{"id":864402,"date":"2026-04-12T01:27:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T01:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/864402\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T01:27:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T01:27:35","slug":"jaguars-expected-to-target-tight-end-early-in-nfl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/864402\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaguars Expected to Target Tight End Early in NFL Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"submission-link-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.nationaltoday.com\/news?location=Jacksonville%2C+FL&amp;city=Jacksonville&amp;type=Update+Existing+Story&amp;headline=Jaguars+Expected+to+Target+Tight+End+Early+in+NFL+Draft&amp;page=https%3A%2F%2Fnationaltoday.com%2Fus%2Ffl%2Fjacksonville%2Fnews%2F2026%2F04%2F11%2Fjaguars-expected-to-target-tight-end-early-in-nfl-draft%2F\" class=\"submission-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/69daba3ab61cb.jpg\" alt=\"A cubist, geometric painting depicting fragmented football players and draft prospects, rendered in bold teal, gold, and navy blue hues.\" width=\"1344\" height=\"768\" class=\"news-image\"\/>The Jaguars&#8217; draft strategy takes an unexpected turn as they consider bolstering their tight end corps.Today in Jacksonville<\/p>\n<p>The Jacksonville Jaguars are not in need of a starting tight end due to the presence of Brenton Strange, but ESPN is projecting them to address the position early in the upcoming NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p>        Why it matters<\/p>\n<p>The Jaguars have several key needs to address in the draft, so targeting a tight end early could be a surprising move that raises questions about their overall draft strategy and plans for the offense.<\/p>\n<p>                The details<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, ESPN analysts believe the Jaguars will prioritize the tight end position early in the draft, even though they already have Brenton Strange, a promising young player, on the roster. This could signal that the team sees an opportunity to upgrade the position or add depth, despite not having it as a top need.<\/p>\n<p>        The 2026 NFL Draft is scheduled for April 24-26.<\/p>\n<p>                What\u2019s next<\/p>\n<p>The Jaguars will hold pre-draft visits and workouts with tight end prospects in the coming weeks to further evaluate the position.<\/p>\n<p>          The takeaway<\/p>\n<p>The Jaguars&#8217; potential early focus on tight end in the draft could be a surprising move, as they already have a promising young player in Brenton Strange. This could signal the team sees an opportunity to further upgrade the position or add depth, even if it&#8217;s not a top need.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a The Jaguars&#8217; draft strategy takes an unexpected turn as they&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":864403,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2060],"tags":[7,212,125,2401,213,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-864402","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville-jaguars","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-jacksonville","10":"tag-jacksonville-jaguars","11":"tag-jacksonvillejaguars","12":"tag-jaguars","13":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116389141499249255","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/864402","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=864402"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/864402\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/864403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=864402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=864402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=864402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}