{"id":737080,"date":"2026-02-08T02:42:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T02:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/737080\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T02:42:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T02:42:12","slug":"how-latest-big-board-aligns-with-jaguars-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/737080\/","title":{"rendered":"How latest big board aligns with Jaguars needs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Feb. 7, 2026, 8:04 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The early round talent in the 2026 NFL draft seems to align fairly well with where the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Jacksonville Jaguars&#8217;<\/a>\u00a0greatest needs are.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=83224X1595658&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fnfl%2Fdraft2026%2Fstory%2F_%2Fid%2F47027232%2F2026-nfl-draft-rankings-jordan-reid-top-prospects-players-positions%23positions&amp;xcust=SC1-SCLT_u5O2zZBPAE2PYOEJbAP3UV6&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fcoltswire.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fnfl%2Fcolts%2F2026%2F02%2F07%2F2026-nfl-draft-latest-big-board-aligns-well-with-colts-needs%2F88564678007%2F\" data-v-afl=\"\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jordan Reid of ESPN<\/a>\u00a0recently put together his top 50 prospects big board, with a number of the players represented playing positions that should be on GM James Gladstone&#8217;s radar this offseason.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">As we look at the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/jaguarswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/jaguars\/2026\/01\/20\/current-state-jacksonville-jaguars-2026-offseason-roster\/88263761007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">current state of the Jaguars&#8217; roster<\/a>, this looks like it could be an offseason where GM James Gladstone invests fairly heavily into the defensive side of the ball.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Cornerback is a need with Montaric Brown and Greg Newsome both free agents. Defensive end and defensive tackle depth are needs &#8212; not to mention that the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/jacksonville-jaguars\/365\" data-autotag=\"0e187629-debe-49e8-9e02-83bd36ad3fcc\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Jaguars<\/a> could use more pass rush juice from the interior.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Then, depending on whether or not Devin Lloyd returns, that will determine how big of a need linebacker is.<\/p>\n<p>Expert NFL picks: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (nfl)|e|auto spike click:5|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/picks\">Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">On offense, adding to the offensive line and tight end positions could be on Gladstone&#8217;s radar. Depth at most positions is always welcomed as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">After trading up for Travis Hunter in last year&#8217;s draft, the Jaguars do not own their first-round pick this year. However, these rankings help us identify the strengths of this year&#8217;s draft class.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Below is a positional breakdown of how Reid&#8217;s top 50 big board shook out.<\/p>\n<p>Positional breakdown of 2026 NFL draft big boardQB: 2RB: 1TE: 1WR: 7OT: 7IOL: 3DT: 5DE: 10LB: 5S: 3CB: 6<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Feb. 7, 2026, 8:04 p.m. ET The early round talent in the 2026 NFL draft seems to align&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":687788,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2060],"tags":[95878,7,212,125,2401,213,6,31186,95933,95882,96041,95892,96044,95936,98255,95896,95888,95895,95906,95883,98258,95881],"class_list":{"0":"post-737080","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville-jaguars","8":"tag-accessfree","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-jacksonville","11":"tag-jacksonville-jaguars","12":"tag-jacksonvillejaguars","13":"tag-jaguars","14":"tag-nfl","15":"tag-sstssportsnfljaguars","16":"tag-sstsnjaguars","17":"tag-tagamerican-football","18":"tag-tagdevin-lloyd","19":"tag-tagespn-inc","20":"tag-taggreg-newsome-ii","21":"tag-tagjacksonville-jaguars","22":"tag-tagmontaric-brown","23":"tag-tagnational-sports","24":"tag-tagnfl","25":"tag-tagnfl-hub","26":"tag-tagoverall-positive","27":"tag-tagsports-news","28":"tag-tagtravis-hunter","29":"tag-typestory"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116032710226255818","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/737080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=737080"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/737080\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/687788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=737080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=737080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=737080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}