List of Jacksonville Jaguars first-round draft picks

The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida. The Jaguars compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the South Division of the American Football Conference.[3] The Jaguars joined the NFL in 1995 as an expansion team, along with the Carolina Panthers.[4][5][6] The team plays its home games at EverBank Stadium in downtown Jacksonville.[7]

Trevor Lawrence in a Jacksonville Jaguars jersey wearing no helmet.
Trevor Lawrence is a quarterback who was drafted first overall by the Jaguars in the 2021 NFL draft.[1] He was selected for the 2023 Pro Bowl.[2]

The NFL draft, officially known as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting",[8][9][10] is an annual event which serves as the league's most common source of player recruitment.[11] The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings; the teams with the worst win–loss records receive the earliest picks. Teams that qualified for the NFL playoffs select after non-qualifiers, and their order depends on how far they advanced, using their regular season record as a tie-breaker. The final two selections in the first round are reserved for the Super Bowl runner-up and champion. Draft picks are tradable and players or other picks can be acquired with them.[12]

Since the team's first draft in 1995, the Jaguars have selected 35 players in the first round.[13] The team's first selection in their inaugural NFL draft was Tony Boselli, a tackle from the University of Southern California; he was the second overall selection.[4] Boselli is the Jaguars' only draft pick to be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.[14] The Jaguars have held the first overall pick twice and selected Trevor Lawrence in 2021 and Travon Walker in 2022.[13] In the most recent draft, held in 2024, the Jaguars selected Brian Thomas Jr., a wide receiver from Louisiana State University.[15]

Player selections

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Running back Fred Taylor was drafted by the Jaguars in the first round of the 1998 NFL draft. Taylor spent 11 seasons with the team, during which time he was an All-Pro, Pro Bowler, and was selected for the 1998 PFWA All-Rookie Team.[16] He has since been inducted into the Pride of the Jaguars.[17]
 
Edge rusher Josh Hines-Allen was selected seventh overall in the first round of the 2019 NFL draft. Since that time, he has been selected to two Pro Bowls and the 2019 PFWA All-Rookie Team.[18]
 
Linebacker Travon Walker was selected first overall by the Jaguars in the 2022 NFL draft.[19]
Key
Symbol Meaning
Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
* Selected number one overall
Position abbreviations
CB Cornerback
DB Defensive back
DE Defensive end
DT Defensive tackle
LB Linebacker
QB Quarterback
RB Running back
T Tackle
TE Tight end
WR Wide receiver
Jacksonville Jaguars first-round draft picks by season
Season Pick[13] Player name[13] Pos.[13] College[13] Notes
1995 2 Tony Boselli T USC
19 James Stewart RB Tennessee Moved up draft order in trade with Kansas City Chiefs[A][B]
1996 2 Kevin Hardy LB Illinois
1997 21 Renaldo Wynn DT Notre Dame
1998 9 Fred Taylor RB Florida Pick received from Buffalo Bills[C]
25 Donovin Darius DB Syracuse
1999 26 Fernando Bryant DB Alabama
2000 29 R. Jay Soward WR USC
2001 13 Marcus Stroud DT Georgia
2002 9 John Henderson DT Tennessee
2003 7 Byron Leftwich QB Marshall Moved up draft order due to the Minnesota Vikings not submitting their pick in time[D]
2004 9 Reggie Williams WR Washington
2005 21 Matt Jones WR Arkansas
2006 28 Marcedes Lewis TE UCLA
2007 21 Reggie Nelson DB Florida Moved down draft order in trade with Denver Broncos[E]
2008 8 Derrick Harvey DE Florida Moved up draft order in trade with Baltimore Ravens[F]
2009 8 Eugene Monroe T Virginia
2010 10 Tyson Alualu DT California
2011 10 Blaine Gabbert QB Missouri Moved up draft order in trade with Washington Redskins[G]
2012 5 Justin Blackmon WR Oklahoma State Moved up draft order in trade with Tampa Bay Buccaneers[H]
2013 2 Luke Joeckel T Texas A&M
2014 3 Blake Bortles QB UCF
2015 3 Dante Fowler DE Florida
2016 5 Jalen Ramsey CB Florida State
2017 4 Leonard Fournette RB LSU
2018 29 Taven Bryan DT Florida
2019 7 Josh Hines-Allen DE Kentucky
2020 9 C. J. Henderson CB Florida
20 K'Lavon Chaisson LB LSU Pick received from Los Angeles Rams[I]
2021 1 Trevor Lawrence* QB Clemson
25 Travis Etienne RB Clemson Pick received from Los Angeles Rams[I]
2022 1 Travon Walker* DE Georgia
27 Devin Lloyd LB Utah Moved up draft order in trade with Tampa Bay Buccaneers[J]
2023 27 Anton Harrison T Oklahoma Moved down draft order in trades with New York Giants[K] and Buffalo Bills[L]
2024 23 Brian Thomas Jr. WR LSU Moved down draft order in trade with Minnesota Vikings[M]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ In 1995, the NFL awarded its two new expansion teams – the Carolina Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars – an extra draft pick in each round of the 1995 NFL draft.[20]
  2. ^ Jacksonville traded a 1995 first-, third-, and fourth-round selection (Nos. 31, 97, and 134 overall) and 1996 fourth-round selection (No. 113 overall) to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for their 1995 first-round selection (No. 19 overall).[21]
  3. ^ Jacksonville traded quarterback Rob Johnson to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for their 1998 first- and fourth-round selections (Nos. 9 and 101 overall).[22]
  4. ^ Jacksonville was originally held the No. 8 overall pick but drafted at pick No. 7 due to the Minnesota Vikings failing to submit their pick within the allotted time frame.[23]
  5. ^ Jacksonville traded their 2007 first-round selection (No. 17 overall) to the Denver Broncos in exchange for their 2007 first-, third-, and sixth-round selections (Nos. 21, 86, and 198 overall).[24]
  6. ^ Jacksonville traded their 2008 first-, fourth-, and two third-round selections (Nos. 26, 125, 71, and 89 overall) to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for their 2008 first-round selection (No. 8 overall).[25]
  7. ^ Jacksonville traded their 2011 first- and second-round selections (Nos. 16 and 49 overall) to the Washington Redskins in exchange for their 2011 first-round selection (No. 10 overall).[26]
  8. ^ Jacksonville traded their 2012 first- and fourth-round selections (Nos. 7 and 101 overall) to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for their 2012 first-round selection (No. 5 overall).[27]
  9. ^ a b Jacksonville traded cornerback Jalen Ramsey to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for their 2020 first-round selection (No. 20 overall) and 2021 first- and fourth-round selections (Nos. 25 and 130 overall).[28]
  10. ^ Jacksonville traded their 2022 second-, fourth-, and sixth-round selections (Nos. 33, 106, and 180 overall) to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for their 2022 first-round selection (No. 27 overall).[29]
  11. ^ a b Jacksonville traded their 2023 first-round selection (No. 24 overall) to the New York Giants in exchange for their 2023 first-, fifth-, and seventh-round selections (Nos. 25, 160, and 240 overall).[30]
  12. ^ Jacksonville traded a 2023 first-round selection (No. 25 overall, received from the New York Giants)[K] to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for their 2023 first- and fourth-round selections (Nos. 27 and 130 overall).[30]
  13. ^ Jacksonville traded their 2024 first-round selection (No. 17 overall) to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for their 2024 first- and fifth-round selections (Nos. 23 and 167 overall) and 2025 third- and fourth-round selections (nos. yet to be determined).[31]

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