It’s that time of year again. The NFL postseason is underway with championship weekend just two days away, but the Jags find themselves sitting at home as they have in all but one of the last 14 seasons. With not much to be excited about from the team’s league-worst 3-14 finish, we turn our attention to the offseason and, most notably, the 2022 NFL draft — in which the Jaguars have the first overall pick yet again.
This time, though, things aren’t as cut and dry as when the team took Trevor Lawrence at the top of last year’s draft. There are several valid options for Jacksonville and real debate to be had over the direction to go with the top pick (as well as the subsequent selections).
However, Draft Wire’s Luke Easterling foresees the team approaching the draft with a clear strategy. More specifically, he has the team selecting all offensive players in the first three rounds to help build around Lawrence, which is clearly a priority, given the offense’s play this season.
Here’s how he sees Jacksonville’s first four picks going down.