Trades also defined the three days, with the Jaguars executing three major deals:
The Jaguars on Thursday traded No. 5 to the Cleveland Browns for the No. 2 selection, and also traded the No. 36 (Round 2) and No. 126 (Round 4) selections in the ’25 draft – and their first-round selection in the 2026 NFL Draft. The Jaguars received from the Browns the Nos. 104 (Round 4) and 200 (Round 6) selections in the ’25 draft.
The Jaguars on Friday traded Nos. 70 (Round 3) and 182 (Round 4) overall in ’25 and a 2026 sixth-round selection to the Detroit Lions for No.102 (Round 3) in ’25, a “compensation” third-round selection in ’26 and a “regular” ’26 third-round selection.
The Jaguars on Friday also traded Nos. 102 (Round 3) and 142 (Round 4) in the ’25 draft to the Houston Texans for Nos. 89 and 236 in ’25.
Only two of nine players selected over the last three days were obtained with the team’s “original” selections, with a major focus throughout the draft on speed with players such as Hunter and Tuten among the draft’s fastest players at their position.
The Jaguars also during March signed wide receiver Dyami Brown as an unrestricted free agent with the idea of increasing big-play ability around quarterback Trevor Lawrence.
“We’ve definitely addressed the ability to strike from a distance,” Coen said. “You’re looking to be as explosive as you can in both the run and the pass. I think that was definitely addressed in both pro free agency and the college draft landscape.”
Gladstone throughout the draft emphasized the versatility of the class, and he discussed on Saturday a class that as a whole enters the NFL with extensive college experience. But if there was a theme he perhaps most emphasized, it centered on “the way that people talk about each of these players,” which he called “Inspiring.”
“It is something that has caught our attention along the way,” he said. “I think bringing in competition is just a healthy thing for any football team. I look forward to this group integrating with what we currently have on-site.
“I think it’s going to be a beautiful process here over the offseason window, and I look forward to finally getting the pads on when we get the chance to do so because there’s nothing better than tackle football.”