The Jacksonville Jaguars landed one of the biggest steals in the third round of the 2026 NFL draft.Sports Illustrated's Justin Melo highlighted the best value selections and included was offensive lineman Emmanuel Pregnon, who the Jaguars took at 88th overall.Relative to Arif Hasan's all-encompassing consensus big board, Pregnon was the 41st-ranked prospect."Emmanuel Pregnon was arguably the most confusing slide," wrote Pregnon. "His 2025 tape was probably second-best in this guard class behind just Vega Ioane, who went No. 14 overall to the Baltimore Ravens. For whatever reason, the Jacksonville Jaguars were surely thrilled to pounce on his availability with the 88th selection.
Pregnon generates an impressive amount of power while displacing defenders in the run game."Emmanuel Pregnon boosts Jaguars' OL competitionThis past season, Pregnon was one of Pro Football Focus' highest-graded run-blockers at the guard position, and he was excellent in pass protection as well, allowing just one sack and five pressures over 471 pass-blocking snaps.The bulk of his playing time has come at left guard, but he has lined up at right guard as well. Last summer, we saw the Jaguars embrace competition along the offensive line, mixing and matching different alignments as they searched for their best combination. We have no reason to think that it won't happen again.Also, being a more consistent and effective rushing offense this season is very much on Liam Coen's to-do list, which could lead to further experimenting up front.This article originally appeared on Jaguars Wire: 2026 NFL draft: Jaguars' Emmanuel Pregnon named Day 2 steal