The Jacksonville Jaguars have an a love affair with prospects from in-state schools. The Jaguars have now drafted a player from a Florida university in four of the past five drafts.
The Jaguars drafted defensive lineman Taven Bryan in the first round of the 2018 draft. While Bryan is actually from Wyoming and played high school ball there, hence the nickname the “Wyoming Wildman,” he played collegiately in Gainesville.
With selection of @tavenbryan93, @Jaguars have now selected someone from the state of Florida in the first round in 4 of the last 5 drafts:
2014 - @BBortles5 - @UCF_Football
2015 - @dantefowler - @FloridaGators
2016 - @jalenramsey - @FSUFootball
2018 - Bryan - @GatorsFB— Tad Dickman (@TDickman89) April 27, 2018Going back to 2014 with the selection of Blake Bortles (Central Florida), followed by the 2015 selection of Dante Fowler Jr.