Jan. 15, 2026, 1:33 p.m. ET
The Athletic’s Dane Brugler recently put together a 2026 NFL mock draft. So who did the Jacksonville Jaguars end up selecting?
The Jaguars will be without their first-round pick this year after trading it to Cleveland in the 2025 NFL draft in order to move up to select Travis Hunter.
So Jacksonville’s first selection won’t come until the second round at pick No. 56 overall. And with that selection, Brugler has the Jaguars taking Oregon safety Dillon Thieneman.
“The Jaguars will be addressing the secondary this offseason in multiple ways, and Thieneman could be an option because of his man-coverage skills and run-stopping ability,” Brugler wrote.
Thieneman has experience in his career playing both deep safety and strong safety. This past year, most of his snaps came in the box.
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He logged two interceptions, four pass breakups, and gave up just 8.1 yards per catch, according to PFF. Thieneman was a very reliable tackler as well.
Brugler is right, the Jaguars will need to address the secondary this offseason, but the bigger need seems to be at cornerback.
While Andrew Wingard is set to be a free agent, the Jaguars still have Eric Murray and Antonio Johnson under contract. GM James Gladstone also drafted Caleb Ransaw and Rayuan Lane in 2025.
Not to say that the depth here couldn’t be added to, but I also don’t know if safety is a position that requires a second-round draft pick to be spent on it.