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NFL Draft: Jacksonville Jaguars currently hold top overall pick for third time in five years
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After starting the season 2-8, the Jacksonville Jaguars are in the driver's seat to select first overall in the 2025 NFL Draft . If the draft order holds through the end of the season, it will mark the third time in five years that Jacksonville has picked first.
The Jaguars began the season 0-4, the sixth time in franchise history that the team has started the first month without a win. They've never won more than five games after starting 0-4. Three of their first four losses came in one-score games with struggles on both sides of the ball, particularly on offense.
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Jacksonville had not scored more than 20 points until their first win of the season in Week 5 against the Indianapolis Colts , 37-34. Since then, the offense has had an up-and-down year with a struggling and inconsistent defense, landing them in what looks to be a lost season under head coach Doug Pederson.
The Jaguars have gone 1-4 since their first win against the Colts, losing their last three matchups.
The Jaguars are 1-6 in one-score games this season, including last week's 12-7 loss to the Minnesota Vikings .
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Have the Jaguars selected first overall in the NFL Draft before?
Apr 29, 2021; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (left) and Trevor Lawrence react after Lawrence's selection as the the No. 1 pick by the Jaguars during the 2021 NFL Draft at First Energy Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Yes, the Jaguars have picked first overall in the NFL Draft twice in the franchise's 30-year history. The team drafted first overall in back-to-back years, 2021-22.
The franchise's 2021 first-overall pick, quarterback Trevor Lawrence , struggled his season before turning things around in the ensuing weeks. Lawrence completed just 53.28% of his passes for 729 yards, four touchdowns and one interception. He held a passer rating of 78.9.
In the following five weeks, Lawrence completed 67.76% of his passes for 1,275 yards, seven touchdowns and five interceptions with a passer rating of 95.1. He scored five rushing touchdowns in that time while losing one fumble.
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In his career, Lawrence has completed 63.4% of his passes for 13,774 yards, 69 touchdowns, 45 interceptions and 22 lost fumbles through 59 games.
Jacksonville Jaguars first round draft pick Travon Walker, center, is flanked by his father and mother, Stead Walker and Lasonia Walker, respectively, as he holds up his new jersey during a press conference Friday, April 29, 2022 at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville. Walker, a defensive lineman from the University of Georgia, was the overall No. 1 pick for the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2022 NFL Draft.
In 2022, the Jaguars picked defensive lineman Travon Walker first overall. Walker has impressed this season after a breakout year in 2023 that included 10 sacks.
This year, Walker started the season hot with two sacks in the team's Week 1 loss against the Miami Dolphins . He slowed down, not tallying a sack in the ensuing three games but exploded in Week 5 against the Indianapolis Colts with three sacks.
Since then, Walker has accounted for 2.5 sacks, bringing his team-lead total this year to 7.5 on the season.
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Walker is tied for fifth in the NFL in sacks with Detroit Lions DE Aidan Hutchinson . Hutchinson has played just five games this year due to suffering a broken leg in Week 5. Hutchinson was drafted just after Walker, picked second overall that year.
In his career, Walker has accounted for 21 sacks, 70 solo tackles and two forced fumbles through 42 games.
2025 NFL Draft order: Jaguars set to select first overall in Green Bay
The 2025 NFL Draft is slated to be held around Lambeau Field in the Titletown District in Green Bay, Wisconsin on April 24-26.
After Week 10, the Jaguars hold the first overall pick.
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Here is the current 2025 NFL Draft order, according to Tankathon.com :
| Selection |
Teams |
Overall record |
Strength of schedule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
2-8 |
0.2 |
|
| 2 |
2-8 |
0.2 |
|
| 3 |
2-7 |
0.222 |
|
| 4 |
2-7 |
0.222 |
|
| 5 |
2-7 |
0.222 |
|
| 6 |
3-7 |
0.3 |
|
| 7 |
3-7 |
0.3 |
|
| 8 |
3-7 |
0.3 |
|
| 9 |
3-7 |
0.3 |
|
| 10 |
Miami Dolphins |
3-6 |
0.25 |
| 11 |
3-6 |
0.333 |
|
| 12 |
Indianapolis Colts |
4-6 |
0.4 |
| 13 |
4-6 |
0.4 |
|
| 14 |
4-6 |
0.4 |
|
| 15 |
4-5 |
0.444 |
|
| 16 |
4-5 |
0.444 |
|
| 17 |
4-5 |
0.444 |
|
| 18 |
5-4 |
0.556 |
|
| 19 |
5-5 |
0.5 |
|
| 20 |
6-4 |
0.6 |
|
| 21 |
6-4 |
0.6 |
|
| 22 |
5-4 |
0.556 |
|
| 23 |
6-3 |
0.667 |
|
| 24 |
6-3 |
0.667 |
|
| 25 |
7-3 |
0.7 |
|
| 26 |
7-3 |
0.7 |
|
| 27 |
7-2 |
0.778 |
|
| 28 |
7-2 |
0.778 |
|
| 29 |
7-2 |
0.778 |
|
| 30 |
8-2 |
0.8 |
|
| 31 |
Detroit Lions |
8-1 |
0.889 |
| 32 |
9-0 |
1 |
Current 2025 NFL Draft order after Week 10
The NFL Draft order is determined first by overall record and tiebreakers. The first tiebreaker used is strength of schedule, and then it gets more complicated. The Jaguars and Giants currently have the same strength of schedule. Non-conference tie-break procedures include winning percentages in common games with a minimum of four common opponents and strength of victory.
2025 NFL Draft mock: Jaguars select Colorado WR/CB Travis Hunter
With the first overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Jacksonville Jaguars select Travis Hunter, do-it-all man, Colorado.
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Hunter, a true junior, has been one of the nation's best players this season and is the current favorite to win the Heisman Trophy. Hunter plays on both sides of the football at cornerback and receiver full-time.
In his career, Hunter has caught 126 passes for 1,577 yards and 14 touchdowns. He also has 36 solo tackles, three tackles for loss, 12 pass breakups, one forced fumble and five interceptions through 18 games played at Colorado.
As things stand today, Hunter could enter the draft at either position, playing at an elite level on both sides of the ball. For the Jaguars, his best fit could be at corner before coming on as a receiver in the red zone. They couldn't go wrong and need both positions.
Demetrius Harvey is the Jacksonville Jaguars reporter for the Florida Times-Union. You can follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @Demetrius82 .
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