List of Jacksonville Jaguars first-round draft picks

Trevor Lawrence in a Jacksonville Jaguars jersey wearing no helmet.
Trevor Lawrence is a quarterback who was drafted first overall by the Jaguars in the 2021 NFL draft.[1] He was selected for the 2023 Pro Bowl.[2]

The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida. The Jaguars compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the South Division of the American Football Conference.[3] The Jaguars joined the NFL in 1995 as an expansion team, along with the Carolina Panthers.[4][5][6] The team plays its home games at EverBank Stadium in downtown Jacksonville.[7]

The NFL draft, officially known as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting",[8][9][10] is an annual event which serves as the league's most common source of player recruitment.[11] The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings; the teams with the worst win–loss records receive the earliest picks. Teams that qualified for the NFL playoffs select after non-qualifiers, and their order depends on how far they advanced, using their regular season record as a tie-breaker. The final two selections in the first round are reserved for the Super Bowl runner-up and champion. Draft picks are tradable and players or other picks can be acquired with them.[12]

Since the team's first draft in 1995, the Jaguars have selected 35 players in the first round.[13] The team's first selection in their inaugural NFL draft was Tony Boselli, a tackle from the University of Southern California; he was the second overall selection.[4] Boselli is the Jaguars' only draft pick to be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.[14] The Jaguars have held the first overall pick twice and selected Trevor Lawrence in 2021 and Travon Walker in 2022.[13] In the most recent draft, held in 2024, the Jaguars selected Brian Thomas Jr., a wide receiver from Louisiana State University.[15]

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  2. ^ "Trevor Lawrence Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 16, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
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  5. ^ "TIAA Bank to Become EverBank, a Brand Built on Legacy, Partnership and Forward-Looking Confidence". Jacksonville Jaguars. Archived from the original on July 5, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  6. ^ "Panthers and Jaguars debut in Hall of Fame game". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on May 27, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  7. ^ "City of Jacksonville and Jacksonville Jaguars Present Stadium Agreement". Jacksonville Jaguars. May 14, 2024. Archived from the original on June 17, 2024. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  8. ^ "NFL Draft Profile – NFL Draft". ESPN. Archived from the original on December 17, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  9. ^ Farmer, Sam (April 26, 2008). "What makes them tick". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on February 7, 2024. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  10. ^ Reuter, Chad (April 13, 2012). "Who will be the best pro RB? Martin vs. Miller vs. Wilson". National Football League. Archived from the original on June 10, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  11. ^ "NFL 2021 Draft date: when and where is it taking place?". Diario AS. February 18, 2021. Archived from the original on January 29, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  12. ^ "The rules of the NFL Draft". National Football League. Archived from the original on November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Jacksonville Jaguars All-Time Draft History". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 6, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  14. ^ "Jacksonville Jaguars". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  15. ^ Russo, Ralph D. (April 26, 2024). "2024 NFL Draft: List of first round picks". AP News. Archived from the original on April 26, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024.