Out of the gate, the Duval Devout saw James Gladstone make his first pick as an NFL general manager as the Jacksonville Jaguars leapfrogged the Cleveland Browns from the fifth overall pick to the second to snag the 2025 Heisman Trophy winner, Travis Hunter. For the splash that was made in the football world, there were still eight more selections during the draft weekend. That’s quite a few of them for a guy who is associated with the phrase “[BLEEP] ‘dem picks” after giving up what he did to Cleveland for Hunter. Here’s what all of the picks might bring Jacksonville as they look to rebuild.

• Travis Hunter – WR/CB Colorado 5th overall

The opportunity is there for Hunter to fulfill multiple needs for the Jags as he’s expected to play bother cornerback and wide receiver, but the word so far is that he’s expected to take the majority of his snaps on offense.

Considering that the Jaguars already have a great receiver in Brian Thomas Jr. heading into his sophomore season and Dyami Brown acquired from the Washington Commanders, quarterback Trevor Lawrence has a significant upgrade in his weapons for the passing game. However, if the Jaguars suffer a barrage of injuries in the secondary for a third consecutive year, Hunter may be asked to do even more for the team in defensive coverage.

• Caleb Ransaw – CB Tulane 88th overall

Ransaw may be listed as a corner, but the word is that he’ll be asked to play a role in shoring up the safety spot to account for the loss of Andre Cisco. While veterans Darnell Savage and Eric Berry are the presumed starters currently on the roster, where they fit their second DB drafted is still intriguing.

Ransaw will be battling Andrew Wingard, Daniel Brown, and Antonio Johnson during camp — assuming all of them are still on the roster by July. Nonetheless, this represents the front office acknowledging the need to update the defensive back corps.

• Wyatt Milum – G West Virginia 89th overall

One of the more interesting things about this new Jaguars front office is their tendency to do what they claim they will do. They said they weren’t afraid to be bold, they do what they do to get Hunter. The previous GM and head coach claimed they would make the offensive line more physical, they made one upgrade at center — and nothing else.

Gladstone and company takeover after claiming they were vested in protecting Lawrence, they signed four offensive linemen and draft Milum. Replacing Brandon Scherff with a free agency transaction suddenly became a position battle in Duval county.

• Bhayshul Tuten – RB Virginia Tech 104th overall

This pick could be to challenge incumbent running back Travis Etienne. While Etienne has two 1,000-yard seasons in the previous two, losing a year of shelf life with a season-ending injury in his rookie year makes 2025 a make-or-break scenario for the soon-to-be fifth-year vet.

As Tuten comes touted as a versatile speed demon, he appears to be an option the Jaguars could move to instead of paying Etienne’s veteran salary in the coming offseason.

• Jack Kiser – LB Notre Dame 107th overall

This may be the first hint of what Campanile thinks of his current linebacker room.  Kiser comes in as a guy who was a leader for the Notre Dame defense, who were the national runners-up.

The question to be had of Kiser is whether he is a project that is meant to be groomed for the eventual replacement for Foye Oluokun. Not so much meant to be the guy known for over 100 tackles per year while also being solid in coverage in the middle — but for his leadership qualities and as someone who can help stop the run. This sounds like an early fence post to eventually replace Oluokun in the aggregate.

• Jalen McLeod – LB Auburn 194th Overall

With the lack of relative EDGE depth on the current roster, it seems inevitable that McLeod is already penciled in as the thrid man in the rotations behind Josh Hines-Allen and Travon Walker.

What makes this a bit more interesting is that he is also a guy who can “stand up” in a defensive front and play linebacker allowing the desire for versatility to reign supreme once more in Jacksonville.

• Rayuan Lane III – S Navy 200th Overall

If you needed more evidence that the Jaguars are looking to revamp the defensive secondary, Lane is the second safety drafted.

As the would-be sailor applies for his service waiver from the US Navy to be available for NFL service, one would imagine that he will be an asset who plays special teams as he attempts to develop into a future contributor for the Jags defense.

• Jonah Monheim – C USC 221st Overall

Head coach Liam Coen apparently has a type when it comes to playing center.

While Monheim isn’t a mauler at the center of the offensive line, he is an effective pass blocker who is agile enough to pull on running plays and reach the second level to open up lanes for runners downfield. Filling in for retiring Mitch Morse has now rendered two acquisitions at the position with Ryan Hainsey (a former Bucs center under Coen) coming in as a free agent.

• LeQuint Allen – RB Syracuse 236th Overall

With the departure of D’Earnest Johnson from the roster, the Jacksonville Jaguars lost their best back in pass protection. Allen represents one of the best protectors in this draft class at the position.

As Tuten is to Etienne, Allen could be a guy that challenges Tank Bigsby for reps heading into the season — especially if he proves that he is a versatile enough threat to stay on the field for non-obvious passing situations.