JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- For the first time in franchise history, the Jacksonville Jaguars did not make a first-round pick as the 2026 NFL Draft's first-round came and went.
While it was certainly a new feeling in Jacksonville, where the most wins in a calendar year used to come in March and April, it does feel like the Jaguars were right to stand pat.
Jacksonville Jaguars general manager James Gladstone speaks during a press conference at the Miller Electric Center, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Jacksonville, Fla. | Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
There was a lot of smoke leading to Thursday that the Jaguars were a team to watch in the first-round, but they left Thursday with all 11 of their picks still at their disposal.…