The Jacksonville Jaguars are sitting near the bottom of the order at the 2023 NFL draft and have to spend the early portion of the evening watching their division rivals add players.
That started with the Houston Texans swinging for the fences at the top of the draft class.
After picking Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud with the second overall selection, the Texans pulled off a major trade with the Arizona Cardinals to acquire the third overall selection. They used their second top three pick to take Alabama pass rusher Will Anderson Jr.
It wasn’t a cheap move for the Texans, who gave up a haul that included a 2024 first-rounder:
The Texans trade: Pick 12, 33 and a 2024 first round pick, 2024 3rd round
The Cardinals trade: Pick 3, pick 105.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) April 28, 2023
There were rumors that the Tennessee Titans were discussing a trade with the Cardinals, but that didn’t come to fruition.
