Before general manager David Caldwell took over the franchise in 2013, the Jacksonville Jaguars weren’t exactly renowned for their top notch drafting. Former GM Shack Harris had a very poor record with first round picks, and his successor Gene Smith might have been the worst general manager in the history of modern sports.
Still, the Jaguars have managed to find a few decent players in the draft over the last decade or so, with the majority of their draft value coming from the running back position. Joe Redemann over at numberFire recently wrote up a post about which teams have drafted offensive players the best since 2000, and the Jaguars were tops at drafting running backs:
The top of our efficiency chart goes to the somewhat-surprising Jacksonville Jaguars.