Speaking after his ceremonial first pitch, Doug Pederson said the Jaguars are still working to finalize their draft plans as the first round approaches a week from Thursday.
Four names have been most commonly associated with the Jaguars in the draft process. Offensive tackles Evan Neal of Alabama, and North Carolina State’s Ikem Ekwonu along with two defensive ends, Michigan’s Aidan Hutchinson and Georgia’s Travon Walker. Whoever the Jaguars select, barring a trade, will join a list of first-overall picks that includes players from future Hall of Famers like John Elway and Peyton Manning to historic busts like Steve Emtman, and JaMarcus Russell.
“You’ve got the pick of the litter, I guess,” Pederson said. “It’s exciting to be in that position, obviously, and ultimately, we don’t ever want to pick number one again. But we got one more shot at it this year. And then we’ve got to do what’s right for the team.” Part of that is rebuilding a culture that has experienced non-winning seasons for 13 of the past 14 years. Since the Jaguars made the playoffs in 2017, the team has won 15 games and lost 50. That’s a .231 winning percentage. That’s not good enough in any sport in any era. Pederson knows it has to change.“From the day I was hired, to meet some of the guys, to last week when the players are in and they that’s what they want,” Pederson said.
The first step of the turnaround was the hiring of Pederson, followed by the staff of experienced NFL coaches he hired as his assistants. Then, the Jaguars spent in free agency. In fact, they spent more guaranteed money than any team had ever spent in NFL free agency. The draft is the next step in the turnaround.
“You want to make the right decision for the organization, and really a player, that can be an impact for you right away,” Pederson said. “That’s kind of the next phase here in the next eight to 10 days, to really solidify that and make sure that that’s right by the organization.”
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