Only three teams ranked lower in draft pick value than the Jacksonville Jaguars.Using a combination of a consensus mock draft and a consensus big board, Warren Sharp compiled his draft class value rankings, using a metric he calls Draft Capital Over Expectation. Or another way to put it, was the prospect taken in the draft where they were expected to go?The Jaguars, who would make 10 selections in the 2026 NFL draft, ranked 29th, ahead of only Houston, the LA Rams, and San Francisco.Using Arif Hasan's all-encompassing consensus big board as our guide, here is where each Jaguars draft pick was selected, with their consensus big board ranking in parentheses.Jacksonville Jaguars 2026 NFL draft pick valuePick 56: TE Nate Boerkircher (163)Pick 81: DT Albert Regis (150)Pick 88: OL Emmanuel Pregnon (41)Pick 100: DB Jalen Huskey (187)Pick 119: DE Wesley Williams (236)Pick 164; TE Tanner Koziol (153)Pick 191: WR Josh Cameron (159)Pick 203: WR CJ Williams (Unranked)Pick 233: DE Zach Durfee (Unranked)Pick 240: LB Parker Hughes (Unranked)Of the Jaguars 10 selections, only three of those prospects were taken after their consensus big board ranking.
The greatest value pick made by the Jaguars was selecting Emmanuel Pregnon, who was taken at 88th overall, but ranked 41st on the big board.Josh Cameron (-32) and Tanner Koziol (-11) were second and third in draft pick value for the Jaguars.Otherwise, the other seven picks were all made prior to each prospect's ranking on the consensus big board. This includes CJ Williams, Zach Durfee, and Parker Hughes not being listed among the top 300 players.Of course, this is just one way to measure draft pick value in the moment, but it has no impact on how this draft class for the Jaguars will turn out.
But I would guess that this is playing a big factor in the low draft class grades that the Jaguars have received. This article originally appeared on Jaguars Wire: 2026 NFL draft: Only 3 teams ranked worse in draft pick value than Jaguars