards and four touchdowns. Boerkircher admitted last week that it's been impossible not to hear the noise, but it doesn't bother him. "I've seen it.
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