It is finally here. The months of mock drafts flooding NFL sites will soon be over as draft week is officially upon us. On Thursday night, teams will write down and hand in the name of a prospect that is expected to improve the franchise for the years to come.
For the 2018 Jacksonville Jaguars, the wait to turn in that card in the first round is much longer than in previous years. After consistent years of top five picks, Jacksonville has flipped the script and will be at the 29th spot in round one.
But before we focus in on the forthcoming new additions of the team, let’s take a look back at the last five first-round selections by Jaguars, which has brought both success and failure:
2013- LT Luke Joeckel, 2nd overall
Taking an offensive lineman in the first round is never a sexy pick, especially all the way at pick two.